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SAMUEL STEVENS, Jr. ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

Dec. Ses. 1822

the day of notice and day of meeting, and notify them of his inten-
tions, and the time and place of meeting to work on said roads, what
utensils and implements they must bring, with carts. and teams, if
necessary, whose duty it shall be to furnish one half of their able
bodied male hands, if required (except in time of wheat harvest) not
under eighteen nor over fifty years of age; and also such utensils and
implements, carts and teams as may be required by the said super-
visor, if the party called on have or possess them, under the penalty
of one dollar current money,, each, for every hand, and one dollar
like money for each cart and team so required, if default shall be
made, to be recovered at the instance of the supervisor making the
demand in the name of the state, before a magistrate, as small debts

Provisos.

are recoverable in this state; Provided, that reasonable and lawful
excuses may be allowed by such magistrate at his discretion; and
all sums of money so recovered shall be appropriated by the super-
visor recovering the same, to the employing of hands to supply the
deficiency of labor occasioned by such delinquencies, in which case
or cases (but in no other) the said supervisor shall be at liberty to
employ such persons as are not taxables nor charged with taxes, un-
til all the money so recovered shall be expended; And provided al-
ways, that it shall not be lawful for any supervisor appointed under
this act, to employ more than half of his own able bodied hands at
any one time, nor at any other time than when he calls on the tax-
ables of his district, as herein before directed, to labor in repairing
the public roads, except to repair broken bridges or accidental ob-
structions in or across said roads.

Wages.

6. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of regulating and esta-
blishing wages for laborers, carts and teams employed in repairing
said roads, the following rates shall be allowed, to wit: for every
able bodied hand, not under eighteen years, nor over fifty years of
age, furnished by a taxable at the request of a supervisor, he shall be
allowed and paid by the county levies, the sum of sixty cents cur-
rent money; and for every cart and team occupied by hauling dirt,
timber, or other materials necessary for the repair of the public roads,
the sum of one dollar per clay; and for every day which each super-
visor shall be necessarily employed in attending on said roads as su-
pervisor, he shall be entitled to two dollars per day; Provided, he has
under his superintendance on such day not less than eight hands, but
if under that number he shall only receive a sum proportionable
thereto for the superintendance of such smaller number; the said
compensations to the said supervisors to be also considered as in full
for his services in warning the hands in, on each occasion.

Neglect of
duty.

7. And be it enacted, That if any of the supervisors appointed in
virtue of this act shall not sufficiently clear, or cause to be cleared,
amended, and kept in good order and repair, the public roads within
his district, or shall suffer any fallen trees, or other obstructions, to
remain in, or across any of the said public roads whereby any cart,
waggon, or other carriage, may be obstructed, for more than three
days together, he having notice thereof (except in time of wheat
harvest) or shall neglect to fall all dead trees on either side of said
public roads, whose limbs hang over, and may, by their falling, in-
jure travellers, or to lop or cut off all limbs or branches of trees
hanging or projecting over the road within fifteen feet above the
surface thereof, or shall suffer any of the bridges or causeways to be
out of repair (except framed bridges exceeding fifteen feet from
abutment to abutment) or shall otherwise fail to perform the duties