Rising Sun Times, Volume 3, Number 136, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 18 June 1836 — Page 2
I.AW OF I.MMANA. An Act for opening ami repairing Public Roads and Highways. CONCI-CDED. Sec. 40. That there shall he assessed, on all town lots, in unincorporated
towns, a road tax equal to one half of
the amount of the county lax thereon, to he collected or worked out, in the
same manner as is provided for lands owned by residents and non-resident?;
the labor to be bestowed to the improve
ment of the streets of said town.
Sec. 41. Kach person made liable
to work, by this act, who shall fail to
attend in person, or by satisfactory
substitute, at the time and place appoin
ted (within said district) with the tie
signaled tool or instrument, having had three days notice thereof, or having attended, shall spend his time in
idleness, or disobey the supervisor,
shall forfeit hfly cents for each suet
delinquency, to be recovered by action
of debt, m the name of the supervisor
before any justice of the peace of the
proper county. Sec. 42. The said supervisor shal
be accountable for the sums recovered
as aforesaid, and shall expend the same in repairing ihe loads in his district.
And in suits brought by the supervisor in pursuance of this act, he shall be a competent witness; and on any suit as
costs. Sec. 43. Where the supervisor has not an opportunity of giving personal notice of the lime and place allotted for
such work, a written notice thereof,
left at the dwelling-house or usual place
of residence of the party, shall be
deemed sufficient.
Sec. 41. Every person who shall at
the request of the supervisor of his
read district, furnish a plough or wa
- ;ron, with a pair of horses or oxen and
driver, and perform one or more day s work with them, shall for each day's
work so performed, receive a credit of
three days woik, and so in proportion for services of a similar kind, with
greater or less force.
Sec. 46. The said supervisors, be
fore entering upon their duties as such, shall take an oath or atUmatton, before some person duly authorized to administer the same, faithfully and impartially to discharge the duties enjoined. See. 46. Any householder, refusing to accept said appointment of supervisor, or to take the oath required, shall
forfeit and pay the sum of six dollars, to be recovered by presentment or indictment: Provided, no person shall
be compelled to accept said appoint
ment, oftener than once in four years
the board doing county business, who county treasery, belonging to the road shall appoint three disinterested free- funds, to the building of bridges in
holders, w ho alter taking the proper said county. oath or affirmation, shall proceed to Sec. 70. Each supervisor shall cause assess the damages, if any there be, all the hand3 in his district, to work
which shall be paid out of the county the number of days required by law, treasuiy. or collect from each person fifty cents
Sec. 54. Every supervisor shall for each day he tails to work, and keep
erect and keep a post, at the forks of an exact account of the w ork done by
every road or hiehwiiy within his d is- each mars and money collected lor me
trict, containing a legible inscription, use of road?, and return an accurate
directing the w ay and mentioning the copy thereof to the clerk of the coun
distance to the most remarkable place ty, on the first Monday ot May alter
on each road respectively, under a pen- his appointment, and pay to his success
altv of live dollars. or all money collected as aiorcsaio, noi
Src 63. Anv person who shall in- expended upon his roads,which account
tentionallv demolish such post, or de- he shall attest under oath: Provided,
face or alter any inscription thereon, That in all cases when the hands al shall, for everv such otTence. forfeit and lotted to anv road or road district, shal
pay to faid supervisor the sum of ten have performed the number of days
dollars, to be recovered before any jus- work required oi mem oyiaw,u sucn
lice of the peace of the proper county, road shall remain unhnished, or snai
for the use of the roads in said district, at any .time be found out of repair, it
an amendment, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
This act to take etlect and be in
force from and after its passage.
The Judiciary. It is well known
that Judire Stevens resigned his sta
tion solely from the inadequacy ot Hie
4th of July Celebration. At a meeting of the citizens of Laughery township, held at Wilmington, on Saturday, the 1 1 th day of J unc, for the purpose of adopting measures to celebrate the approaching anniversary of American Independence, A. IE
Head, jvsq. was called to tne cnair,mu
salary and mat iur. ucwey accru EcENEZEIl Di mont appointed Secreta-
vi iue nypuimmi.li., i.mj rv, when the lollownm resolutions were
peaiea aim uigeni suiiv:iiitiiuiia u "-v.
bar. It is really a shame mat a oiaie
like this should only pay their Judges seven hundred dollars per year! It is true that even with this small salary, the State has always had an able and talented judiciary, but it cannot be expected that our most learned and profound jurists will consent to serve the State for this trilling sum, when their practice at the bar brings them in a much larger income. It is for the in-
passed Resolved, That the citizensof Laughery township, in conjunction with their fellow citizens of Dearborneounly, who -. 1 1 . i 1 1 ! i
may unue wuu uiem, win celebrate the independence of the United Stales, at Wilmington, on the 4th of July next.
