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An Act to amend an act entitled an act concerning Public Roads. 1819 886 (1819)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0100 and id is 1 raw text is: ( 836 ) CHAP. DXX. ..n .ICT to amend an act entitled an act concern- ing Public Roads. Approved February 7, 182f) WHEREAS there are doubts existing a3 fA ,Preamble. the proper exemption that surveyors of roads are entitled to, under the law now in force; and for remedy whereof, Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General .Bssembly of Surveyors of the Comnwnwealth of Kentucky, That the survey- roads to be en- ors of public roads shall be entitled to the ex- 'titled to the ex emption of one hand from working on public .,hand for their roads for their personal services, for the purpose personal servi- of notifying the hands set apart to work on said ces fbr notify- road ; and if the overseer has no hand of his own irg hands, &c. Alay call on any subject to work on said road, it shall be lawful .iand in his pre for him to call on any band in his precinct for the cinct to -give tvurpose of notifying the hands as aforesaid; Tiotice, %vho shall be ex- which hand shall be exempt from working on. ,empt from wer said road one day for his services as aforesaid ; king on roads and upon failing to work the balance of their one day fbr his hands, they shall be liable to pay the same finc services. Penalty for fail which is now imposed by law on -other delinquents ing to work for failing to work on roads, to be recovered in the balance of the same way, by the complaint of any person, 1heir hands nd to he applied as heretofore. liowto be re- ,covered and ap Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That all white plied. males over the age of sixteen years, shall be re. All white males over 16, quired by the surveyors to labor on the public .required to roads ; and the parents, guardians or masters of work on roads. such of said persons as may he under twenty-one 'the parents, years old, shall he liable to the penalties and fines Zuardiaas and iuatdrs f mi- now incurred by law, by delinquents who are nars to be lia- over the age of twenty-one years: Provided, that ble for their said parents, guardians or masters, shall be en- ine:, titled to the same exemption from personal ser- roi~so. vice, where they have two or more hands, as is now allowed to slave holders. Sec. S. Be itffurther enacted, That surveyors of uqveyors not public roads shall not have power to call out xt fitertv to hands within their precincts on any day on which u ul out hancs musters are held in the companies to which their a yUAcr d sihands belong, nor on the days appointed for bat- talien or regfme'ta, .imsters. Two days pre'i-

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