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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0608 and id is 1 raw text is: 1868. 72
.No. 78.] AN ACT
To incrcaso the duties of oveseers of public roads, and
to prevenit parties from joining fences to public bridges.
SECTION 1. Be it enctILed by 1te Senate ad ihuse of Rep
resentatives of the State of Alabama in General Asnbly
Overmoor to 1ol convened, That when bridges on public roads become
ford in order
Wie'. dangerous or have falen down, it is oreby made the duty
* of the overseer on fle road on which such bridge oi
- bridges are located, to keep the ford in order, if depmed
practicable by the supervisor, wind for a failuro to dis-
charge this duty, be shall. be guilty of a misdomeanor.
SEc. 2. 'e it further. enacted, 'That it shiall not be law-
Fencn uot to oo ful for any party or parties to join fences to bridgQs oil
joinod to bridge. public roads, unless empowered to do so by an order from
the court of county connissioners, w 'ich must be obtain-
ed by a petition to said court, sllow% ng thikt 'the witer
over which sai< bridge passes is n.t necessary to the
travellig public, or to stock of adjoii ing neighborhood.
Apiroved December 8, 1863.
No. 79.] AN ACT
To authorizo overseers of roads to serve process in
certain cases, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate ad h1ouse OfRlep-
resentatics of the State of Alabama in General Assembly
Ovorseer to coniened, That the overseers of public roads are heretai
.roproems. authorized and empowered to serve all legitimatprocess
that may be issued from the inmgistrates court in his beat
against dofaultera to work on said overseer's road, and
the said oversecr shill receive the same fees for such
/k*. service as is allowed by law to const blos for the samo;
Provided, there is no constable in the boat in wlhiich such
jrocess is issued Ly the Justice of the Peace.
SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That a notice to th
Wutie toonr. overseer of any slave liable to work on any public road iii
eor oNer this State, as provided for by section 1166 -of the Code,
shall be 11 notice to the owner of such slave as effectually
as if the notice was served on such owner in person
and if each slave fail to attend at the timo and place
and with tho tools mentioned by said notice, judgment](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsal0608&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)