Carver v. State

Section 1353 of the Code of 1923 provides: “All persons are liable to work on the public road, except those exempt by the succeeding section.” Section 1354 provides the exemptions, but, as these exemptions constitute defensive matter, it is not here necessary to notice them. Section 5456 of the Code of 1923 provides:

“Any person liable to road duty who willfully fails or refuses, after legal notice, to work the public roads, either in person or by substitution, without a sufficient excuse therefor, must, on conviction, be fined not less than three dollars nor more than ‘ten dollars for each…