Resolved, That the following persons
be appointed officers of the day:
Hon. J. L. Holm an, , r nt c. i 1 rcsl
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tne use oi tne loans in saiu uisirici. ai any ume mu..u . ;...,., ;...''; k Qintr. TIipv n' lirni") V!,t Prrt Six, 50. Ifanypersonshallobstruct shalbe the duty of the supervisor of eudj rtj fi..t JJ CoU P, James, U
any public road, unnecessarily, and to such road, to call the hands assigned "' r aht. oar liber- . uisnor, Esq. to deliver an Ura-
the hindrance of passengers, such per- him, lo complete sucn roaa, or to Keep rw. ' i tion.
son shall forfeit a sum not exceeding the same in repair. tj, ou Tl lr l,! ' LTinV Ebenexkr Dumont, Esq. to deliver
ten dollars, to be recovered, in the Sec. 7t. If any supervisor
shall fail 'nen we naY2 " 01 1 . " ' an Eulogy on the life
t0 of integrity and ot prolound leg" - Col. DadCrockcll.
Hon. J. L. IIolman, reader of the
and character of
r i i. I U If n r I o rt iio Hictrirt
name o. me proper supervisor. iu compe. . .-.v , h;nmini. fn dp.rirle. all questions which
Sec. 67. The supervisors respect- work out the lull time required oi - i ,
ivel v, slnll as often as informed of such them by law, or pay the money requir- may come belo e Dec Uralim ef Independence. obs.Vuctioi, commence suit against the ed by this act, or shall fail to keep or 3c.;t people" will Resolved, That the Hon. Wm. Hen- ? person obstructing as aforesaid, before return an accurate account of the at ana.a. dricks,Gen. Milton Stapp, Hoh, Amos any justice of the peace of the proper work done, or money collected as afore- oc e n f he Supreme Court to at Lane, and George H. Dunn, Esq. be township, which suit shall be prosecu- said, or shall fa.l to pay over to his e g gum inviled lo be prescnt, and participate
tF.l n for debts of a similar amount. successor the money which may remain
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Sec. 5G. Every person fined as afore- in his hands unexpended as aforesaid,
said, shall forfeit one dollar, for each he shall for each offence, pay not less
. . . i i .Mf with us in celebrating the day.
we tninK iiuie enougu, ami wc .."i think the people would murmur if the A committee of arangemcnts was I .... ..I.i , i e i. .1... rn :
slature should increase me men nppouuea,oi which me louuwing
VnlL-fr. -h.tr.. I rnnr.is lin dwin. I'.sn.
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before any justice ol me peace, lor me (Jon-cress. 1 his is the tirst day oi G w Lanc G y, Cochran, Wm. use of his road district, which shall be June, and Congress is still sitting, with Qieek, Esq. Dr. 1). James, Capt. paid by the justice collecting the same, a likelihood of celebrating the Fourth of Jo"hn Tait A u m CoK N g uibis to the successor of said supervisor, and jujv at Washington, if Ihey do not con- , t0.insnn vi. CA. .1. Ur. Ir.
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day he may suffer such obstruction to than ten nor more than mty dollars 10 - .I'.u amount. . ;. are the non-resident members: Henry
remain, lo the hindrance o passengers c recovered in me name ui u. bi..., .
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to be recovered as aforesaid.
Sec. 59. When a public road or
highway shall run through, or border
on anv plantation, and become obstruct-
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cd by the falling of trees or otherwise, give him therein a list oi an juagemems (inue untli mc next session. i ncre r.a p(on c, . J yail j,: Chatlin, Judge
ilsha be the dutvofthe owner of obtained by his predecessor noi conec- hecn a woelul consumption oi lime, u t rinna-.nn ,rniin n P;aH. rfmi. Wm.
suchplantation to remove uchobstruc- ted, who is hereby authorized to col- not of lungs, by members, without much r'iaiajor A. E. Glenn, 13. Walker, tion, so soon as the same shall come to lect the same, as if they were obtained proflt to the community. Enough of Vilher," Rev. Daniel Plummer, Oli-
his knowledge; for which the supervi- in his ownname. breath has been idly spent to nave ney vcr Hcusli?, Esq. Charles Bruce, and sor of such road shall give him area- Sec 72. Each supervisor shall be ,ajf the bellows in the country in blast James Bruce.
