JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 783
visor shall keep a list of all delinquents, and report
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the same to a justice of the peace of the election dis-
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trict in which he is supervisor.
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SEC. 157. The justice to whom such list shall be
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reported shall issue his warrant in the name of the
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Issue warrant
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State for every person so appearing to be delinquent,
to be directed to some constable of the district, di-
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recting him to bring said delinquent before him for
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trial, and if upon trial it shall appear that said de-
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linquent failed to appear at the time and place ap-
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pointed by the supervisor, his agent or deputy, with
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proper implements for work, unless prevented by
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sickness or wheat harvest, or appearing, refused or
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neglected to perform reasonable labor, and has not
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furnished a substitute or paid the supervisor, his
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agent or deputy, as aforesaid, the justice shall fine
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Amount of
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each delinquent the sum of seventy-five cents for :
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fine.
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each day's delinquency and cost, and shall order the
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person fined to stand committed until the fines and
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fees are paid, and in all such prosecutions the super-
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visor shall be a competent witness for the State ;
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provided that in all cases in which fines may be im-
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posed under this law, any person may appeal to the
Circuit Court, as in other cases, giving bond with
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Bight of ap-
peal.
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good security, in the penalty of twenty-five dollars,
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to prosecute his appeal with effect.
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SEC. 158. All fines collected by any justice of the
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peace under the preceding sections shall be by him
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paid over to the road supervisor ; and these fines, to-
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gether with all the monies paid to road supervisors
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by persons in lieu of their work on the county roads,
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Fines— how
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shall be spent by the supervisors in employing other
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disposed of.
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laborers and hiring teams, or any other necessary
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expenses in repairing and improving roads; and the
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supervisor shall furnish a statement under oath to
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the County Commissioners of all monies collected
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and expended, and of each day's labor employed on
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the road, his own labor being separately itemized.
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SEC. 159. It shall be the duty of the supervisor to
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assign each individual a reasonable and uniform
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Assign work.
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amount of work each day, and direct him how to
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perform it ; the ditches on the side of the public
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roads shall be cut and opened so as to furnish the
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