1822 - Edocs

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2. Be itfurther enacted* That wnen any person shall
lereafter make any fence or cut any tree or make any
tiier obstructions in or across any public road unless
tioved within two days, such person shall for every
such offence pay a fine not exceeding- fifteen dollars to be
recovered by a warrant under the hand of any justice of
the peace to be applied as is herein before directed; audit
shall be the duty of the overseers of the road, forthwith,
to cause the said obstruction to be removed.
13. Be it further enacted* That, it shall be the duty of
?ach and every overseer of the public roads as aforesaid
to nut up road signs or directions, painted on boards with
capital letters and safely secured on posts or trees, and
at every conspicuous fork of such public roads with-
in his road division, and such overseers shall receive for
n ach road sign so nut up not exceeding" the sum of one
dollar, and for every and each day he shall superintend
the labourers on said road or be actually employed in no-
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tifying persons
to work on said roads, more than the
number of days such overseer is assessed to work on the
roads, he shall receive the sum of one dollar per day, to
be allowed by the county court of the proper county, and
paid out of any money which may have been paid into
the county treasury, for fines or forfeitures incurred under
the provisions of this act, not otherwise appro-
priated.
14. Be ii further enacted* That, each justice of the
peace who shall be appointed to perform the duties
which are required of them by the provisions of this act,
•diail be entitled to and receive one dollar for each and
every day they may be employed in the discharge of the
aforesaid duties, to be paid out of any money in the county
treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be allowed by
the county court of the county in which such services may
have been rendered. And if any justice of the peace who
may be appointed to perform the duties aforesaid shall
neglect to perform said duties, such justice shall forfeit
and pay a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, to be recovered
on presentment by the grand jury in the couuty court of
the proper county.
15. Be it further enacted* That each and every commissioner
appointed to view the said public roads shall
receive, one dollar per day for every and each day he shall
be employed in viewing such road or roads as full compensation
for their services to be allowed by the county
court of the county in which services may have been rendered,
and paid out of any money in the county treasury
*;ot otherwise appropriated.
16. Be it further enacted* That, if any overseer who
may hereafter be appointed under the provisions of this
-ict. or if any commissioners who may be appointed as
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Makine obstructions
m roads.
Road signs.
Compensation of
overseer.
Compensation to
justices for divid-
ing roads, 5cc.
Penaltvfornc^leci
Compensation of
Commissioners.
I \\ ;rseer or com.
r missioner '> set