The daily Butte record., 1858-05-24

" one per cent every hundred dollars ot assess
Ibie property, ami csptation tax OF ATTY cents on
III perIn. tina. are liable To pay poll tax, and the
,Ame shall be assessed ap1 collected az the same
lime ani In the manner ss the property and
poll taxes in said county are Assessed ana
r. this f1nd the the Treasurer Of the county shal
place the surpus revenue OF the county. If any and
the fund created under this is hereby denominated
the Special Road FUND.- and the bonis shall De
drawn pa ~ able out Of that fund.
SEC IL The County frea urer of sald county SHAH
set part out Of said fund sufficient sum u pay
the interest As it may fall dee an1 fthere should
be a deficiency in said fund, he shall pay the the
deficiency ba Of the "Generai County Fund, and
replace the amount from the Special Road Fund
when collected
Pene. OF Bate county are hereby constituted and
appointed Board of Wagon Road Commissioners
who stall, soon a. practicable, caused 10 be loca
ted improved constructed, a public wagon ROAD
from 0r0viIIe, Butte eounty, passing thence via
what is now called Mendenhalls 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 the shortest and most
practicable route To and ioteIsecting thu dividing
line between Butte and Plumis Counties where the
Bidwell and American Valley road passes. Said
Commi oners snail also csuse to be located, im
proved or constructed. public wagon roai from
OioVilie passing thence over the shortest aud most
practicable route via. PeDce's Ranch to and inter
sectng the oroville and Honey Lake road on
the northe side of Feather ever at the dividing
line between Butte and piunas counties. Aud the
said coni -sioners ia locating and establishing each
of sad roads. shall take into considerations the i'm
| prdyements and invest nents that have now been
| made to accommodate the travelling public aud
also tlfs accommodation of any town village To-
Gated al6ng the lire Of the present established
routes. All sail CON mi -sionsrs hereby au-
thorized anl empowered 10 expetf III each of said
roads, the Of fourteen thou-ani dollars in the
survey. location aud construction Of the amr, winch
amounts thus pratei for each ROAD is hereby
pledged aud hy pothecated As an inv osblc fund for
the copetor ~ the same On the line oi the routes
hereiHbsfJre Indicated. When either or both of SAID
roads shall have been completed the surplus OF the
fund for such road or roads, the case may be, or
that may arise from the two THOUSAND dollar irni
shall be exp-uied by the Board Of SnperftSUts OF
said county in the npr0 0yement OF any public road
now established in said county, as they may think
just aui proper, and for the improvement of such
public ROAD or roads said surplus IL hereby pledged
+ rbe Surveying engineering necessary to b. lone
in lcastng ana constructing sail roads by s.,d cou
nrisS'0rer- SHALL be Jon, by the county surveyor or
r unier his supervision. No toll rOi1 any other
road or investment therein, now con.tructed or in
process of construction, Or that shall hereafter be
, constructed, shall be purchased under this Act.
SEc IS Any two of said commissioners appointed
under the provisions Of this act hereby author
RI nd AMI empowered To make contracts ani To all
. acts and thing herein eup!atei AMI necessary
to be dVne} anil the shalt bs eHectdll tnl
{ valid as It made by ali such comui $50 3eGs.
SEc IL Stid Commissioners shall have prepared
plans ami specifications of tn, character, grade An
Dimensions Of said roads, and, ~ they sh al have
been fully prepared aud settled for each roi they
shall avsrt'e for at least ten dag ia new is'l"
in Butte county for sealed propo'sls f,r tile per
fJrr ri the work 10 be done in i'm rowing dnd
constructing ~ road. Said contract or contract
each roi shall be let out in section. of one TEL
more miles in length Said bids shall pretty th'
rates at which the work will be done. PAYABLE il
bonds issued unler this act at par value and ai,'
at what rates payable in cash. Fh- ComtfisSiCner
= shall alter opening the proposals that may he re
q ceved. let the WORK by contract tn the wvstan
most responsible bidder or bidders provid'd, TIA
IL none of the bids be satisfactory to the Commis
sio0ers then the Comm -siousrs may advertise agt
for sealed proposals. anl provided further that TIA
Al LIZ t.fal. Il
- the mount of their contract. with two % NOR
suret tn bc approved by the Com nission.rs, an
: eoaitioned for the faithful perform ace ot sucl
# contract; and In OF the failure TIA part OF a.
Il accepted biller to give satisfactory security the
II the Commissioners may in their discretion, accr
n the next lowest bid.
