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GEORGIA.
LAW- Ot
AX ACT TO PROVIDE AX ADDITIONAL
SYSTEM OF WORKING PUBLIC ROADS
IN THIS STATE; TO APPOINT A BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS FOR TIIE SEV
ERAL COUNTIES ; TO DEFINE THEIR
POWERS AND DUTIES AND TO AU-
TIIORIZeVKE PAYMENT OF A COM
MUNICATION TAX IN LIEU OF ROAI)
WORKING, AND FOR OTHER PUR
POSES.
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Cia. This Nov. Tih 1SSJ.
I*. F. BURKETT,
Sheriff.
Tax Levy Kotico.
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CetobelStli, 1883.
I ( .nasty U nuaissioners of
f> their regular mecthrjt
■ the I illov. iiig levy ef
url.'SI. For ail purposes
■ e I i.toired dollars worth
• up • the following
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U si Ver.’.icthi 3 per cl
H. CP.-ViYFOltD,
Clerk.
!«Collector
s Notice.
“ * • VV * :! :-C places at the
'•’ r •••c * urposeof colletitig
u ' '"i' the year ISS3.
.v4. October 1st and
Oct 2nd and 23rd.
“ ' ‘tet, Oct 3rd aud
:: -l district, Oct 4th r.nd
Oct .hli anT26;h.
'•Get '’ill and 27th.
■- * ’Vt Sih and 2Qth.
1 Get and 30th
Oe^jjtU and 31st
5 JistnUt Oct 11th
ot Get UtU and Ncr
c “. hJj district, Oct
- X Oct Kith and
•-’net, Oct 17IU and
strict
tEf -f he
klk*
Oct lS«.li and
' r, t. during the
t’tr Superior Court
s-s will he closed.
L H. Hepbixo, _
T, Cl 1». C.
sffiriox I. Bo it enacted by tlte
General Assembly of Georgia, that
from and after the passage of this
Act, the grand jurors of any county
in this State, desiring to" adopt the
system provided for in this Act of
working the public roads in their
counties, shall, after a vote of two-
thirus of one grand jury, elect five
commissioners of roads who shall
serve for four years, flieir success
ors to Vs elected by the grand
jurors next preceding (he expira
tion of their term of oiiice; pro
vided, that in any county now
having x board of commissioners
of roads and revenues, said board,
upon the recommendation of said
grand jury, proceed to perform
the duties hereinafter provided;
provided further, that after trying
the system herein provided for at
least two years, the said board
may upon the recommendation of
the grand jury of said county
abandon said system of road laws
heretofore i?t force, and provided
further, that in those counties
having a board of road commis
sioners under local law, different
from t he commissioners of roads
and ^venues, then such board of
road commissioners shall consti
tute the commissioners to perform
the duties herein provided.
Sec. ii. Be it further enacted
etc., That said board shall have
exclusive jurisdiction over the
roads and bridges of their respec
tive counties in altering, estab
lishing and abolishing all roads
in conformity t«» law; also in the
class!tication of the pul l c roads
as well as all other matteis per
tabling to road?; shall hold their
sessions quarterly at the court
houses of their counties on the
first Tuesdays in January, April
July and October in each year,
and oftener if necessary. The
chairman to be elected by the
board, may represent the board
in such matters, and under such
regulations as the board may pre
scribe, when uot in session.
Skc. iii. Be it further enacted,
etc., That said boards shall, at
their first session, elect a superin
tendent of roads for their respec
tive counties at such salary and
upon such terms Its' they may see
proper and agree upon whose
terms of office shall be four years,
subject to removal by the board,
said superintendent shall give
bond,payable to said board and
their successors in office, in such
amount with good security, as said
board may iix, and perform all the
duties that may be required of
him by said board, in conformity
v*ith this Act and the law of this
State as to roads and bridges, and
any failure on the part of said
superintendent to pelorm the
duties of his office shall be a
breach of his said bond and slim!
authorize a suit to be brought
thereon ; the money shall go to
the road fund ot the county io be
used as such, and snail also an-
thonze lus removal by said board.
