The daily Butte record., 1858-05-26


same shall be assessed spd collected at the same
time aud in the manner a. the property ana
poll taxes in said county assessed and collie tel
To this fund the The Treasurer of the county shall
place the surplus revenue OF the county If any and
the fund created under this Is hereby denomnated
the special Road Fund" and the bonds shall De
drawn payable out of that fund.
SEC. ii The County Trea urer of said county shall
set apart out Of said fund, sufficient sum to pay
the interest it may fall dCei and ifthere should
be a deficiency in said fund he shall pay the the
deficiency bu Of the general County Fund and
replace the amount from the Special Road Fund
when collected
SEQ ~ Thomas wells,J w. Mason, and NJ:
Pence of Butte county, are hereby constituted and
appointed 4 Board of Wagon Road Commissioners,
who shall soon a. practicable, caused to be ioca
ted improved or constructed, Infblic wagon road
from Oroville, Butte county. passing thence VIA !
what Is called Mcndenhall's Ranch, over the |
best aud most practicable rou'e to the southeast
side of Middle Feather River, aud from the north |
side Of said river, thence over the shortest and most
practicable route to and irtersecting tho dividing
line between Butte and Plunas counties, where the
Bidwell and American Valley road passes sad
Commi ssiOners shall also TO be located. im
| proved or constructed, public wagon road from
OOville passing thence over the shortest ana most
practicable route via. PeDces Ranch to aud inter
| secting the Oroville and Honey Lake road on
the northwest side Of Feather ever at the dividing
| line between Butte and Plumas counties And the
said commissioner "A 10 eating aud establishing each
Of sad roads shall take into consideration the i'm.
| prOyements and invest nents that have now been
/ made to accommodate the travelling public. aud
also the accommodation of any town or village 10
Gated along the line of the present esttbli shed
routes. Aud said commissioners are hereby au-
thorized and empowered ~ expend on each OF said
roads, the oil fourteen thousand dollars in the
survey. location and construction ol the same, which
amounts thus appropriated for each road Is hereby
pledged and h. hypothecated as inv olabc fund for
the completion Of the the line of the routes
hereiHbefore indicated. When either OF It of said
roads shall have been completed, the strpu, of the
fund for such road roads, as the may be, or
that may arise from the two thou lnd dollar fund,
hall ia Hal hN "a Nm taf.rz nj
said county ia the improvement OF any public road
now established in said county, they may think
just ami proper, and for the Improvement of such
public road roads said surplus is hereby pledged
RI The Surveying engineering necessary to be lone
in locating and c0rsructrg sail roads by SAID com
mssioner-, slf, be done by the county Surveyor or
under his supervision. No toll road any other
road or investment therein, now constructed or in
n process of constructions or that shall hereafter be
constructed, shall be purchased under th, Act.
A SEC Is Any two of said comn'i ssGucrs appointed
under the provisions OF This act, hereby author
f isrd and empowered to make contracts aud to all
: sets and thing herein contemplated ami necessary
TO be done, and the same shall bs efsctual aud
f valid AS If made 10y all such commiSso
= SEC u Said Conmi ssionsrs shall have prepared
plans AMI specifications of this character, grade and
p dimensions of said roads, and they ,h Ill have
been fuly prepared. and settled for each road. the,
shall advertise for at least ten di, in -pape
3, in Butte county for sealed proposals fr the per
fprmlncc of the work to In done in i'm growing aud
9 constructing sa roads Said contract or contract
each road shall be let out in sections of one. ter
or more miles IN length Stt btS shall specify the
/. rates at which the work will he done, PAYABLE il
bonds is-nel unler this act Mt par value, aud a.c
l. at what rates payable in ca Sh. The Commissioner
shall, after opening the proposals that may be re-
ceive let the worN by contract To the lowest
most Responsible bidder Cr bidders provided. tina
|. IT none of the bid= be satisfactory to the Commits
sionerS, then the CouIn siousrs may advers" again
ar sealed proposals. AMI provided hrthcr. THAT t,
accepted b ier bid ers shall give bonds in double
. the mount of tn sir contract. with two NOR,
!, surct a.. TO he approved by tho Commissioners ant
| ppu n.i I,r .nr farm ma .f- -lsI
# contract and In OF the filure the part OF
4. accepted bidder to give stiac .ory security, thci
# the COMMITS may, in their discretion. accrp
N the next lowest bid.
