San Andreas independent., 1857-01-10

the road leading from the fremont House to
| Winters Bar thence by the Mokelumne River
to the place of beginning, and James B. McGil-
very is appointed road oversecr for said Dis
trict
Road District No. 2, of Township No. A.
Beginning at Winters Bar mot including col
lections on said Barr thence by road leading to
fremont House on the Stockton road until il
strikes the line of Township No. 10, thence by
line of said Township until it strikes the line
of San Joaquin county, thence by the said
county line until it strikes the Mokelumne River
thence by the river to the point of beginning
and Ira N. Holman is appointed road overseer
for said District
Road Districts in Township No. 5-District
No. l. Commencing at the Township line al
the Double Springs, from thence up the county
road by Latmer's store, and Stevenson's bridge
to the Gold Hill House. This District includes
Greasertown, Central Hill. Stewarts Hill and
vicinity, and E. r. Mawson is appointed road
overscer for the said District
DISTRICT No. 2.
From Gold Hill House by Kentucky House to
Forman's Ranch This District includes Red
Bar and vicinity, and J. A. TAFT is appointed
road overseer of said District.
DISTRICT No. g.
From Township line at South Calaveras
| (Pelkinton) via. Lower Calaveritas to San An
dreas. This District includes the river from
the Alabama House to Normans Ranch.
DISTRICT No. 4.
From Forman's Ranch to Upper Calaveritas
from thence down the county road to its juno
ton, with the Willow Creek road near jerks
Ranch, also up the Old Gulch road to its juno
L, tba 70
and D. P. Allen is appointed road oyerseer fo,
said District.
DISTRICT No 5.
From Gold Hill House to San Andreas. thence
up Cave City road, to Township line above
Willow Greek Mill, also from San Andreas via
Medina's Bridge to Township line near Spring
Gulch House, and j. W. Tyleris appointed road
oversecr for said District.
In the matter of Public roads and highways
and the collection and application of taxes
for their necessary improvement.
In this matter it was ordered by the Board
that the following plans and rules be, and the
same are hereby adopted, to wit:
That each member of the Board of Supervi-
sors be granted the power to appoint road
overseers for the District from which he may be
elected. That such Supervisor may divide the
Townships of his District into such road Dis
trcts, and appoint road oyerseers for the same
as in his judgment he may think best calculated
to produce the greatest good, that upon such
appointment being made the person accepting
the appointment shall be required to give bonds
in One Thousand Dollars to the county of Gala
veras, for the true and faithful performance oil
their duties.
The overseers shall be entitled to receive
twenty per cent. on all monies collected by them
for road purposes. For each days service actu-
ally performed by himself upon the roads, not
more than four dollars pcrday shall be charged
No more than two dollars per day, shall be
allowed for working upon the roads, when per-
sons prefer to work out their road tax.
The overseers required to make their Re-
port quarterly to the Board of Supervisors, set
ting forth the number of persons who have paid
| their tax, the names of persons who have worked
out their road tax at two dollars per day, and
the names of the persons delinquent.
In the event of the overseerS having any
monies in their possession received for road
taxes, upon making his Report, it shall be de-
posted in the county Treasury, as are other
monies belonging to the county, which shall be
set apart as special fund, and not be drawn
on for any other purpose.
No overseer shall take the responsibility Of
creating any debt, demand or claim against
such fund.- nor shall he in any instance create
any Indebtedness exceeding the amount of col
lections after his percentage shall have been de-
Quoted. For dereliction of duty the Board OF
Supervisors when convinced of the same, may
remove an overseer and appoint a successor.
Printed receipts shall be procured and signed
by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and
when issued by the overseer, countersigned.
The oycrSeer of each road District shall pro-
cure and keep book wherein he shall insert
the name of every person subject to pay a road
tax, and when persons shall have paid such
tax, he shall mark them paid in cash or in work
as the case may be.
Upon rendering to the Board of Supervisors
their quarterly Report, vouchers shall accom-
pany the same for all disbursements.
Where it becomes necessary that large
amount of labor should be employed upon the
roads, the overseer in his judgment and discre-
tion may employ labor by the month"; For a
more full and explicit explanation of their du-
ties, they are referred to an Act of the Legisla-
ture, entitled An Act concerning roads and
highways. Approved April 28th, 1855, and
amended April 10, 1856.
In the matter of the petition of Curtis & Bur-
CESS, by their agent Charles Urquhart. for re-
ductiOn and renewal of their license as Fer
ry Keepers.
In this matter the Board grant the prayer
OF the petitioner, and order that the license
be renewed for one year, from the 18th Novem-
Der 1856 And that reduction of sixty dol
lars on the license heretofore paid be and the
same is hereby granted.
In the matter of the application of f. p Me-
dina, for renewal of liccnce to keep and main
tain Toll Bridge across the North Branch Of
the Calaveras River, at a point known as the
Bay State Ranch; also for reduction of the
license of said Bridge.
In this matter the Board granted the application
and it is ordered that the licrnse be renewed
for one year from the 10th of August 1856
and that the license be reduced to sixty dol
lars, with the former rates of toll.
In the matter of the petition of A. W Good
win to keep Toll Bridge on the North Fork
of the Mokelumne River, at point known
as the Indian Ladder.
In this matter the Board grant the prayer Of