Sec. rv. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid: I hat
all male inhabitants in tins State
over sixteen and under fifty years
of age shall be subject to road
duty, except from permanent phjn -
ical disability they shall be unable
to work, of which, the board -had
judge, and all persons subject
to road duty shall work the num
ber of days assessed by the board,
under the cent roll and direction
of the superintendent of roads,
or such persons as he may appoint
to aid him in having the roads
werked; provided, that each per
son subject to road duty under
this Act shall have the choice of
paying to the superintendent fifty
cents for each day assessed, an
nually, instead oi performing said
labor as hereinafter provided,
which fund shall be used as a
road fund in working the public
roads of the county, and a failure
to perform said labor or to pay
said sum shall be a contempt and
for which the board of commis
sioners, through their chairman,
shall issue a warrant against such
defaulter and place the same in
the hands of ihz srperintendent
of '-oads, oigany‘lawful constable
of the count}’, who shall arrest
said defaulters and cause them to
work upon the public roads double
the time assessed, or pay one dol
lar per day for each day assessed
or be imprisoned in the -jail of
said county for not less than live
nor longer than ten days. All
persons physically unable to per
form road duty, to be exempt,
must apply to the board and se
cure a 'emporary for permanent
exemption, as the board may
see fit to grant; provided, perma
nent physical disablity shall
authorize an exemption from
road duty, and a presentation of
an exemption from, the board
shall be accepted by the superin
tendent of roads.
Sec. v. Be it enacted by the
au-thdFity__afoEesajd, That the
each county ska 1 elect one of theif
number treasurer, and shall re
quire him to irive in said board
good and sufficient bond and se
curity for the faithful discharge of
his duty; and shall at the begin
ning of year, assess the number
of days’ labor, not exceeding
ten days, for each person subject
to road duty; necessary to keep
the public roads in their respec
tive counties in good repair, as
herein required; and said hoard
shall furnish to the superinten
dents suitable books, and require
them, at the beginning of each
year, to perfect a lift of all per
sons subject to said duty under
this Act*by by districts,
and all persons subject to said
duty, and preferring so to do,
may pay lo the superintendent,
while making said list, fifty cents
for each day so assessed against
them instead ot working upon
said roads, fhe superintendent
giving his receipt to all thus play
ing, and shall, as fast as he re
ceives such money, pay the same
to the treasurer of the board, tak
ing bis receipt for same.
Sec. vi. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
said board shall, from the funds
they may have, furnish the su
perintendent with such wagons,
carts, tools and implements, also
the necessary teams as may be re
quired to properly work and keep
in repair the public roads. Said
board shall authorize the super
intendent to hire, fit a price to be
fixed by them, sufficient labor
when necessary to work the
public roads, the same to be paid
out of the road fund. Said board
shall have the right, and are
hereby empowered to demand
and receive all persons convicted
in their respective counties of any
offense below a felony, and cause
such persons to be Aorked on the
public roads under such regula
tions-as they may prescribe, the
the same being humane and rea
sonable, and are authorized in
their discretion to Give convicts
from other counties to be worked
upon the pmblic roads.
Sec. vn. Be if further enact
ed by the authority aforesaid.
That 83 soon as the said superin
tendent lias perfected the list, as
hereinbefore provided, he shall
furnish said board of commission
er with a list showing the names
of each person in the county sub
ject to road duty under this Act,-
giving the uplitia district in which
such pierson resides, which list
shall show the names of all those
persons who may have paid to
said superintendent the amount
of commutation tax assessed by
said board-and as soon as the lists
aforesaid shall have been furnish
ed to the county “board, it shall be
their duty to turn over to the road
commissioners of each district of
said county, to be appointed as
hereinafter provided, a list of such
persons residing in their respec
tive districts win are subject to
road duty and who have not paid
the commutation tax, and it shall
be the duty of said district com
missioner to justly apportion and
assign such persons to work on
the roads td A Inch they may be
assigned, and shall fornish to the
superintendent a list of the ap
portionment so made showing the
names of the hands and the road
or roads to which they may have
been assigned.
