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responsible for the obstruction or defect may be 

 held liable individually, whether he hold a public 

 office or not; but the state cannot be sued, and 

 there is no liability on the part of the county or 

 township which is unincoiporated.^^ In a city the 

 corporation may be held liable, though not neces- 

 sarily so.^^ 



58 Public Health, 357. 



59 Public Health. 858. 