4 SEC Ii, Sail Commis sioncrs are hereby require,
to keep minute account of all expenses tn 1t ~ i!
he IN l1e on the survey location ald construction
sad roads, aud to report the same to the Board %
a. supervisors Of said county, At such times "a the!
A may iuire aud shey arcsfurther autho lied an,
required to cause ROAD, t. be located, improve,
A AMI cDntruct i. IA far ~ practca'ie ny tns liz,
, day of December of tho present year AMI the loca
tun OF the sud roads the lettng of Tia. contracts
AMI the construction of the same. shall be done b.,
sections. consecuVely numbered on the line of eicl
Il route, IN the order hereinbcfprs designated; Com
4 menciug at Oruviile. an1 running thence on the linz
Of ths proposed route tn its terminus The contract
shall be let AMI the work e. n nsnc,d aS soon a
. practicable
SkC. 10 In payment of any contract demand o
"a liability created in constructing improving sal
# roads, the s,me sh all be certified by the Co minis
sonerS 10 the Boari of Supervisors Ot said county
. who shalt thereupon cause the bombs to he issue
provided N section 'lh Oi this act, when bonds ~
a the proceeds thereof shall be applied to the pay
A nrut of said contract contracts, according I,
their terms, and tn this tu thn Bptri Of Supervi
surs in said county authorized to have said bond
n cashed, to meet the pa ,nt nf any contract eon
rsct, and not otherwise pr5yi led said bonds sbal
/ not bs ca,hel at discupnt greater than ten pc
= cent
4 SEC. H. The Comm s,ioners. e ther Of them, ac
ting unler by virtue of this act shall not, eithr
directly or indirectly, hc in manner Iuters,t t.,
in any contract or Undertaking either for supplies
A tArl l.n a. NasF.g a. IN
provement Of said reads. Any violation ot this soc
A ton shall 10, deemed a mis- ielneanar aud upon con
viction ereof, before any competent tribunal shal
be fined in any sum not less than one thousand dol
II lars.
- Sac. IS Any expen iitures ma lie, contracts en-
# tered into by said Comm soners beyond the am N
of bombs appropriate aud authorized tn h, ISSUED
by this act fsr the roads placed unier their super
. visions shall be uulI and void
SIC. 10, The compenSi Siton OF .act Comnii ssone
shall be six dollars per day for actual service ptya
# BILE in bonds issued under this Act, said tommi'
n soners shall certify to the CORRECTNESS of amount %
each 10 the Bo Ard of supervisors in said county who
i shall audit the same if correct, ana order it to- b.
paid; provided that the amount allowed a. compen
saion to each Commissioner, shall not exceed in tn,
: aggregate six hundred dollars in any one year
. SEo. 20 should a vacancy. from death or resi- gua
. ton occur in the Board OF Commissioners. bei1rC
the objects of this Act shall have been carried out
: ~ vacancy shall be filled by an appointment, 10y
- the Boat Of Supervisors Of faid county. and sucl
person or person> appointed, shall have, aud arr
r hereby invested with all sutieS re'ponso "hes ana
authority OF that office, as II h5 had bsen sPpointes
by this act orig inaly.
n SEc n The bonds that are required to be issued
4 under this Act shall not be issued, except upon
r propositionto to issue said bonds to the electors OF
Butte coanty, at the next general election, the
jority Of tbs electors voting upon SAID proposition
shall be infavor of issuing said bombs; sna to give
full orce and effect to this Act, it is hereby made the
duty of the Board of Supervisors Of said county to
submit to the qualified electors, at the next general
election in their county the proposition to issue said
bonds Those voting Tor said propositions shall have
akNsk ttata ll..s.
: for a railroad aud wagon roads-Yes," or County
= bonds, Tor a railroad AMI wagon roads-No ~ said
vote shall bs canvsSsed by the board of CAvassers
said county at tue same time Ani in the m manner As
the votes east toe State AMI county officers and the
result OF said voting shall be catered upon the rec.
orts OF the Board of CanvassSers aud f sid propo
stion sha receive a m1jority of s,d votes It shall