The daily Butte record., 1858-05-25

Of one per cent. every hundred dollars oil assess
able property and eapitation tax of ATTY cents on
all persons that liable to pay poll tax and the
same shall be assessed apd collected at the same
time aud in the same manner as 'the property ana
poll taxes in said county assessed aud collected
To this fund the the Treasurer Of the county shaIl
place the surplus revenue o the county II any ana
the fund created under this is hereby denominated
the Special Road Fund, and the bonds shall be
drawn payable out Of that fund.
SEC III The County Trea urer Of said county shall d
set apart out of said fund sufficient sum to pay
tire interest as it may fall dee and ifthere should
be deficiency in said fund, he shall pay the the
deficiency bu of the general County Fund, and
replace the amount from the "SpecIai boau fuhu
when collected
| SEC ~ Tnomas Wells j W. Mason. and NJ
Pence OF Butte county, are hereby constituted and
| appointed Board Of Wagon Road Commissioners,
who shall, practicable caused to be loca-
ted, improved constructed, p,tlic wagon read
| from Oroville, Putte county passing thence via
what is called Menfenhalls Ranch, over the
best and most practicable roue To the southeast
| side Of Middle Feather River and from the north
side of said river thence over the shortest and most
practicable route ~ araf irtersectng the dividing
iine between Butte and Pumas counties, where the 7
Bidwcll and American Valley road passes. Said
Commissioners shall also cause 70 be Gated, im
proved or constructed public wagon road from
OloviIle, ~ hence the shortest and most
practicable route via. Pences Ranch, to and inter
secting the OrOvilte and Honey Lake road on
the northwest side of Feather eyer at the dividing
line between Butte and eirmas cot!nties Aud the
said commis ssoners in locating and establishing each
OF SAID roads shall take into consideration the i'm
proyements ard invest nents that have now been
+ made to ACCOMMODATES the travelling public and
al, the accommOdat alton of any town village To-
Gated along the line of the present establish
routes. And said commissioners hereby au-
thorized and empowered to expend on each of said
roads the sum of fourteen thousand dollars in the
survey location aud construction of the same, which
accounts thus appropriated for each road Is hereby
pledged and hypothecated As an inv olablc fund for
the completion of the the Fine ot the routes
hereabefore Indicated When either or both of said
ii roads shall have been completed the surplus of the
4 fund for such road roads the case may be,
hat tplV VaFI Tn m ~ N
shall be expended by the Board of Supervi 'ors of
4 said county in the improvement of any public road
n established in said county, they may think
ju,tand proper, and for the improvement of such
public road roads said surplus is hereby p dyed
The surveying engineering necessary to be done
"A in locating and constructing said roads by SAID com
y nssioners, shall be done by the county Surveyor
~ under his supervision. No toll road any other
X road Investment therein, now constructed in
IN process of construction, or that shall hereafter he
"a constructed, shall be purchased under this Act.
ID SEc 3 Any two of said nmisSioners. apr onted
,e unes tho prossions of this act hereby auth
of IL ID and empowered to make contracts and t. all
n acts and thing herein con empIated AMI nece .sary
ii to he done and the same shalt bs efSsctua and
of valid as II made by an such commi ssio
- SEC II Said Commissioners shall have prepared
IN plans and specifications of the character grade and
r dimensions of said roads, amt they shalt have
or been fully prepared and settled for each roar they
ID shall aiyertise for at least ten da in newspaper
l., in Butte county. for sealed proposals fr the per
,r formInce of the work to he dcHe in improving aud
he constructing roads Said contract~r contra t.
In each road shall be let out in sections of one. ten
he more miles in length Said bids shall specify the
A. rates at which tho work will be done, plvabte il
ty bon l. issued uuier this act At par value and also
h. at what rates payable in cash The Commissioner
RI shall after opeaing the proposals that may be re
he ceive let the by contract to the lowest and
most responsible bidder bidders provided tha
,i- it OF the bids be satisfactory to the Commits
a, ioners, then the Comm sIoer1 may advertise
nd for sealed proposals aud provi further that tn,
no accepted tder bidders shall give bonds in double
lie the amount of thcit contract. with two NOR,
~ ,uret es to be approved By the Com nissioners ant
loan, ff.uaA far nnIs I'd
contract and in of the failure the part of AT
st accepted bidder to give satisfactory seeiity ther
mi the issoners may in their dLscr etpf accep
i'm the next lowest bid.
