Butte record., 1856-06-21
An Act concernfneI1isAway,.

s 4. The Road Overseers shall cause all
the Public Highways within their respective
districts to be kept clear from obstructiens,
and in good repair, causing banks to be graded
bridges and causeways to be made where the
same may be necessary, to keep the Same in
good repair and to renew them when destroy
ed:
s s. The Road overssers shall have power
to make use of any gravel or dirt for improv.
ing the roads which may be absolutely necss-
sary, from any adjacent unimproved lands,
and .he Board of Supervisors may allow suoh
damages, if there be any. to the owners Of
said lands as they may deem just provided.
that said Supervisors shall mot be liable to pay
damages to the county at the suit Of any cit
izen, if it shall be proved that they have al
lowed extraordinary and extfaysgsdf DANA
ges.
5 8. The Board of Supervisors shall have
power to levy road tax on all the able Bodice
men between the ages Of twenty one and fifty
years, which shall not exceed four dollars per
arnum, and property tax which shall not
exceed five cents on each otie hundred dollars
for road purposes, to be levied and collected
at the same time and in the same manaer -
other property taxes are collected: Provided
that the provisions of this section, so far ~ ID
relates to the road tax, shall not apply to any
OF the incorporated cities of this State: Pro-
vided further, that any person liable to pay
road tax as herein provided may, at his option
pay the same in labor on the read, under the
direction of the overseer, at the rate Of two
dollars per day
s Z. The property tax so levied, shall be
collected by the Sheriff of the County, in the
same manner as in the collection Of other tax
es, but all road tax for road PURPOSES shall b
collected by the overseers in their respective
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pervisors shall in all cases require bond Of
su. h overseer to secure the payment Of such
m onies as he may receive under the provisions
of this act.
s 10. Each Road Overseer shall report to
the Board of Supervisors quarterly the
smount of money collected and paid out BY
him, and to whom and for what paid, the
number of days he himself has been in actual
service, and also list Of delinquents; and
the said overseer shall make an af6dsvit be-
fore Justice of the peace, or some other OIL
Ger qualified to administer oaths, that the said
report and delinquent list are correct 10 the
best of his knowledhe and belief; and any
person neglecting or refusing to pay the road
tax required by this act to the oversesr. with
in three days after the said tax shall have
been demanded in writing Of him BY such
overseer, shall be considered . delinquent,
and the overseer shall proceed to lsvy and
sell, at public vendue, to the highest bidder.
after giving public notice as required by Law
on all e. les under execution, the property Of
such delinquents, or so much therof - shall
be necessary to satisfy such delinquent road
tax, and costs Of making sdch sale.
) II. The overseers shall each receive for
their services whife in actual employment.
such compensation as shall be allowed BY the
Board of Supervisors, not to exceed SIX dollars
per day.