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CHAP. DXCV.
Jx .9tT to amend the act for 14c establishment of a
sfate road from Lcxinglon to Gheiit, on the Ohio
river.
Approvedi December 11, 1823.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Jlssembl! of
1,;rt of tlie the Comnonwlealth of Xentucky, That so much of
third section the third section of the before rocited act as sub-
of recited aCt'jects a person who shall fail or refuse to do his
repCalCd. dity in clearing out said read, to a fine of one do-
]ar and twenty-five cents, be, and the same is hereby
repealed.
Kec. 2. All malelabouring orsons residing in either
Persons lla- of said counties, of tie age ofpsixteen years and uinder
ble to be ral!- fifty, except such as are masters of two or maore la-
cd on to issist bouti i.g slaves of the age of sixteen years or more,
inopeningthe shall be liabre to assist in opening said road : and
ad. every person, when required by tie overseers of tie
coupanies laid off by tie county courts, who shall
without legal cause or disability fail to attend with
proper tools for clearing the said road, or shall re-
f fuse to work who, there, or to find some other per.
non,.att: d- son equally able to work in his room, the sum of one
ance or refu- dollar and twenty-five cents for every days offence,
sal to work. shall be paid by himself, if a free-man of full age;
if an infant, then by his parent, guardian or mas-
ter ; or if a slave, or servant, then by his overseer,
if he be under one, or otherwise by his master ; to
1-ow recor- be recovered by the overseer of the company, before
ered, &c. any .justice of the peace* Nithin his county ; to he
applied to tie hiring of hands for thre purpose of as-
sisting in opening the road.
Sec, 3. The overseerG of the precincts of said
Duty of the road shall give the overseers of companies at least
overseers. ten .days notice, in writing, of the time and place of
meeting of said company to commence work ; and
the overseers of companies shall give their respec-
tive hands at least three days like notice, otherwise
they shall nothbc fined forl failing to attend.
Sec. 4. The said surveyors of the preciucts, and
M~y be fined overseers of companies, shall he sulbect to i'e-
fir not doing sentinent by a grand jury for failing to do their tint-
ttleir duty, ty, and be fined, in the same mauner as suirveyori.
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