onable compensation, by a credit on authorizedto purchase, wim moneys in Muring the winter; and yet memncrs ex- ('i(iZGns generally are invited lo al-
his liability to work on roads. his hands arising from lines collected hihU ,i0 symptoms of fatigue. Motion (emj dinner will be provided for Sec. G0. Each supervisor shall be from delinquents in his district, ploughs, Pon motion, and speech upon speech, , rr:i(i:on.
allowed seventy-live cents per diem, scrapers, crowbars, hammers and other follow with the rapidity ot the pewter- A READ, President.
lor every day he may be employed in necessary implements. er's hammer; ana me wnoie aispuiu -i-- Dlmoxt, Secretary.
the discharge ol his duties, to be paid Sec. 73. When anv public road pears to ne auoui mc luies. u if
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outoi the county treasury, except two shall be established, or has heretoiore al children s piay, aoing anu uuuumg. From the Tcrrc-Ilautc Courier, June 2.
days for his personal privileges, and been established on a county line, the If members have tongues whicn neer died.
tne amount ot his road tax assessed, at boards doing county business in their tire, there is Ganger tnai mc pautnct t tie resi(iGnce of Mr. lie ell, near
htty cents per day. respective counties, shall cause the ot the people win jail, a or our p.u is, Lnwrencebufgh, Indiana, on tho 17tli ,
Sec ol. in all cases where the su- same to be opened or repaired, in me we begin to icei an invoiunuiry n.iusw.m, ujtM jn the nineteenth year ot her age,
pervisor snail wiituiiy laii or neglect same manner as ll the whole ot said whenever we cast our eyes over me
to keep his said road in good repair, or road was in the limits of the county, congressional proceedings, for they are
to laithln lly appropriate moneys collec- - Isurc to encounter nothing but wrang
led or received for the use of his road. I tA" ut lrsuiAW a. Minf about Ihe suspension ot rules.
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Mrs. Jane Lane Huntington, consort
of EUSHV M. IIUXTINUTON, Esd. of
this place, and daughter of the lion.
A.ios Lane, of Lawrenceburgh. i his
or in any manner to comp y with the n.1 ." what a pity mat men wno are so lonu bicf reco,d brings with it manv rllec.i...: ..iti i.J opening and repairing public romU and high- I e . :'. , - D.' ,CI rcc ' u 1 S. llllll.md" 1
Sec. 47. To each of the supervisors u"1 7"'. . ' J . ways," approved February 10, 1331. oi iiu.un.g . ... - tions, and will h!i many bosoms with
.Wi,lnr nnmniP.I. Hip hns.nl dninrr sl,;l loneiiana pay a sum nor exceeu- r approved February 4. 1836.1 ces, nave not a uue n gaiu iu. cuu.mu,, dcep and unarcctci regret. It is
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county business shall assign his road ng leu uouars, o ue .ecovereu oeiore district, together with the number of any justice of he peace of the proper . ii. . . . . i r- j township, lo the use of his said road
nanus auoueo, ana cause 10 ue ioi. ii u- in n 1 rann whpro thp snnorv
cd lo him, a certirtcate of his appoint- d,s'ruM' any road, shall wilfully fail or neglect 'Our town is running up into a city, aged and the young the grave the
. . . t . t i r.t,. it uriirvfi in nit: mc imiiii- i "
ment, selling torin me nounaaries oi
I approved February 4, 1836. J ' ,.m " deep and unaliectetl regret. It is an're Spc 1 Be it enacted bx the General set"e' wh.,ch' nfter a11' 13 n , , other evidence that the march of icath Z .WV W ofsensetlmesess.a, is tr- Uii t, , l!lat tIainis in all cases where the supervisor of OUKTOWX. tend over Earth s empire-over the
his district, and hands
Skc b2. Whenever in the the opin
ion of the board doing coun
the beautiful over all that God '
Sec. - 48. The sheriffs of the several "s th,c -public convenience
v to keep the roads in his district in good ere we have time tollow it into impor- gay Ihe beautilulLll rcpair,or faithfully appropriate monevs tance, after the manner of other ton ns. calij his . None ar ul ...ill collected or received for the usettf his True, our Bank is doing nothing, and dominion none shs De UUIll i. I ho in ic nlmncl litnrallv nil mnnhv in rir. embrace, or chide 111
nents, over any water course, they shall di- a ,o V what MrS wefJr ling arm! Oldagetotu . clerk reel the supervisors to build ihe same, " e . . nmendment, he Money is not ollr object, proper- the robust frame isoften s ;r lhe if they deem it expedient, or they may hh tins s an property, all the rage! And we a more than the Ilercub appoint three resident persons o the g r e' ' J"?" ' Keidol! will venture the conjecture that we can beauty and loveliness fal
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counties, shal deliver to lhe supervi- shall di- roads, o. in any manner to comply wilh
sors resoecuve v. ineir appoinimems, . v . -
w W ll and make - return thereof to the clerk
of said board, who shall enter
enmo on lh rprnrrl nf "tnid roiirt
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Sec. 49. As often as the roads and proper townsn.p, as superintendents
highways within the district of a su- 01 llie thereoi.
