HENRY LLOYD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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	them in writing of any responsible citizen and tax-payer of the county, or upon the report of any Road Commissioner or County Com- missioner that any supervisor is derelict in his duty, cause a summons directed to the
	Sheriff of the county, to be issued by their Clerk, commanding said supervisor to appear before them on a day named by them to an- swer said complaint or report, and if he shall fail to make satisfactory answer or shall re- fuse to appear, the Commissioners shall at once declare him removed from office, and shall direct the Road Commissioner in charge of the road district where said supervisor re- sides to take charge of his road and repair the same during the remainder of the term of said supervisor, and the bond of said super- visor shall be liable for all costs of said re- pairs in excess of amount of contract, and shall be sued on by the County Commissioners to recover said costs if the sureties shall re- fuse to pay the same , but if the sureties shall desire to have one of their number, a resident of the road district in which the said road is lo-	How to pro- ceed.
	cated, or some other reliable person residing in said district, to take charge of the road, he may be appointed by the County Commis- sioners to succeed said supervisor, but shall be required to execute a new contract and bond for the remainder of the term, and the same rule shall apply in cases of death or removal from the county of any supervisor; and in the hearing of a complaint or report against a supervisor, the County Commissioners shall allow ample time for the appearance of the accused, and shall summon before them any witnesses that he may ask to be heard in his behalf, and also any witnesses that may be necessary to sustain the complaint or report, and the bonds of the supervisors shall be lia- ble for the damages sustained by any one, in person or property, in consequence of the neglect of duty upon the part of said super- visors.	Sureties may take charge.