Sec. via. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid. That
it shall be the duty of the county
hoards of roads, at their first meet
ing or as soon thereafter as praet
ioable, to select and appoint in
each militia district of tne county
three discreet arid proper men as
district road commissioners,
whose duty it shall lie, in addition
to that provided for the foregoing
section, to examine from time to
time the condition of the roads in
their districts, and the manner in
hich they are being worked,
and to report to the county board
irom time to time cr'- dereliction
ol duty on the part of the super
intendent cf any one appointed
board of Commissioners hi atm fa by him^ or working of any of the
toads Of T-heir districts; and said
commissioner's--jhall, when re
quired by the county boarSrfie.r jm...flat- sandy lauds that--do-not
form the duties in altering or
tablishing public roads as is now
provided for in section six hun
dred arid four (GOT) of the Gods cf
1882, except that the report pro
vided for in said section shall be
made to the county board instead
of the ordinary. The persons ap
pointed and acting as district road
commissioners shall fot be liable
to perform any road duty or pay
any commutation tax during the
term they serve on such commis
sions.
Pec. i.v. Pe it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
the county board shall have the
right to designate what roads shall
be first worked, or wh'-J pot tier ol
any road, and it Shall bo the duty
of the superintendent, after per
footing the list of road hands as
before provided, and as soon as
the boords of the respective coun
ties may deem proper, to pro
ceed to have the public roads of
theif counties worked in accord
riico with the requirements of
this Act, and shall summons, or
cause to be summoned, at least
one day before working, each per
son subject to road diity, and
whose name shall be on the list
furnished him by the district com-
missicraerg as aforesaid; if absent
from home, by leaving a written
summons, and cause such persons
to work oil the road to which
they may have been assigned, and
under his direction or such per
sons as he may appoint to super
inted such working, aiid if any
person or persons, by idleness or
otherwise, fails or refuses to per
form such work as the superin
tendent may require, except from
providential cause, it is hereby
made the duty ol the superintend
ent to report such person or
person to the county board, who
shall, after investigation and
notice to said parties, cause them
to work at least double the time
first assessed or nUy one dollar
per day for the time assessed, and
by failure to do either, shall cause
such party or parties to be im
prisoned by the superintendent in
the jail of said county for a term
not less than five days Or longer
than twelve days. The summons
to work, as before provided in tills
section, shall designate the time
and place of meeting, the road to
be worked and the tools required;
provided, however, any person
may exempt himself from such
working after being summoned
and before working by paying to
the superintdndent fifty cents for
each day he lias been assessed to
r ork as aforesaid, which amount
so paid shall be by said superin
tendent paid to the treasurer, as
herein before provided in this Act,
to be used in working the public
ro'-ds of said county and disci ct.
All moneys paid out by the treas
urer to the superintendent or
other persons shall be on the or
der of the county board, and a
record kept by said treasurer of
all money, received and dis
bursed.
Sec. x. Beitfurtherenactedby
the authority aforesaid. That all
lirst-class public roads in this State
shall have sixteen feet good wagon
.or carriage way, drawn up to the
centre in an oval shape; with no ob
structions oi; said road-bed or over
said roads, nor shall any dead or
decayed timber be. left standing
within one hundred feet on either
side of the roads, and all cause
ways or bridges, not public as now
fixed by law, shall be so con
structed and kept in good repair,
so as to have no mud holes or
sinks, and soon as the board of
commissioners thinks the assess
ments should be made sufficient,
then the hills shall be graded down
to a reasonable grade ; from year
to rear and as rapidly a! possible
in the souud decretion of the
board, the public roads shall be
brought to perfect order and
grade; provided, the require
ments in this section shall not be
required as to oval shape and
width where mountains or other
physical impossibilities exist, nor
shall the oval shape be required
wash or mire, and said superin
tendent of roads are authorized
to make use of such timbers as
may be necessary in constructing
causways or bridges and pay a
reasonable price for the same,
subject to a reference to the board
of commissioners if prices tender
ed should be objected to by owner
of such timber, whose judgement
shall be final.
Sec. xi. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
all toads shall be measured com
mencing at the Court House and.
mile posts erected and signboards
placed at all cross roads or forks
Sec. xii. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid,. That
if any person, shall obstruct any
public road unless by consent of
the board of commissioner!}, he
be guilty of contempt, and on
conviction shall be punished by
said commissioners by a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars
and shall work on the road not
exceeding thirty days; either one
or both of these punishments may
be inflicted- in the discretion of the
commissioners.
