The Kanzas news., 1859-03-19
LAWS OF KANSAS.

LAWS OF KANSAS.
AN ACT to provide for Locating and Working
Highways.
big of the Territory Of Kansas
Section !. The supervisors of the several
towns in this Territory shall. by virtue of
their Office, be the commissioners of high
ways in their respective towns, and shall
have the care and superintendence of the
highways and bridges therein; and it shall
be their duty, 4, To give directions for the
repairing of the roads and bridges within
their respective towns. e. To regulate the
roads already laid out, and to alter such of
them as they shall deem inconvenient.-
3, To cause such of the roads used as high
ways as have been laid out. but not sufi-
eiently described, and such as have been
lawfully laid out and used as such, up TO
the present time, but not fully and sufi-
ciently recorded, to be ascertained described
and entered ON record in the town clerk s
Office. 4, To cause bridges, which are or
may be erected over streams intersecssng
highways, to be kept in repair. 5, To di-
vide their respective towns into so many
road districts as they shall Judge conven-
lent, and specify every such division in
writing under their hands, to be recorded
in the Office of the town clerk, in book
kept for that purpose; but no such division
shall be made within ten days next preced-
ing the annual town meeting. 6, To as
sign to eachCof the said road districts such
of the inhabitants liable to pay taxes on
highways as they shall think proper, hav-
ing regard to The nearness of residence as
much as practicable. a., To require the
overseer of highways, from time to time,
and as often as they shall deem necessary,
to perform any of the duties required of
them by law. 8, To assess the highway
taxes in their respective towns, in each year
as provided by law.
Sec. e. The supervisors shall have pow
er, in the manner and under the restrictions
hereinafter provided, to lay out and estab-
lish, upon actual survey, such new roads
in their respective towns as they may deem
necessary and proper; and to discontinue
such old roads as shall appear to them to
have become unnecessary.
Sec. 8. The. supervisors of each town
shall render to the board of auditors, au-
thorized by law to settle their ascounts, at
| the annual meeting of such board, in each
year, statement in writing containing 1,
The amount of highway taxes assessed,
and the amount which has been collected in
their town. 2, The amount of tax collect
ed in money. and the amount paid in labor.
| 8, The manner in which any moneys rails
ed by the town for the improvement or
| building of roads or bridges therein have
been disbursed, and the particulars of such
disbursement; and 4, An estimate of the
sum necessary to be raised by the town for
the improvement of roads and bridges there
in for the ensuing year, specifying the i'm
provements required.
/ Sec. 4. The said board of auditors shall
cause such statement to be presented at the
then ne1t annual town meeting, and such
meeting may vote for the raising of such
sum, for the improvement of the roads and
bridges within the town, as a majority Of
the electors present shall deem necessary;
and the sum so voted shall be levied and
collected in the same manner as other town
i taxes.
Sec 8. 1t shall be the duty of the over.
seers of the highways, 1, To repair and
keep in order the highways within the sew
eral districts for which they shall have been
elected or appointed respectively. 2, TIC
notify all persons assessed to pay highway
taxes, of the time when and where labor
will be received in payment for such taxes
8. To collect all highway taxes as required
by law, and to execute all lawful orders oi
the supervisors.
Sec 6. Whenever the amount of high
way tax assessed by the supervisors in any
district shall be deemed insufficient to keep
the roads therein In repair, the Overseer ol
such highway may. upon an application in
writing, sigued by majority of the inhab-
itants liable to pay highway taxes in such
district, make another assessment on the
taxable property In said district, In the
same proportion and not exceeding one
third of the amount assessed in the same
year by the supervisors on the inhabitant:
by an overseer, shah be collected and ex
: pended in like manner as highway taxes as
> sesssed by the supervisors are required t.
be collected and expended.
Sec z. The supervisors in each towI
shall cause guide posts, with proper direc
tons, to be erected at the intersection of al
public roads in their town.
| Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the over
seer of highways in each town to maintain
and keep in repair, at the expense of tn,
town, such guide posts as may have beer
: erected by order of the supervisors. withiI
the limits of the district for which they
shall have been respectively elected or ap
pointed.
e Sec. 9. Any overseer of highways may.
he shall deem it necessary. procure goot
and sufficient scraper and plow. or either o
them, for the use of his road district, ant
: pay for the same out of the highway take.
: by him collected.
Sec. 10. If any oversesr shall be employ
: ed more time in executing the several du
!. ties enjoined on him in this chapter, thar
shall be necessary for the payment of hi
highway tax. he shall be paid for the ex
o cess at the rate of one dollar per day, ant
be allowed to retain the same out of tn