The daily Butte record., 1858-05-22

same shall be assessed ana cOltected AT same
time aud in the same manner as the property and
poll taxes in said county are assessed and cole ted
To this fund the the Treasurer OF the county shall
place the surplus revenue OF the county IL any and
the fund created under this is hereby denominated g
the special Road Fund" and the bonds shall be
drawn payable out OF that fund. lp
SEC IL The County Treasurer of said county shall a
set apart out Of said fund, sufficient to pay
the interest It may fall due; and ifthere should
be deficiency in said fund he shall pay the the I
| deficiency bu of the General County FUND.- and ,
replace tue amount from the Especial Road Fund {
when collected.
SEC IL Thomas wellsJ w. Mason. and NJ
Pence of Butte county, are hereby constituted and
appointed 4 Board Of Wagon Road Commissioners,
who shall as soon as practicable, caused to be loca-
ted improved or constructed, a public wagon road
| from orovilie, Butte county passing thence via
what is called MendenhaIl's Ranch, over the
best and most practicable rouie 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 intersecting the dividing
line between Butte and Plumas counties where the
| BidweIl and American Valley road passes. Said
| Commissioners shall also cause to be located im
| proved or constructed. public wagon road from
Otovlie passing thence the shortest and most
practicable route via. Pence's Ranch, to and inter.
sectng the Orovilie and Honey Lake road on
the northwest side of Feather ever, at the dividing
line between Butte and Plumas counties And the |
said commissioners in locating and each
Of sad roads, shall take into consideration the i'm
provements and invest nents that have now been
utade to ccommodate the travelling public. and
, also the accommodation of any town village To-
Gated along the line of the present establI shed
. routes Ani Sat1 cOmmis sioners hereby au-
r thorized and empowered TO expend each of said
roads the sum of fourteen thousand dollars in the
survey, location and construction of the same, which
amounts thus appropriated for each road is hereby
e pledged and hypothecated an inv olable fund for
the completion Of the the line of the routes
hereiabcfore indicated. When either both Of ssid
roads shall have been completed tho srplus of the
4 fund for such road roads, the may be-
that may arise from the two thousand dollar fund,
y shall be expended BY the Board of Supervisors of
4 said county in the Improvement of any public road
N now established in said county, as they may think
just ami proper, and for the Improvement Of such
public road roads said surplus is hereby pledged
,f The Surveying engineering necessary to be lone
In locating aud constructing said roads by SAID
mssioners shall be done by the county Surveyor
ar under his supervision No toll road any other
X road or investment therein now constructed or in
IN process of construction, that shall hereafter be
le constructed, shall be purchased under this Act.
ID SEC l3. Any two of said commissioners, appointed
&c under the provisions of this act hereby author
Of izrd and empowered to make CONTRACTS and to all
M nets and thing herein col emplated and necessary
ed to he done; and the shall be elfectual and
of valid as II made by all such cOmmissio 1ers.
ge SEC IL Said Commissioners shall have prepared
plans and hcaons of the character grade and
.r Dimensions OF said roads and, they shall have
er been fully prepared aud settled for each road they
nd shall aivertise for at least ten days in spaper
in Butte county for sealed proposals for the per-
formance of the work to be done in i'm rowing and
he constructing roads Said contract contracts
In each road shall be let out in sections of one
he more miles in length. Said bids shall specify the
"A rates at which the work will be done, PAYABLE in
y bonds issued under this act. at par value and also
h. AZ rates payable IN cash the
ri shall alter opening the proposals that may be
ceivei let the WORK by contract to the lowest and
most responsible bidder or bidders provided, that
vi none Of the bids be satisfactory to the Commits
ds soners. then the Commi may advertise
lid for sealed proposals and provided iurther that the
he accepted bidder or bidders shall give bonds in double
Die the amount of their contract. with two more
m suret to be approved BY the Com ssoners and
"a conditioned for the faithful perform of such
of contract and in of the failure the part of
rs accepted bidder to give satisfactory security then
pt the Commissioners may in their discretion, accept
i'm the next lowest bid
i'd SEC Is, Said Commis soners are hereby required
In to keep minute account of all expenses that may
tie he made the survey location ald construction o
w. said roads and to report the to the Board o
se supervisors of said county, at such times they
i'd may luire and shey further autho lied and
ch required to such roads to be located
I'D and consruct ID, rs far as practicable, by tho first
day of December Of the present year and the loca
he tion of the said roads the letting of the contracts
IN aud the construction of the same shall be done by
M sections, consecutvey bered the line of each
AT route in the order hereinbefors designated; Com
I'D mencng at 0roville and running thence the line
of the proposed route to its terminus The contract
shall be lot and the work commenced as soon a
IN. practicable.
"a. sEo 10. In payment of any contract, demand oi
be liability created in constructing or improving sale
of roads the same shall be certified by the Commits
sonersto the Board of Supervisors of said county
he who shall thereupon cause the bonds to be issued
~ provided in section 7lh of this act which bonds
he the proceeds thereof shall be applied to the pay
nd ment OF said contract or contracts, according L
nd their terms and to this end the Board of Supervi
all cashed to meet the payment of any contractor con
tracts and not otherwise provided said bonds shal
ID not be cashed at discount greater than item pc
ar. cent.
nd SIC IL. The commissioners, either of them, &C
ting under by virtue of this act, shall not ethe
rs directly or indirectly be in any interested
se any contract undertaking, either for supplies
he materials or otherwise, in the construction or I'M
IT, provement o. said reads Any violation of this
ed tioR shall be deemed msdeuleapori and upon con
viction thereof before any competent tribunal shall
y be fined in any sum not less than one thousand dol
OF lars.
Se sRc is, Any expenditures made, or contracts en-
of tered nto by said Commissioners beyond the am n
of bonds appropriated and authorized to be issue,
ge by this act for the roads placed under their
o. visions, shall be null and void.
he SEC. 10 The compensation 0 each Commissione
shall be six dollars per day for actual service paya
of BILE in bonds issued under this Act Said Comms
for soners shan certify to the correctness of amount
al each to the Board of Supervisors m said county whC
raj shall audit the same IL correct and orderit to b.
paid provided that the amount allowed AZ compen
tie saon to each Commissioned, shall not exceed in the
is aggregate six hundred dollars in any one year
IN. sEo. 20 Should a vacancy, from death or resgna
,ty tion occur the Board of Commissioners befor,
the objects of this Act shall have been carried out
Of the vacancy shall be 6illed BY appointment b,
10 the Board OF Supervisors of said county, and sucf
ars person persons appointed, shall have aud
or hereby invested with all duties responsibilities AND
authority OF that office, he had been appointed
IN. by this act originally.
to sEo2i The bonds that are required to be issued
,iJ under this Act shall not be issued except upon
ter propositionto issue said bonds to the electors
Butte county, at the next general election, the m
jority of this electors voting upon said proposition
'ss shall be in favorof issuing said bonds and to give
full orce and effect to this Act 1t is hereby made the
duty of the Board Of Supervisors Of said county tc
submit to the qualified electors at the next general
election in their copaty the proposition to issue said
~ bonds Those voting Cor said propositions shall have
oh written or printed on their ballots County bouds
70 for railroad aud wagon roass-Yes," or County
hs bants for a railroad and wagon rqads-No" 4" Said
vote shall be canvassed BY the board of Csvasers
said county, at the same time and in the
the votes cast fer State and county officers and the
result Of said voting shall be entered upon the rec
ords OF the board of Canvasssers and II said propo
i'd - sJo,ly Q. saiu votes, sheu
ed - " sNue ssia oohis ahd not otherwse, toi