• Sec. xiii. Be it further enacted
by tlie authority aforesaid, That
when any person shall feel ag
grieved by any road proposed to
be laid out through lus or her
land, lie or she may complain to
the board of commissioners, who
•shall carefully consider such com
plaints, and if not clearly for the
public good or to surround some
objectionable hill or mountain,
shall order the superintendent to
desist, and ski.d boards shall hear
all complaints by or from the poo
pie as against the superintendent
of roads and determine the same
and their judgment shall be final,
unless the amount of damages
claimed should be over one hun-
’dred dollars, then an appeal to the
Superior Court shall be allowed,
the solicitor representing the board
without fee.
Sec; xiv. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
nothing in this Act shall be con
strued as repealing the laws now
of force in this State for working
public roads, but is . hereby
declared to be an additional sys
tem of working public roads in
this State, and ii shall, be optional
with the county boards to adopt
either mode of working the pub
lic roads of their respective coun
ties. Nor shall this Act interfere
with any municipal system of any
city or town in this State, aor
with any local law of force
in any county of this State on the
subject of working roads, but is
declared to be an additional sys
tem for any such*county; provid
ed, however, that no person shall
be exempt from road duty in this
State, under this or any other road
law of this State, except such as
are exempt by this Act.
Sec. xv. Be it further enaeted
by the authority aforesaid, That
the grand jury may fix. the com
pensaticn if any be allowed, of
road commissioners in and for the
several counties, and if no com
pensation be allowed by fhe
grand juries of the several
counties or nnv one of them
then the commissioners receiving
no compensation shall be free
from road and any board of com
missioners in any county 6T this
Stile, failing to do their duty,
shall if presented by the grand
jury of their respective epunties
be fined by the judge of the .su
perior courts not exceeding fifty
dollars or imprisonment for three
months in county jail, and it
shall be the duty of each grand
jury in this State at fhe spring
session to inquire into the condi
lion of all public roads and truth
fully repott in the slme in their
general presentments.
Sec. xvi. Be it further enact
ed by the authority aforesaid.
That all laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this Act be, and the
same aro hereby Repealed.
Approved September 28, 1S83.
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.
The mother of twenty-eight
^]vndtea.is_still living in Atlanta,
Ga., though tweiity fhree of her
offspring are dead.
Now tuat tbc planting of cotton
is becoming unremunerative,
Georgia farmers can begin to ex
periment on a few acres of tobacco.
\ capacious reservoir has been
placed at the artesian well in
Hawkinsville, to which piping is
being attaehed 4 for the purpose of
conveying wafor into the business
portion of the town.
Eliza Baggs, a native Of Scfiven
County, Georgia, We fit to .Florida
at six year§ of age, married at
thirteen and hef first child was
born when she was only fourteen.
She is. now.thirty-oimv and has
eigffiiebn children (twins twice),
fifteen of whom are living.
—Henry Ward Beecher, in
Augusta, said this of the negro's
home: “The whole continent of
Africa might sink into the sea
and the world would not ldse. an
invention, an .institution, a pcem,
a history, or a hero,. and the
bubbles coming up would be
worth as much as the men who
made them going down.”
—An O'hio negro preacher
wanted to eat at the same table
with the white people at the rail
road restaurant in Waycross one
night last week, and when denied
the privilege he proceeded to
curse out the town. His pro
fanity soon brought the Marshal
of Waycross upon the scene, and
the enraged divine, who gave his
name as John Wright, was march
ed off to the. lock-up. Next
morning he was fined forty dollars
and costs by the Mayo J r.
—The Supreme Court decisftions
against civil rights is likely to stir
up a fanatical spirit on the part
of a good many Northern Repub
licans. The negroes have already
we learn been advised to stand by
the Republican party if they
wish to enjoy social equality 1 with
the whites. Bob Ingersoll and
Fred Douglass have held.indig
nation meetings. Five hundred
negroes have threatened war in a
Texas town on account of these
decisions.
