Chap. 367.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 22 of chapter 181
of the Acts of Assembly of 1874-5, to provide for working and keep-
ing in order the roads of the commonwealth, approved March 20,
1875, so far as applies to Northumberland county.

Approved March 2, 1888.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
in so far as applies to the county of Northumberland, section
twenty-one of chapter one hundred and eighty-one of the
Acts of Assembly, eighteen hundred and seventy-four—five, be
amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§22. Every person required to work on the public roads, |
shall, either in person or by a sufficient substitute, when noti- |
fied by the proper surveyor, attend with proper tools and
work the road on such days as the surveyor may direct.
For every day on which there may be a failure, seventy-five
cents shall be paid to the surveyor within thirty days there-
after, by the person in default, if a person of full age, or if
he be an infant, by his parent or guardian. If the money
be not paid to the surveyor within the time above specified,
he shall make out a ticket against such delinquent party for
the amount of said fine, which ticket shall be put by him.
into the hands of the treasurer of the county for collection:
provided however, that such delinquent may, after notice to
such surveyor, apply to the county court or judge thereof in
vacation, or to the supervisor of his district, and for good
cause shown, have said fine released or remitted: and pro-
vided further, that such delinquent may, before said ticket
pose into the hands of the treasurer, discharze said fine by
abor upon his road precinct. The officer having charge of
the collection of such fines, may distrain therefor, and shall
collect the same in the manner now provided for taxes and
county levies. He shall account to the surveyor for all fines
collected by him, dividing the costs collected equally with
the surveyor, and shall return to the clerk of the county

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court, annually at the March term, a list of all fines so col-
lected, with the name of the surveyors, to whom the same
have been paid. Said clerk shall label and file the same in his
office.

2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act
are hereby repealed.

3. This act shall be in force from its passage.