MONTSERRAT An Act to provide for the employment in the Public Service of this Island of a qualified Medical [Dated 15th May, 1858. WARD E. RUSHWORTH. (L. S.) VVcal Practitioner should be employed in the Public Ć qualified Medical attendant of the I. That it shall be lawful for the Officer Administering the Officer Administer ing the GovernGovernment of the said Island to appoint, from time to time, ment to appoint a a qualified Medical Practitioner of any recognised College of I Practitioner of any recognised College Physic or Surgery to be the Medical attendant of the poor recognised Por of Physic or Surgepersons who shall be objects of aid and relief from the Public ry to be the Medical of the said Island, and shall be under the care, control, and poor, &c. superintendenee of the Board of Guardians of the Poor for the said Island by Virtue of any Law which now is or hereafter shall be in force in the said Island, and also to be the Medical attendant of the Common Jail, and the said Medical Practitioner so appointed shall attend all Inquests held by any Coroner in the said Island, and at every such Inquest shall perform the duties that may be necessary to be performed by a Medical Practitioner. II. The Medical Practitioner so appointed shall, from time Duty of the Medical Practitioner so apo Eight Hundred and Fifty-eight, and in the Twenty-first Passed the Assembly this 28th ) ( Passed the Board of Council By Command, EDWIN D. BAYNES. of the Council, EDWARD B. DYETT, Speaker. JAS. MEADE, MONTSERRAT. An Act to make provision for the repairs of [Datei, 14th August, 1858. EDWARD E. RUSIWORTII. (L. S.) VV at present for the repairs of ibe Public Roads and High- YOLE. I. That fromandafterthepublication ofthis Act An Act entitled Act to provide for i repairs of highways " An Act to provide for the monuis of the highways of this Island repeuled! shall be repealed and inade void.” Districts. II. That for the purposes of this Act, this Island shall be Irland divided iqto divided into Districts as set forth in the Schedule to this Act lettered A. ing the Government to appoint surveyors a pon III. That immediately after the passing of this Act the Of- Officer administerficer Administering ihe Government of this Island shall appointing the he serverene a Surveyor of Roads for each district set forth in the Schedule of Roads. A. to this Act for one year and lic shall from time to time fill up all vacancies which may occur and annually appoint new Surveyors Provided always that no Surveyor shall be liable to serve to succeeding years without his own consent and every such Surveyor shall within ten days after his appointment make the following declaration before the Officer Administering the Government viz : declaration.. .“ I A.B. do solemnly and sincerely promise that I will faith- ffice or shall improperly perform the same he shall be liable to perform his duty.co bor. IV. That every male person between the Ages of fifteen and Age of persons tò sixty vears being an inhabitant of this Island or Rezident therein perform Statute La for three months shall work on the Public Roads and Highways of this Island within the district in which he shall be a resident for six days in every year and each of such persons aforesaid shall have and bring with him a Hoe, Dill, or Cutlass and a Basket neglecting to per money received under this Act. for the purposes aforesaid and every person liable to perform statute duty and neglecting or refusing to attend when duly summon ed shall be liable upon Complaint before any Justice of the Penalty on persons Peace, to pay the sum of One Shilling, besides cost, for each and torm statute Labor. every day when he shall so refuse or neglect to attend as aforc said: Provided nevertheless, that every person liable to perform statute duty may compound for the same at any time before he is summoned to appear before the Justice by paying to the Treasur er of the Island the sum of One Shilling in Cash for and in lieu Treasurer to keep a separate book for of each day's labour, and the said Treasurer shall enter the name une of the person who shall make such payment and in what district resident in a separate account Book to be kept by him which shall be styled - The Cash Book for highways” and in which he shall enter under proper and appropriate heads all other receipts and payments directed to be given or made by or be given by or to the said Treasurer and such Cash Book shall at all times be open to the inspection of the Surveyors of Highways and the said Treasurer shall give a receipt to the person who shall compound for the amount paid by him and the said Treasurer shall when required furnish each Surveyor with a list of the persons in his district so compounding. to labor V. That every person liable to perform statute duty, shall diligently and faithfully execute the work and labour to which he shall be appointed by the