—An Atlanta correspondent
of the Courier Journal thifiks the
people, of Geoigia pine for a new
State constitution more than any
thing else. Some politicians may
be of that mind, but the people
want as little of conventions and
legislatures as possible. A half-
dozen amendments would make
pur present constitution a good
one, and they ought to be adopted
by the General Assembly and
people, and not submit the State
to the exqitment and expense
necessary to revise the whole in
strument.
Professional Cards.
D*WL McGILL,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
B.UN’BRIDGK, GEORGIA. *
Will practica in the Courts of the Alban*-
Lirctiit and elsewhere by Bpocitl contract
July 26, 1833.—Ir
i v CHARLES C. BUSH,
Attorney at L aw/
COLQUITT, GA.
Prompt attention yiren to all bnsinaM en
trusted to me. ■■
JNO. E. OONALSON,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,.
Offiee over Hind’s store. Will n TO .i;.ii
. store.
in Decatur and adjoining counties
elsewhere by special contract
Pcb’y 15, 1383.
Will practice
and
a w,
MASTON O’NEAL,
Attorney at L
BAINBKIDGE, ga.
Will prac ice in all the State Court#’
JOHar ax brown
ATTORNEY at LA
BA1NBRIDGB, ga.
Will practice in the courts of the Albanv
Circuit.j' -OtBce in Democrat Office 7
. v-'c’lections and LsnU
ties.
- - — .......I mce
loctions and Land claims special-
MEDICAL CARD.
Dr - E - J- Morgan
f Hns removed his office <o the drug stor«
formerly occupied by Dr. Harrell. g Rest
dence on West street, south of Shotwell
wbera calls a( uight wilI rcnch him “ otwel b
DENTISTRY,
i . C . C u r r y , D, D,
Can be found daily at his office on 8ontl«
Brond street, up stairs, in K. Johnson’*
building where he is ready to attond to tko
wants of the public at reasonable ratos.
dec-6-78
DOCTOR M. L- B ATtTe/
Dentist.
Office over Hinds Store, West sldi
coert house; Has fi„ e denial engine an*
wii have everytltihjr. t ° mate hi#
oiHc *
jan. If if
dr. L. H. PEACOCK,
ReapMf/Mly tenders his professional .««-
jees to tke People of Daini^r'vS
Office over store of W. Q. Broom 4 C # >
Residence on West end of Brought#*
... ALBERT & HARRELL.
Attorneys and Counselors at Law'
. ,. BAINBPJDGE, GA. ’
The dboro Jftyfe forint a conaftriaraht-t
under tin? ftmv natne of Taibert & H.^
for tne-tiractice of (nr* wu «*rrwi
ol 1 er^;rt?x A1 ^ nyCi,rcuri ^
Augbst 14,1882.
pm us,
SHARON HOUSE BLQCK/
- Georgia.
Kteps sharp mor*. clean towel# »i !
first-clhss sober barbers. A «har#j
BAINUKIDOE,
nhi.mjioi.-or hair cm ia herealox.
.a
WUPFIS * DKsVERGEIj
Proprietor#,
that'
TO MY MANY
and Friends i
please and accomnjpdata yon in th# —»■
hay* been fully appreciated. Thi# is too
well assured by the moie than hoped for
PATSONAaB
which yon have bestowed npon me durlajr
my eight years of business to admit of
comment. Allow me to say that thi# year
NOTHING will be LEFT UNDONE
that will in any way accommodate my pat
rons. There will be many addition# mad*'
to my Wagon Yard and Stook Accommod*-*
tions. I claim cottons in my warehe*#* W
warr-
be safer against fire than any oth#r
bouse in Bainbridge, as ail
COTTONS
will be kept fully
Insured At My Own
for the owners. This I hare done ever siooe
I hare been in the business. 1 protect my*
patrons against ail risk of fir# whatever.*
All cottons becomes insured a# soon at
thrown on my plaiform.
BEWARE
of all whe look to their own int*r¥
est and let their patrons sufferThis eaa’
best be avaided by bringing" yonr eottom'
to my warehouse. I have full control of th4
Scales myself, allowing no inexperienced’
person to weigh any cotton. To those whaf
have heretofore failed to bring me ihdiri
cotton I ask a trial; teeling eonfldcat*thatjf
they Will continue to do so. A fall lia* at
the Old Reliablelnproved . —_
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