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 800 THIRTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 106. 1863. h‘¢w¤‘¢¤'. Md power to collect all the taxes (not to be paid in labor) levied by said com-g, °°u°°t°" and to proceed to collect the same, in such manner and within such periods of time as the said levy court may direct. ' Superintendent Fourth. To appoint, annually, a. general superintendent of roads and
 * }*1 ¤:P°"i¤°” such number of supervisors of roads as they may deem expedient; to

r°° ° remove them, as well as the clerk and treasurer and tax collector, whenever, in their judgment, there is sufficient cause, or the public interests will be subserved thereby. Bridges. Fifth. To cause bridges to be erected whenever necessary or convenlent, and to keep all bridges in good repair. Psy of clerk, Sixth. To Hx, from time to time, the pay of the clerk, treasurer, tax S"' collector, superintendent, and supervisors of roads, and the rates per day or hour, to be paid for labor to be performed by men or teams when employed upon roads or bridges. T¤ °¤ l¤¤d¤» Seventh. To levy a tax upon all lands and other assessable property lying &°" in said county, at a rate not exceeding one dollar in the hundred dollars of on dogs. their valuation, and also a tax of not exceeding one dollar each on dogs. accounts or Eighth. To require reports or the rendition of accounts from the col- °°"°°'°”» ***8* lector of taxes, the treasurer of the county, and from supervisors of roads, um’&°' whenever they shall deem it expedient or proper. Also, reports from Report; of su. supervisors as to the condition of the roads and bridges in their respec- P¤¤¤¤°¤'¤· five districts, and estimates of the probable amount that will be required to put and keep the same in good repair for the ensuing year. Fines for ob- Ninth. To pass ordinances imposing fines for trespassing upon or ob- %:"“°*“'9 ‘"°°d*· structing or injuring any road or trees therein, or bridge, in said county, °' and to empower and require the tax collector to collect the same in the same manner as other fines are now collected, and to exercise a general police power over all roads and bridges in said county. p,-vm mms, Tenth. To lay out private roads. $,,,,,,0,, of the Eleventh. To provide for the maintenance and support of the poor; poor and poor- to erect a " poor—house” for that purpose, if deemed by said court necesh°““‘ sary and proper; and, in addition to the tax otherwise herein authorized, to levy and collect a tax on real and personal property in said county to Powers npp,y pay for the same. The powers herein given are to apply only to that to what pm-; of portion of the county not included within the corporate bounds of Washthe ¤¤¤¤¢y· ington and Georgetown. Pm., of mxés Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said court may authorize may be paid in any portion, not exceeding three fourths of the taxes levied for road and lam'- bridge purposes, to be paid in labor, of men, horses, mules, oxen, the use of ploughs, carts, and wagons, at rates per day or hour, for each, to be when ,,,;,0;, fixed by said court. But in case any one assessed shall have no visible tmgd may be so property, and shall prefer it, he may pay the whole of his tax in labor. Piébcron roads All labor upon roads and bridges shall be performed at such times and how ,,,,[0,,,,,,]_ ’ places as the superintendent of roads shall direct, and under his supervision, or that of the supervisor of the road, or such other person as may be appointed to snperintend the work. And it shall be the duty of the 3.;,,;;,,,, to mm superintendent to notify all persons liable to pay road tax, or to labor on li¤bl¤ *0 Work- roads, of the time and place, when and where they must appear and perform such labor, at least one week before the day they are required to appear. And he may notify such as have teams of horses, mules, or oxen, or may have a cart or wagon, to come or send an ablebodied hand with such team, cart or wagon, to be used in repairing or making roads · or bridges; such notice to be given personally or in writing left at the pcl,§0l¤;l>;>({ is not residence of the individual notitied. If the person so notified shall fall ,,m,,,,,,,’,0 be to appear at the time and place, or send an ablebodied substitute, or shall pgidepicgpph and not conform to the directions of the person having charge of the work, of P · °"°"· shall not labor diligently, in the latter case he shall be dismissed, and 1¤ either case he shall pay the whole amount of his road tax in cash, with an addition of twenty per centum thereon. For the convenience of the