Surveyor of his District for eight hours Time for persons from seven in the morning until four in the afternoon, in eachi and every of the days in which he is subject to duty and if lie shall refuse to work ard labour during the term above mentioned and as directed to do or shall perform the same in a careless and indifferent manner the Surveyor shall immediately discharge him and the party summoned and liable to statute duty shall be liable to pay the sum of two shillings for that and each of the remaining days on which he would be liable to statute duty by Notice of Summon's the Summons to be recovered as the Act directs. , to be given 2 days VI. That the Surveyors of Roads shall from time to time give, to or cause to be left at the House, or usual place of abode of every person liable to perform statute duty two days notice of Form of Summons. summons whichforthe purposes of this Act shall be as follows viz: to persons liable to statute labor. A. B, is hereby summoned to attend on the (here state the days of the week and month) at (here describe the locality) with a Basket, a Hoe, Bill or Cutlass, and at the hour of seven o'clock in the morning then and there to labour repairing the highways as directed for the full term of eight hours under penalty of One Shilling Sterling for each day to be recovered as the Act directs, District (here state the district) C. D. Surreyor. and such Summops being left at the usual place of abode of the party or if no one is at Home, being fastened to the door by a Constable, or other person shall be a sufficient Summons. MONTSERRAT. summoned for other VII. That no contract or engagement of any kind except law. Persons neziceting ful Summons to attend a Court of Justice, or an Inquest, shall be labor when lawtully sufficient excuse for neglecting, or refusing, toattend when Sum- prrposes excused. moned and no person when so summoned and attending and working on the Public Roads, and highways shall be liable to any charge or punishment for any alleged neglect of other duty while 80 occupied, and the Certificate of the Surveyor to the party entitled thereto (who is hereby required to give the same when called upon so to do) shall be sufficient proof and when from illness or other lawfulcause any partyis prevented from attending to his Statute duty when called upon he shall nevertheless when able perform the same. VIII. That any Surveyor of Roads, and highways, shall be authorized and empowered to take away any loose stones, or rubbish lying upon any land not cultivated for the repairs of the highways and any person cutting away or injuring any part of Authority to Sur · the highways or cutting away or removing any earth or other rubbish &c.Onlands matter immediately contiguous to the highways so as to endan- of persons. ger the same or opening water courses or drains into or upon the highways so as to injure the same or stopping any drain or Water Courses opened for the preservation of the highways or throwing any stones bushes or other obstructions on the highways or encroaching upon the highways shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty shillings upon conviction before any Justice of the Peace upon the Oath of a credible witness. veyors to give notice IX. That it shall be lawful for the Surveyor of any district to give notice in writing to the Owners renters occupiers Managers or directors of any land next adjoining to any Public road or Authority to Sur. highway to repair and keep in repair their walls and fences and to owners of lands to cut down and lop the trees and bushes growing on or near such forces de pair Walls walls or fences in such manner as to protect the public Road or highways and the ditches and drains thereof from being prejudiced or encumbered thereby and if within ten days any person or persons upon whom such notice shall have been served shall not comply with the same then the said Surveyor is hereby authorized and required to repair such Walls fences and lop such tress or bushes, to the best of his skill and judgment for the improvement of the said public road or highways and the person or persons neglecting to comply with the notice aforesaid Penalty on persons neglecting to comply shall upon conviction before any Justice of the Peace forfeit and with directions of pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding twenty shillings besides costs and the expenses the said. Surveyor shall have incurred for cutting and lopping the trees and repairing the Walls and Fences as aforesaid. Surveror. X. And WHEREAS, many persons have made a practice of feeding and pasturing their cattle and stock along Her Majesty's, highways on this Island, which not only proves an obstruction to Penalty on persons forreeding Stock on the roads and inconvenient to passengers, but is frequently at the chans tended with damages and tresspasses, to persons whose lands are |