# Highways Act 1662, Section III: Surveyors to direct Persons chargeable with Wain or Cart to come to labour or send their Carts, &c.


and to pay for the same according to the Rate of the Country for Overwork.; Questions respecting the same to be settled by Justice.; Persons refusing, &c.; Penalty.
And for the better effecting thereof Be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the said Surveyors or any of them within theire several Limits and Jurisdictions may yearely as he shall see cause and need require direct and appoint every person and persons who by the former Lawes & Statutes of this Realme are chargeable with Wayn or Cart to the amending of the High wayes and every other person and persons chargeable to come to labour at the said Wayes to send his or her Cart or Wayn and Team so furnished as by the Lawes is directed or to come and worke for the amending of the High wayes for so many dayes as by the Lawes are appointed or for so many of them as the said Surveyors shall thinke needfull and appoint for which Teames worke and labour the said Surveyors shall pay unto such Workemen and Owner of such Teames Carts and Waynes according to the usuall rate of the Countrey for such worke as they shall doe over and above what by the other Lawes made for the amending the High wayes they are appointed to doe And if any question shall arise about the value or worth of such worke or labour for Man or Teames some Justice of the Peace neare adjoyning and not living in the said Parish shall determine what is fitt to be allowed for such worke And in case any person so charged to send his or her Team to worke as aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to do so such person soe refuseing or neglecting shall forfeit ten shillings for every day that he or shee shall make such default and every Labourer Eighteene pence for such day that he neglects to worke as aforesaid

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/14/6/section/III (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/highways-act-1662/section-III
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