Chap. 18.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4 of an act approved March
4, 1906, entitled “an act to provide for establishing, working and keeping in
seed the roads and bridges and repairing of bridges in the county of Prince

orge. ,

Approved February 3, 1908.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
four of an act entitled “an act to provide for establishing, working and
keeping in repair the roads and bridges and repairing of bridges in the
county of Prince George.”

§ 4. The board of supervisors of Prince George county shall have
general supervision and control and have in charge the working and
keeping in repair the roads and bridges, and repairing the bridges of
said county, and for the purpose may purchase such teams, tools, im-
plements and machinery as in its discretion it may deem proper or neces-
sary. It shall have authority to direct the county surveyor of said county
to define the boundary of any road therein and to alter the grade of any
existing road, and to perform such other services as in the opinion of
the board may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, for
which service the said surveyor shall receive reasonable compensation
from the said board payable out of the road funds. Each supervisor of
the several magisterial districts of the said county shall give personal
supervision to, and shall have immediate charge and control of the roads
and bridges in their respective districts. It shall be the duty of such
supervisor to see that the roads in his district are kept cleared, smoothed
of rocks and other obstructions, and not less than twenty-five feet wide,
and that the beds of the roads are raised in the centre and sloped
gradually each way to the sides, well drained and secure from the falling
of dead timber thereon, and otherwise in good order; that a suitable sign
board is placed and kept at every important fork or crossing on which
shall be stated in plain letters the most noted place, and the distance to
which each road leads; and that suitable bridges be constructed and
maintained in a safe and substantial condition over such streams and
ravines as may need them; and that across any stream or ravine when
it may be necessary or practicable, a sufficient bench or log, shall be
made for the accommodation of foot passengers, which shall be kept in
a safe condition. And when the beds of such roads shall be encroached
upon or the necessary water drains obstructed and filled by persons culti-
vating the land on either side of the public roads, it shall be the duty
of the supervisor of the district to notify the person so trespassing by
written notice to remove the obstruction, and if the same be not done in
ten days he shall cause such obstruction removed and may recover the
expense, with cost, before any justice of the peace of said county.