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An Act relating to Public Roads, and the Overseers thereon. 1842-1843 122 (1842)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0048 and id is 1 raw text is: 122 thereof, touching the granting of appeals under certain circumstances: for remedy whereof, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall and may be law- ful, whenever there shall be more than one party plaintiffor defendant, and one or more of said parties plaintiff or defendant desire to take an appeal, and the other or others refuse or fail to appeal, it shall and may be lawful for any party plaintiff or defendant to enter his appeal, under such rules and regulations as are now prescribed by law. SEc. 2. And be it further enacted, That upon the appeal either of the plaintiff or defendant, as aforesaid, the whole record shall be taken up; but in case' damages shall or may be awarded upon such appeal, Euch damages shall only be recovered against the party or parties appealing, and their security, and not against the party or parties failing or refusing to appeal. SEc. 3. And be it further enacted, That in case any such security or securities shall be compelled to pay off the debt or damages for which judgment may be entered in any cause, he, she, or they shall have recourse only against the party Or parties for whom he, she, or they became securities. SEc. 4. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws. repugnant to this act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. W. S. OLDHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. SAM'L ADAMS, President of the Senate. Approved, the 3d February, 1843. A. YELL. An Act relating to Public Roads, and the Overseers thereon. SECTION SECTION 6 . Declares who shall oe subject to work 1. Overseer to appoint some suitable on roads. person to notify hands to work on 6. Notice to compel slaves, to be served road. I on the owner. 2. Overseer not permitted to receive 7. Overseer who fails to return a true any compensatton. delinquent list, to be fined. 3. Those who do not work, 'or furnish 8. County courts in this State to have a a good hand, subject to a fine. general jurisdtction of all cases un- 4. List of delinquents to be filed with der this act. the cler k o6 the county court. 9. When to take effect. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That all overseers of public roads or highways within this State, when- ever necessary to work on any road or highway which it is made their duty to oversee, shall appoint some suitable person out of the hands apportioned them by the justice appointed by the county court for that purpose, and furnish him with a list of the hands so apportioned,

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