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THE STATE OF TEXAS,

COUNTY OF...

Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared..... known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.

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Given under my hand and seal of office, this the.......

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sureties, are held and firmly bound unto.. County Judge of...

as principal, and

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.... County, and his successors in office in the penal sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars; conditioned that the said.... who has been awarded the contract as patrolman of the roads in Section No.......of this county, will well and truly perform all the duties required of him by law and imposed upon him by his contract this day made with the county and its representative.

In testimony of which witness our signatures, this the....... day of.....

., A. D. 19...

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

COUNTY OF....

Principal.

Surety.

Surety.

Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally

appeared..

and each known to me to be the person

whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and each acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.

Given under my hand and seal of office, this the........day of..... A. D. 19...

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Number hours employed.

Number miles patrolled.

Men subject to road duty called into service.

Any defaulting or refusing to serve.

When was your section last visited by the superintendent?.

Are the roads passable?..

Any complaints from the public?.

Any tools missing?.

Any suggestions?

(Signed)..

Patrolman Section No....

PROVISIONS OF "PENAL CODE RELATING TO THE USE AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADS."

ARTICLE 812 (480). Wilful Obstruction of Road.-If any person shall wilfully obstruct or injure, or cause to be obstructed or injured, in any manner whatsoever, any public road or highway or any street or alley, in any incorporated or unincorporated town or city or any public bridge or causeway within this State, he shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not exceeding two hundred ($200.00) dollars. (Amended by Act, 1915, Ch. 128, p. 258.)

ARTICLE 813 (481). Riding or Driving Over Bridges. If any person shall ride or drive over any bridge belonging to any county, or to any municipal or private corporation, faster than a walk, he shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred ($100.00) dollars.

ARTICLE 821 (482). Destroying Bridge, Etc.-Any person who shall knowingly or wilfully destroy, injure or misplace any bridge, culvert, drain, sewer, ditch, sign board, mile post, or tile, or anything of like character placed upon any road for the benefit of the same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, punished by fine of not more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars, and shall be liable to the county and any person injured for all damages caused thereby.

ARTICLE 822 (482a). Unlawful to Carry Over Any Public Road or Culvert Any Traction Engine, When.—It shall be unlawful for any person to transport or carry over any public bridge or culvert, upon any public road or highway, or any street or alley in any incorporated town or city, any traction engine with lugs on the wheels thereof, and to carry or transport over any such public bridge or culvert any traction engine or separator without having first provided and placed in position skids upon which the wheels of said traction engine or separator shall be run, which said skids shall not be less than three inches thick, twelve inches in width and sixteen feet in length; any person violating the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.

ARTICLE 823 (483). Article 812 Applicable, When.-No person shall be punished, under Article 812, who places obstructions in the streets or alleys of an incorporated city or town for purposes of building or improvement under the sanction of the corporate authorities of such city or town.

ARTICLE 824 (484). Commissioners May Also Regulate.Nothing in this chapter contained shall be so constructed as to prevent the commissioners courts of the several counties or the municipal authorities of towns or cities from adopting such regulations as they may deem proper relative to the removal of obstructions from public roads, streets or bridges, and to enforce the same by due process of law.

ARTICLE 825 (485). Commissioners Court May Control

Streets, Etc., When.-In all cities and incorporated towns in the State of Texas in which from any cause there is not a de facto municipal government in active discharge of their official duties, the commissioners court of the county in which such city or incorporated town is situated shall assume and have control of the streets and alleys thereof, and shall have the same worked under the law and regulations for the working of public roads; and such streets and alleys, for the purposes of this law, shall be held and denominated public roads; provided, that all residents of any city or town having a de facto city government, not otherwise exempt from road duty, shall be liable to road service as in other

cases.

ARTICLE 826 (485a). Wilful Obstruction of Public Ditch or Diversion of Water.-If any person shall wilfully obstruct any public ditch, or shall wilfully divert the water from its proper channel, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than five nor more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars, and shall also be liable for any and all damages accruing to any person or persons or corporation or county for any such act.

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