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, pervisor, shall require opening or re- Sec. G3. lhe said superintendents
. pairing, he shall call out lhe hands al- man take an ain or atnrmauon, ne-
lotted him, oversee and keep them lore some person duly autnonzca to , . " l i - I : I I. .Jntlnltlol- iho enmo f.WKfnll tl ni,lthC CITCUlt
n,n. rUrnmlrpnnir.i,, cnmP, 'nnrl impartially to discharge their duties: charSe to. grand juries, the loregoing
' . ..I I r ..i hi ,-i i I cor I ion nf I huart.
1 I i 1. ; . I I. - . I ... 1 1 , ror il'n1 rnrtpnl n-hirh clvill lf n P(l ...ii""vi . .
lO KCCP II1UIII IU III ILIiail, 11U Mli.ll, 1 inn v. '-v.j "1 sn.in ....w . . . .. .1 1 . I . . I I I
courts to give specially in
ire exempt from his
hall efcapc his iron
Ihere is almost literally no money in cir- embrace, or elude lhe grasp of his chil-
lui" arm! Uld aire loiters to the tomb -
soften struck down by
lean club and 1 1 i .i
fined inany sum not exceedinij ten dol- "ill venture the conjecture that we can ncaiuj anu lovcimess laiis i.y tne way,
Iars,tobe recovered by presentment ""J "u,u lJi tjum' ,,,ult: - ro or indictment in the circuit court of and all that without cash, then a regi- and ihcs amid the rank weeds of the
lhe oroner county. ment ol i'hiladelplua, lawyers and INew ucscru auuiomi) more man numan
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of w). t 7 ;.. i Z "V 7
IJUl JLCllllg MII If I C I I 1 H,llVlV-ll" ..- t...v ..v, t . ' ' J cy of property in this place, is very daily the fulfilment of that fearful destrongly indicated in lhe fact that not- crce. The friends of our youth, and ...I I !cl n hifl i n.T n vcrir cnncil.ln ii-ceiipn lllnf of nlir I'inpr VfMM. ri rr f:illmi
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when tne nanus snail nave worKea tne in me ucikmhhirhi tmu uumu. . . . . . is lelt in the money market, property iasi arounu us anu every passing wcck
nnmber of days required by this act, if Sfx. G4. lhe said supenntendents work on roads uy tne aciio wnicn uu continuctl (o Tls Htld a considerable gives token of the mortal decay imthe roads require it, call out the hands shall advertise in the most publip places is an amendment, who shall fail to at- nujty j3 changing hands. printed on the nature and constitution
assigned, in proportion to lhe road tax n me county, the lime and place mcy eua in person, m u; uaUu.;
. nn ihmspvpr.illr aPSpd. will contract with some fit oerscm to suhslitute, the time ana pince appoini-.
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Sec. 50. It shall be lawful for any ouua sucn oricige, wnicn contract snaui-u, wamn wiuuisnni, .. iucu.0.b-
h be in wrilinjr.sicneil by the parties con- natcd loolor insirumeni, naving uau
his order, to enter upon anv lands ad- trading, and hied in the proper clerk's three days notice thereoi; or nay ng 500, The same property was sold in and idolized; and fondly hoped, ere
joining, or lying near the road in his office. . attended, shall spend his time in idle- pebruary for $9,000, and the purchas- long, lo join her numerous friends in
district, and cut or open such ditches ec uj. i u uoaiu euan uuw me s, or unuuc; ... our,",i'"'"" er, dissatished, got the contract re- mis place, whonwaited her return with or drains, and construct such dams, as said superintendents a reasonable com- forfeit and pay the sum of seventy-five scinded. now, in three months from anxious pleasure. These hopes hav e
thall be necessary for the making or pensation lor their services. cents, lor every sucii ueiinqucncj, m t,mt period) jt hrnK, an advance upon been disappointed, and the anticipa-
preseryation of said road, doing how- dec. oo. uona anu security snan c recovcruu uu.. uuui ... ... that prirfi pf glf500i So we go, and Hons ot the dead and the expectations
ever as little injury to the owner ol oe requireu irom ine unueruiKer oi name oi n:5u,,c.,:ui,Uv,u,.n,.J j-- s0 we will go. borne are waiting for ol the living are alike prostrated. To such land as possible. such bridge, which shall be approved lice of the peace of the proper county, property lo fall, but they wilffind lhe society of this place, we need not . i . i . . i i r ... I. III. I,. Jul.- nf lU ..mn.. .J .. . '. . . J .