4 Sac II, Sail Com is,ion,rS are hereby require
!, to keep minute account of all expenses that IN
he m ,ds on thv survey location al contraction
said roads. ami to report ths u the BJari q
~ Supervisors Of said county. At >u Ia tune, the
may re iuire and :aey arc further authD lhel an
required TO cause such roI /, u be lncitei m rove
AMI con.trlct i, as far a. practicable, by the H.
day vi December of tina present year and the lpca
ton VI tAs SAID roads tue iatlng "t tha contract
AMI the construction OF 10 same. shd bs dpue b
sections, cOnsccutlyely nl brrei on the ns of otc
4 route, in the order hersinbefIrs designate Goa
4 mencing at Orovile. ami running thtnce ON the lin
of til. proposed route to its terminus tn" contract
shall be lot AMI tle work cbnA .ncel a. soOL a
/. practlcthle.
/. Skc ID. Ia ptymest Of any contract, demtnl o
e liability creatsl in constrg ;tng or improving Su
# roads, the same Sh All be certih;l by II. Cpnmi'
sioners TO the Bpari of supervisors of sui county
10 who shal thereupou cause thI bonds to Gs l,saei
provided IN section 7th Of thi, act gh ch bonds,
e the proceeds thereof, sh.u be apple 10 .he pay
d uent of said contract or contracts, according t
a their tarms; AMI To this end the Boari of Superv
sors in said county authorized to have SAID bon
cashed to set the payment of any contract or
tracts. aDd not otherwise, pruv led said bonis sha
4 not be caihel at Iiscount grsller than zen pc
r cent.
a SIC. II. The Com nissioners, taer of them &c
ting under ar by virtue Of this act, shall not cthe
= directly indirectly, be in any miuDsT iDterc-te
in any contract lertakins either Tor supple.
~ materials or otherwise in the e3n'truct"n or la
proycmsnt of said reads. Auy violation ot this sec
a tion shall he deemed M sdemeanor, ant upon con
vction ereof before any competent tribunal. ShI
y he hnei IN any sum not less than one thousand dol
II lars.
;, SRo IS Any expenditures ma le or contracts en-
If tered nto by said Comm s,ionerS, beyOh the an
y at bonds appropriate aud authorized to be issue
by this act fee the roads placed und5r their ,Jpe
J. visions, shall be null and void.
q Stc 10 The c1mPeusation OF zach Commi s-ione
shall be six dollars per DAY for actual service. ptyi
IF BILE in bonds sSued un Ter this Act said tomm
sioners shall certify to the correctness of amount
each to the Board of supervisors in said county vii
ii shall audit the IL correct, ami order II To b
paid: provided that the amount allowed aS eomper
sation to each Comms sh al. not exceed in IN
Is aggregate six hundred dollars in any one year
!. sEC 20 Should vacancy, from i-ath or rssiyni
v ton occur in thr Board of Comm ssiouerS befpr
. the objects of th,s Actshal have been carried out
II the vacancy shall be diled by appointment b
the Board of Snpery Of said eognty. aud sue
-s person or persons 50 appointed shall have and ar
r hereby invested With all duties, responsibilities
authority OF that once, as II he had been spPointe
l. by this act originally
% c,2l The bonds that are required to be issue
under this Act, shall not be issued, except upon
If proposition to issue said bonds to the electors
Butte county, at the next general election, the
jority of ths electors voting upon said proposition
shall be in favor Of issuing said bonds; aud To civ
full orce aad effect to this Act, it hereby ,de Tia
duty Of the Board of Supervisors OF said county &
submit to the qualified electors at the next genera
election in their count. the proposition to issue s4
boais Those voting for said propositions shA all bav
written or printed on their ballots County bOu Is
! ! for railroad and wagon roads--Yssn ~ or Count
. bonds, for railroad aud wagon roads No " sal,
vote sh al, be eaavassed by the board of CaV
said county. at the same tias ami in the .