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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0511 and id is 1 raw text is: [No. 239.] AN ACT
To authorize justices of the peace to appoint overseers of
roads, and other purposes, in the county of Marion.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly con-
vened, That hereafter it shall be the duty of the justices of
the peace, or one of them, (when from any cause the other
cannot attend,) in and for the county of Marion, on the
first Monday in March next, and every two years thereaf- First Monday in
ter, to meet in their respective precincts, or beats, and to March.
appoint overseers for each road district, and alter said dis-
tricts as convenience may require, and apportion all the
hands subject to perform road duty in said beat, and per-
form all duties of apportioners as now required by law.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That said justices shall issue
a commission to such overseer, with a list of hands attached,
directed to the constable of said precincts, or beats, who Commission.
shall, within ten days thereafter, deliver the same to such ove:seers.
overseer, or leave it at his usual place of residence.
SEc. 3. Be it further enacted, 'I hat all laws now in force,
as regards defaulters, and opening of new roads, or turning
old ones, where it requires an order from the commission- commissioners
ers court, are now in force; and hereafter it shall not be court.
elawful for the judge of probate, or sheriff of said county
of Marion, to receive any allowances for performing road
duty: Provided, The commissioners court may make such
allowances as they may think proper to said officers for
duties performed as to opening out new roads.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That s id justices of the
peace shall file a copy of the names, and districts of roads,
each overseet they appoint, on or before the first day of the O erers at.
next circuit court, to be held in said county of Marion, to
the judge of probate, for the inspection of the grand jury,
and said justices'shall fill all vacancies that may happen
from any cause.
SEc. 5. Be it farther enacted, That all white males be-
tween the age of eighteen and forty-five, (public millers,
and ministers of the gospel excepted) and all male slaves
between the age of fifteen and sixty years of age, shall be E*rsonR exempt.
subject to perform road duty in said county of Marion.
SEc. 6. Be it further enacted, 'That the commissioners
court may make such allowances to said justices and con-
stable as they may think reasonable for said services.
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