I SEC H. Said Com1si ssoners are hereby require,
In to keep minute account of all expenses that IN
II. he de tho survey, location and construction
se supervisors of said county, at suIh times the
id may luire aud they are Gnruier aSho lied an
ch required to such roads to be located mprove
ia and construct Il. as far as practicable by the Hrs
day of December of the present year; and the loca
he ton of the said roads the letting of thn contracts
N and the construction of tle shall he done b
m sections consecutivey nbcred on the line of eae
t route, in the order hereinhcfore designated; Com
IA mencing at Orovie. AMI running til the lin
of the proposed route to lis terminus The contract
shall be lot AMI the work con need Us soon a
Ia practicable.
.u oac 10 In payment of any Contract, demand o
be liability created in constructing or improving az
of roais, the stmc shall be certified by the Honnlr
on soners 10 the Board of Supervisors of said county
he who shall thereupun the bon Is to be ISSUED
ct provided section 7th OF this act, which bonds.
he the proceeds thereof, shall be applied to .he pay
nd ment of said contract or contracts. according
nd their terms, and to this end the Botri of Snperv
he in said county authorized to have said bond
All caSed, tn mset the payment of any contract
or tracts and not otherwise provi led said bonds sha
IA not he cashed at discount greater than ten pr
err cent
nd SEC IL The Com nj ssioners or ther of them ac
he ting under by virtue of this act shall not, ethe
,rs directly indirectly be in mtnner interests
,se in any contract undertaking. either for supplies
materials or otherwise, in the conStruction or i'm
ii. provement of said reads. Any violation of this
ed tinn shalt be deemed msdemeanori ami upon cou
victiou ereof, before any competent tribunal, sha
,ty be hned in any sum not less than one thousand dol
at lars.
,re seC. is Any expenditures ma ie or contracts
Of tered INTO, by said Commissioners beyoni the ann
ay of bonds Appropriated aud authorized to be issue
by this act for the roads placed under their super
ol. visions, shall be null and void
he SEC 10 The compensation Of zach COMMISSIONS
lue shall be six dollars per day for actual service paya
of BILE in bonds issued under this Act. Said Commit
for sioners shall certify to the correctness Of amount
al each to the Board of Supervisors in said county VIII
raj shall audit the same if correct order it to
paid: provided that the amount allowed as comper
tie sa,ion to each Commissioner shall not exceed IN tn
is aggregate six hundred dollars in any one year
in- cEC. 20 Should vacancy, from death or resigna
rty ton occur in the Board of Commissioners. hefor
ee the objects of this shall have been carried
OF the vacancy shall be filled by AN appointment, h
To the Board of Supervisors Of said county. and
ars person persous appointed shalt have, and
or hereby Invested with all duties responsibilities
authority OF that office, As II he had been sppointe
Su. by this act originally.
to SEC "a the pom, thst are required To oe issue
aid under this Act shall not be issued except upon
Ter EoPositioht issue sald ponds To the electors
Butte county, at the next general election, the
jority of this electors voting upon said proposit
per shall be in favor of issuing said bonds and to Civ
" full force and effect tn this Act it is hereby made tn
n, dutv OF the Board of Supervisors OF said county
80 submit to the qualihed electors at the next genera
election in their county the proposition to issue sal
ork r,,,., - nr;o,.s - tha. h.ff,ii.s 80,
~ for a railroad aud wagon roads--Yes,n or Count
:" honds for u railroad aud wagon rosds-No Sal
lay ia sn,n,v :, 49,. s.,sa X s =. ~ S re M =
ALI ,hs -. =. y, ~. So. ~ - !. - ~ ~. aue,
result of said voting shall he entered apaa the rec