Sec. 51. Any person who shall break )' "e ooara uoing couiuy uusmess. Ana 11 snau uu u. uuV .m. si hhemselves waiting lor the river to run s;,y her loss is indeed irreparable, ami
down or destroy sakl dams, or stop or Sec G7. lhe board may receive visor in all cases, to prosecute any ana down, to save their ferriage. "Mark to her affectionate husband and alllicted
hll said ditches or drains, shall foifeit Irom individuals, subscriptions and do- every delinquency pouneuuui " lu,s U,at Master Brooke." relatives, no earthly consolation cau
Last week a single sale was made to of our kind. But a short month since,
the amount of ,$ 12,000, and several oth- Mrs. Huntington had the promise of a
ers of $2000 to $0000. This week one 'ong hfe, in the enjoyment of affeclion-
sale has been made amounting to 13,- ale relatives by whom she was loved
fivp dollars for everv su. h nffpnrp. lo nations, as a contribution towards the I section to final judgement and execu
te recovered in the name of the said building of such bridee. which shall be tion, and report all such cases lo the
supervisor, before any justice of the applied accordingly. board of county commissioners of his
peace of the. proper county, and appli
ed to the opening and repairing of roads in said district. Seg. hi. livery supervisor shall have full power to enter upon any unimproved lands adjoining or near to the road, and gather, dig or cause to be dug, any gravel, and or stone, or cut down any wood or trees, and carry oil' the same, that shall be necessary for the making or reparation of said road, doing however as little damnge as may be lo the owner of such land.
Sec. 53. If any person feels himself
aggrieved by the removal of such limber, stune or gravel, from his, her or their laud, such person may apply to
Sec. G3. If in lhe opinion of the or their county.
board, it would be of public utility to
have a bridge built over any creek or
waler course, where monev cannot be
obi lined by donation or taxation without oppressing tire people, to build the same, they are hereby authorized to empower any individual or individuals to build the same, under the rules and regulations that ferries are established: Providnl, the person or persons building such bridge, shall always be bound to transfer lhe same to the county, at len per cent, on cost, when lhe board shall be willing to purchase it. Sko. C9. The board may appropriate any money that may be in the
Indianapolis Paper. avail to lighten this sad but inscrutable
Expensed War. The war wilh bereavement, lhe kind and gentle Black Hawk, is found to have cost the d'Ps,lon of the deceased had endearcountry $1,500,000, tho' the force cm- ncr l? a, w,u c nrclc of devoted
r oved did not amount to 2000 men. - Bi "mi a Household Iriciul
Sec. 4. The boards doing county
business, shall make the supervisor a ,t calcuateJ therefore, that the M';18 been.jndcd removed from amongst
reasonable allowance lor erecting mc military forcc to be employed in Flori- lllem- 10 "c "nJ, she united guide posts required by the fifty da, exceed 5000 men: cost of the rnrc accomplishments was of a hufourth section of the act to which this Semiriole campaiun will be near $5,- mane and benevolent temper amiable is an amendment, when there shall not 00o,000. WsriYc Advertiser. in hcr manners-ever winingly cheerful be a sufliciency received by him from . and engaging warm in her regards, delinquents. Winged .Balloon. The New York and feelingly alive to the welfare of Sec. 5. That the provisions or the Sun states thai one of the students in those she loved an affectionate wifefifty sixth section of the act to which lhe New York University has invented a gentle companion, and a kind friend, this is an amendment, shall be, and are an elliptical air balloon, curiously con- Her early death leavesan infant daughhereby extended to all cartways, laid structed with revolving wings, which ler motherless, and a kind, affectionate, out by the board doing county busi- act by means of a lever and steel and afflicted husband to mourn a beness in the several counties. Springs. If the hopes of the inventor reavement which the sympathy and Sec 6. That the forty-first and sixty- are realized, rail roads and loeomtives condolence of friends can but lightly fust sections of the act lo which thi3 is will be 'done up." assuage.