The Empire County argus., 1856-06-21
Improvement OF Roads.

Mr. Gould, overseer for this township, is making
vigorous effort to put the roads, far as they come
under his supervision, in good order. Most of the
residents of the township have been called upon, for
the tax OF 81 levied by the Board of Supervisors
upon each abe-bodied man between the ages Of
twenty-one and fifty years. Generally, those called
upon have been prompt to pay the tax, and thus
save the cost of repeated calls and thereby allow as
much as possible of the gross collections to be laid
out for improvements and not be consumed by the
overseer for wages in running day after day over the
same routes 1t is optional with the person assessed
to pay his 81 in cash, work two days on the roads
under the superintendent of the overscer Any per-
son who is proftably employed will prefer to make
cash payment, and can do so without feeling the least
inconvenience therefrom; and any one who has not
better than 81 work, there few but have, can
easily afford two days labor in putting the highways
Of this road district in good repair.
The law as amended by the last legislature, gives
the overseer full power to enforce the collection of
this tax under execution, and in fact puts in his
hands extraordinary powers for this purpose but
it is desirable to get through the work as smoothly
possible, and it is hoped that all will feel the i'm
portance of the project, and come up to the work
mantully, and construct good roads. The following
are the amendments to the road law of So:
AN ACT CONCERNING ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
An act TO amend act entitled "An act concerning Roads
and Highways, passed April 2Sth, 1865.
Tie Peope tile State Of CaIJorni0, ,epresentedm Sen
0te anu ASSEMBLY, do enact as foJ'ous:
Section l. Section sixth of said act is hereby
amended so as to read as follows Section G-'The
Board of Supervisors shall have power to lew read
tax on all ablebodied men between the ages of twell-
ty-one and fifty years, which shall not exceed four
dollars per annum, and property tax which shall
not exceed five cents each one hundred dollars for
road purposes to be levied and collected at the same
time and in the same manner other property taxes
are collected: Provided that the provisions of this
section, so far as it relates to the road tax shall not
apply TO any of the incorporated cities of this State:
Provided further that any person liable to pay road
tax as herein provided may, at his option pay the
same in labor on the road under the direction of the
overseer, at the rate of two dollars per day.
Sec. 2. Section tenth of said act is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows: Section l0-Each road
overSeer shall report to the Board of Supervisors
quarterly the amount 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 deinquents; and the said overseer
shall make an affidavit before a Justice of the Peace
or some othef 0llcer qualled to administer oaths
that the said report and delinquent list are correct to
the best of his knowledge and belief; and anv person
refusing or negecting to pay the road tax required
by this act to the overseer, within three days after
the said tax shall have been demanded in writing of
him by such Overscer, shall be considereda delinquent
and the overseer shall proceed to levy and SELL at
public vendue, to the highest bidder, after giving
public notice as required by law on sales under ex-
ecution the property of such delinqacnts Or so much
TO !, al;
road tax, and costs of making such sale
Sec. B. Section eleventh of said act is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: Section LITTLE
ovesecrs shall each receive for their services while in
actual employment such compensation as shall be
allowed by the Board of Supervisors not to exceed
six dollars per day.
Approved April 10Th, 1856.