THOMAS H. HICKS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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dollars and under, one vote; for any tax not less
than fifteen dollars, two votes; for any tax not less
than thirty-five dollars, three votes; for any tax not
less than sixty dollars, four votes; for any tax not
less than one hundred dollars, five votes; for any
tax to the amount of one hundred and fifty dol-
lars and upwards, six votes; and any person so
entitled may vote by proxy, authorised by writ-
ing, under his or her hand, and the managers for
the time being, shall annually thereafter in the
same manner, call a meeting for the same pur-
pose, on the first Saturday in March.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the commis-
sioners shall deliver to the treasurer a statement
of taxes levied as aforesaid, for making said
ditch or ditches, with the respective tax or sum
which each owner or possessor, or person benefit-
ed, shall be bound to pay, and such tax or assess-
ment made and returned to, and confirmed by the
commissioners as aforesaid, shall remain in full
force for the term of five years from the said con-
firmation, and shall be the proportion or basis
upon which other and further taxes may be levied
by the managers for all necessary purposes, for
cutting and making, or for cleaning and repair-
ing such ditch or ditches; after the lapse of five
years, a new assessment may be had by applica-
tion of a majority of the taxables, to the said
County Commissioners, which shall thereupon
appoint three judicious and impartial freeholders
of the neighborhood, for that purpose, who shall
make assessment and return as aforesaid, which
shall be subject to an order of review as aforesaid.

Commission-
er to deliver to
Treasurer a
statement of
taxes levied.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the managers
appointed in the manner aforesaid, at the first or
any subsequent meeting, shall proceed to cut,
make and open, or to cleanse and repair, as the case
may be, the ditch or ditches so laid out as afore-
said, and may employ such ditchers and other
laborers, and do such other acts as may be neces-
sary for that purpose, they shall keep a fair and
regular account of all expenditures, and report
the same to the yearly meeting of the taxables;
all payments shall be made by orders drawn by
the managers on the treasurer; any person assess-
ed for a tax may discharge the same by work or
labor, to the amount of his or her proportion of

Duty of Mana-
gers.