CHAP. 136.—An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 8 and 10 of an
act to provide for working and keeping the public roads in order in
Clarke county, approved February 17, 1877.

Approved March 8, 1880.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That sections
eight and ten of an act to provide for working and keeping the
public roads in order in Clarke county, approved February
seventeen, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, be amended
and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

§8. For every day on which there may be a failure to work
by any person liable to road duty, one dollar shall be paid as
a fine to the overseer of the roads in his district within twenty
days thereafter by the person in default, if a person of full
ave; or if he be a minor, by his parent or guardian. If the
money be not paid to the overseer within the time above speci-
fied he shall make out a ticket avainst such delinquent party
for the amount of said fine, with an addition of ten per centum
for costs, which ticket shall be put by him in the hands of the
constable of his district for collection: provided, however, that
such delinquent may after notice to such overseer of not less
than two days apply 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 goes
into the hands of the constable, discharge said fine by labor
upon the roads to which he may be assigned by the overseer.
The constable having charge of the collection of such fines
may distrain therefor or otherwise collect the same in the
mode prescribed for the collection of taxes and county levies.
He shall account to the overseer for all fines collected by him,
dividing the costs collected equally with the overseer. Any
money received by the overseer under this section shall be
applied to the working of the roads within his district and
shall be accounted for by him to the district board.

§ 10. Each overseer shall receive for his services such per
diem as may be fixed by the board, not to exceed two dollars
per day for each day actually and necessarily employed in the
discharce of his duties: provided, that in summoning hands
he shall have summoned not less than ten each day; and in
working the roads he shall have employed not less than ten hands
each day. But in any case in which it shall appear to the
board that through the failure of those summoned to attend as
required there have been less than ten hands employed, but
necessary and valuable work has been done, they may allow a
reasonable compensation not to exceed twenty cents for each
hand so employed; bat no compensation shall be allowed any
overseer whose reads have not been inspected and approved
by the road commissioner of the magisterial district in which
his sub-district is located. Right is. however, herein reserved
to the overseer to appeal from the decision or action of said
road commissioner to the district board; whereupon the said
district board shall appoint two or more disinterested free-
holders to inspect the road or reads in dispute and report their
action at the meeting on the fourth Monday in October; the
report of said freeholders to be accepted by all parties as final.

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