An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-299, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to devices signalling intention to turn or stop and rules therefor.
Volume 1968 Law 99
Volume | 1885/1886 |
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Law Number | 61 |
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Chap. 61.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sections I, 3, 6, 9, II, 12
and 15, of chapter 264 of Acts of Assembly of 1878-9, to provide
for the working of the public roads in Prince Edward county.
Approved January 29, 1886.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
sections first, third, sixth, ninth, eleventh, twelfth and fifteenth,
of chapter two hundred and sixty-four of the Acts of the As-
sembly of Virginia of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight and
eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, entitled an act to provide
for working and keeping the public roads of Prince Edward
county, approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-
nine, be amended and re-enacted, so as to read as follows:
§ 1. That the several magisterial districts of Prince Edward
county shall be each a separate road district, and it shall be the
duty of the county court, at its first term after the passage of
this act, and annually thereafter, at its November term, to ap-
point one commissioner of roads for each road district in his
county, who shall hold his office for the term of one year, from
the first day of January following his appointment, or until his
successor is appointed and qualified. Said commissioners shall
qualify by taking the oath of office prescribed by the general
laws; and if, by reason of death, resignation, removal, or refu-
sal to serve, a vacancy shall occur in the office of said road com-
missioner of any road district, the said county court shall, at
its next term succeeding such vacancy, appoint some suitable
person to fill the unexpired term of the road commissioner so
vacated: provided, that no person holding either of the offices
of supervisor, justices of the peace, or overseer of the roads,
shall be appointed road commissioner. .
§ 3. Said district boards shall meet, each within their respec-
tive districts, as soon as practicable, and, if necessary, re-dis-
trict the roads into sub-districts, or adopt the same as now
divided; and it shall be the duty of each board to appoint, an-
nually, an overseer of roads for each sub-district, who shall
hold his office until the first day of January, or until his suc-
cessor is appointed and qualified. }
§ 6. All male persons in sub-districts shall be enrolled by the
overseer of that district, and compelled to work on some public
road therein two days in each year, with the following excep-
tions, namely: persons under sixteen and over sixty years of
age, all ministers of the gospel, and any person who has lost a
leg or an arm; any other person who is otherwise disabled may
be exempted, on certificate of the county court of such disa-
bility. A list of persons so appointed to work on the public
roads shall be made out in alphabetical order, and filed by the
overseer with the clerk of the district board.
§ 9. Every overseer shall cause the roads under his charge
to be kept clear and smooth, free from loose rocks, from gates
unlawfully kept up, and other obstructions, thirty feet wide,
unless otherwise ordered by the road board; and the bed of
the road raised in the middle and slope gradually each way to
the sides, where ditches sufficient to carry off the water shall
be made and kept open. He shall also cause all dead timbers
liable to fall in the road to be moved. He shall keep at the
fork or crossing of every road a sign-board, on which shall
be plainly lettered the most notable points to which each road
leads; and across such streams, where it is necessary and prac-
ticable, a sufficient bridge, bench, or log for the accommoda-
tion of foot passengers, and a bridge for vehicles and horses.
He shall also, if directed by the boards, provide suitable
watering places on the lines of roads under his charge, for the
accommodation of stock and persons. All work required by
this section, except removing obstructions, building and re-
pairing bridges, shall be done between the first day of April
and the first day of September of each year.
$11. At the meeting of the district board, on the first
Monday in October, the overseer shall render an accurate ac-
count to the board of all fines imposed, collected and expended
by him, and what persons are delinquent, and for what sums;
what persons are entitled to pay, and how much, for labor,
teams, implements and materials; and how much, in his
opinion, it will require to keep the roads in his district in order
the ensuing year, and make such improvements as may appear
advantageous. Said overseer shall have credit, in his settle-
ment, for all receipts of constables for fines placed in his hands
for collection, and uncollected, and the same shall be charged
against his successor; but the board may at any time credit
such overseer with any fines that may appear insolvent, and
which the overseer may make affdavit have not been collected
by him: provided that, 1f required by the board, the overseer, in
any charge for services rendered by himself or his employees,
hire of his own teams and implements, or materials furnished
by himself, shall prove the same by afhdavits of two disinter-
ested witnesses, who shall be tax-payers of his road district,
that the charges are just. Any such overseer who shall fail to
perform any duty required by this act, or refuse to serve after
being appointed, shall be liable, on presentment by the grand
jury, to a fine, not less than five nor more than thirty dollars,
and may be removed from office by the board; but any per-
son, after being overseer for two consecutive years, may give
up his office, on producing a certificate to the board, from the
road commissioner, that the roads in his dictrict are in proper
order, and shall not, in two years thereafter, be appointed
overseer without his consent.
§ 12. If any overseer shall fail to account for any property
or money in hand belonging to or due said district, and if he
fail to make such settlement, as is provided for in the preceding
section, or fail to account for any money or property placed in
his hands, the board shall ascertain the value or amount of
such property or money, and deduct the same from his pay.
§ 15. The commissioner of roads shall have under his gen-
eral supervision all the roads within his road district; and he
shall, before the first Monday in October of each year, inspect
and note the condition of all the roads in his district, the need
of new ones, or alterations in existing ones; the condition of
all bridges, and when new ones are needed; give the overseer
of each sub-district a certificate of approval of the work upon
their roads, if their condition justify the same; all of which
matters, with such suggestions as to the future work he may
consider advisable, he shall embody in a report to be made to
the board at its meeting on the fourth Monday in October. He
shall pass over and inspect the roads in his district at least
twice during the year, shall advise or suggest to the overseers
any improvements in the mode or manner of working them,
and shall carefully note any violation of duty or inefficiency of
any road overseer in his district. He shall receive for his ser-
vices two dollars per day for the time actually employed: pro-
vided, the total compensation shall not exceed ten dollars in
any one year. Any commissioner of roads who shall fail to
perform any duty required by this act, shall be liable, on pre-
sentment by the grand jury, to a fine of not less than five nor
more than thirty dollars, and may be removed from office by
the county court.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.