The daily Butte record., 1858-05-18

time and in the same manner as the property and
poll xes said county assessed aud collected
H. this fund the the Treasurer of the county shall
place the surplus revenue OF the county II any end
the fund created under this is hereby denominated
the special Road Fund.-" and the bonds shsu be
drawn payable out Of that fund. -. =
SEC ii The County Treasurer OF said county shall
apart out of said fund, sufficient sum to pay
the interest a. IL may fall due; and fthere should
be deficiency in said fund, he shall pay the the Et
deficiency blu Of the General County FUND" and
replace the amount from the "Specisf kosd Fund {
SIC i2 Thomas wsllsJ. W Mason. and NJ
Pence. of Butte county are hereby constituted and
appointed Board Of Wagon Road Commissioners,
who shall "a practicable caused to be loca-
ted, improved or constructed public wagon road
| from Oroville, Butte county. passing thence via
| what is now called Mendenhalrs Ranch, over the
best and rost practicable route to the southeast
i side OF Middle Feather River, and from the north
side OF said river thence over the shortest and most
practcsble route to and intersectng the dividing
line between Butte and rrmas counties, where the
i Bidwell and American Valley road passes Said
Commissioners shall also cause TO bs lecsted, i'm
proved or constructed a public wagon road from
Ot oyille passing thence the shortest and most
practicable route via. Pence's Ranch, to and inter
secting the 0roville and Honey Lake road on
the northwest side of Feather eiver at the dividing
Il line between Butte and Pumas counties Aud the
said commissioners in locating and establishing each
OF sa'i roads saaii take INTO eons'desation the m
: provements and invest nents that have now been
T made TO accommodate the travelling public, and
, also the accommoda datOn OF any town or village To-
Gated along the line of the present estahlshed
routes Aud said comnfis ssioners are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to expend on each OF said
roads, the OF fourteen thousand dollars in the
survey location and Of the same, which
thus oprated for each road ia hereby
pledged and hypothecsted as an inyiolsbe fund for
the completion Of the same, on the line OF the routes
before indicated When either both of said
roads shall have been completed the surplus of the
L fund for such road roads, the case may be- or
that may arise from the two thousand dollar fund,
shall be expended by the Board Of Supervisors of
/ said county in the improvement OF any public road
n now established in said county, as they may think
just and proper, and for the Improvement of such
public road roads said surplus is hereby pledged
,ft The Surveying engineering necessary to he lone
ia locating and constructing said roads by said COM
shall be done by the county Surveyor or
- under his supervision No tell road or any other
X road or investment therein now constructed or In
process of construction, or that shall hereafter be
,e constructed, shall be purchased under this Act
"a sEc Is. Any two of said commissioners appointed
+, under the provisions of this act hereby author
Of ICED and empowered to make contracts and to all
n acts and thing. herein contemplated and necessary
al To be done; nj the shall bs efectual and
of valid 4 If n,de by all such commissioners
20 SEC "a Said Commissioners shall have prepared
n plans and spec Of ths character grade ana
r dime nsons OF said roads, and as they shall nave
or been fully prepared and settled for each road they
,d shall advertise for at least ten days In newspaper
s in Butte county. for sealed proposals for the per.
r fornancs OF the work to he done in improving and
ne constructing SAID roads Said contract or contracts
I'm each road shall be let out in sections of one ten
,a or more miles in length Said bids shall specify the
a. rates at which the work will be done, pavaoie in
ty bonds issued under this act ut par vaue and also
ri. shall after opening the proposals that may be
he cevsd the work by contract to the lowest aud
most responsible bidder or bidders provided that
IL, il none OF the bids be satisfactory to the Conmis
a, oners then the Comm souers may advertise again
IA for sealed proposals. and provided further that the
h. bi ider or bidders shall give bonds in double
la the amount of their contract, with two more
n suret cs to be approved by the Commissioners and
"A conditioned for the faithful perform of such
contract aud in of the failure the part of
81 accepted bidder to give satisfactory security then
Ut the Commissioners may, in their discretion, accept
IN the next lowest bid
IA src Is Said Comm ssionsrs are hereby required
n to keep minute account of all expenses tn ~ may
10 be made on the survey, location aad construction OF
said roads and to report the same to the Board OF
Supervisors OF said county, at such times as they
ia may re luire ami they further autho lied and
required such roads to be located Improved
"a and construct d. ~ far AZ practicable, by the hst
day Of December of ths present yearpand the loca-
ton of the said roads the letting of the contracts
and the construction of the same. shall be done by
numbered on the line OF each
It route the order hereinheors designated; Com
A mencng at Oroville aud running thence on the line
of the proposed route to its terminus The contracts
| shall be let and the work commenced as soon as
1. practicable.
,e liability created in constructing or improving said
n roads the same all be certified by the Commis
sioner the Board of Supervisors OF said county
who thereupon cause the bonds to be issu sd
provided in section 7th of thi. act, which bonds,
"a the thereof, shall be applied to the pay
IA meut of said contract or eoptracts according to
"a their terms and to this end the Board of Supervi
In said county authorized 10 nave sai boni-
N cashed to meet the payment Of any contractor con
r. tracts and otherwise, provided said bonds shai
4 not be casbe4 at discount greater than ten pei
r. cent
al Ssc II Tho Go u. missioners either Of them
no ting under by virtue of this act shall not, either
RS directly indirectly be in any manner Interested
40 in nv contract Undertaking, either for supplies
he materials otherwise, in the construction I'M
d. provenent of said reads. Any violation o this
ei ton shall be deeiped misdeneanor; and upon con
viction thereqE before any competent tribunal, shall
ty be enca in Any sum not than one thousand dol
OF lars.
"a sgc Is, Any expenditures made or contracts en-.
OF tered into by said Comw ssioners beyond the am
ay bonds Appropriated and authorized to be issued
ge this act for the seads placed under their super
Dl. visions, shall be null and void.
he SIC ~ The compensation OF each Commi ssiOner
ue shall six dollars per day for actual service pays
of BILE In bonds issued upIer this Act. Said Comnis
or shall certify to the Of amount OF
each to the Board of Supervisors in said county who
raj shall audit the If correct, aud order it to be
paid: rovided that the amount allowed a. compen
ation each Commissioners shall not exceed in the
Is aggregate six hundred dollars in any ono year
IN $50 20 should vacancy, from death or resigna'
ty ton occ cur In the Board OF ommssioners before
the objects Of this Act shall have been carried
Of the vacancy shalt be filled by appointment by
the Board OF Supervisors of said couuty and such
,rs person persons appointed shall have, and are
hereby invested with all duties, responsibilities and
authority o. that office, a. it lie had been appointed
10 by this act originally.
10 sro u The bonds that are required to be issued
i'd under this Act shall not be issued except upon
er proposento 70 issue said bonds to the electors OF
Butte county at the next general election, the Y,
~ jority of this electors voting upon said proposition
shall be in favor of issuing said bonds Sni to give
full AID effect to this Act it is hereby made the
duty of the Board of Supervisors OF said county to
submit to the Qualned electors at the next general
election in their county the proposition to issue said
~ bonds. Those voting for said propositions shall have
.h written or printed ON their ballots County bouds
10 for C railroad aud wagon roads-Yes," or County
ss bonds, foy railroad and wagon roads-No y said
vote shall be eanvassed by the board of Cavasers OF
II, said county at the same time and in the manner as
the votes cast tor state and county officers aud the
result OF said voting shall DO entered upon the
\ orts OF the Board OF Canvasssers and said propo
IA stiqn shall receive majority of said votes shall
be lawful to issue said bonds and not Otherwise for