The Placer herald., 1862-09-13

repair, and to renew them VIII, destroyed. Any
person contracting. or employed. TO keep SUI b
roads and bridges in repair. shall have the right
| to make use OF any gravel or dirt, Tor improving
| the roais, which may be absolutely necessary,
from any adjacent unmproyed lands. and il
damages he claimed. they my be asccriain,d
| and awarded in the same manner rs is provided
| in this Act for ascerttining and awarding dam
ages in LAYING out new roads
SEC II. The Board Of Supervisors OF the
! County OF Placer are hereby empowered to levy
an annual road tax on all able bodied men, he
tween the .ges OF twenty-one and fifty years. not
! to exceed the sum OF two dollars to each male in
| habitant between the ages aforesaid; and it is
hereby esprci.lly P.ovided. that the Tax required
to b" paid in this Sc, toh shall be paid exclusively
! in money.
SEC rs. The Board of Supervisors sh III Cause
! blank road tax receipts to he issued. umb,rcd.
AMI signed by the President OF the Board. and
countcrsigned by the Clerk thereof. Said receipts
when 50 prepared. shall be delivered to the Treas
urcr OF said county aud his receipt taken there
Tor, nj filed ny The Clerk of The Board OF Super
visor, IN his oil.c. The Ire e,>ur'r shall deliver
such numbers ol said tax rcce to the Collector
or Coil ctOrs. from time TO time. ~ miy he re-
CURED. and the Treasurer and Collector, or Col
| lclors shall account Tor the same AS Tor SO much
| cash
SEC. 20. If any Collector Shall sell any road
| tax receipts without being signed. d ,tcd and
! Tiled up. ith ink. which shall not have been
l. ued hy the Board or Supervisors or shall neg
let or refuse. to perform any of the duties inn
posed upon him by this Act he sh I'll. in addition
to his liability therefor on his official bond. he
deemed guilty Of II mis,lemeaner. aud, on convic
tion thereof. shall be punished 10y a fne, not ex-
ceedng five hundred dollars. or by Imprisonment
in the county jail, not exceeding six months, or
by both such fine and Imprisonment.
SEC. 80. If any person shall obsruct any pub
lie highway in the county of Pl,cer. by telling
InV tr,.t thp v n llrin
obstruction thereon, or damaging deepening or
digging Il creek, or river, or its banks, so us to
destroy ford or crossing. or shall wll!ully de-
slroy any bridge. or causeway, or remove. or
Cause to be removed. any plank or timber there
from. or cut down. or injure, any tree. planted or
growing as IL shade tree. in any pablc highway,
sl h person or persons shall be deemed guilty of
| II IN sdcmeanor, and. on conviction thereof shall
be fined, in any sum not less than twenty dollars
and not exceeding five hundred dollars, in the
d cretiOn OF the Court.
| SEC 81. Ali fines collected under the provisions
OF this Act shall be lid into the County Trcasu-
ry. for the of the Road District in which the
same WAS collected. and shall be subject to the
order and control of the Board OF Comni ssioners
of such Distrc.
SEC. 80. The Board of Supervisors Of Placer
Count p sh Ill have power to levy q property tax,
for ro ul purposes. which shall not exceed five
cents on e,icn hundred dollars, to be levied aud
collected ut the same tmn, and in the same man-
ner as other property taxes are COLLECTED. Pr0pi-
ded that all moneys collected under the Irovls
ions OF this section shall he paid into the County
Treasury, and subj ct to the order OF the Board of
omm ssiOners. tor the sulc Use OF the particular
District in which such moneys have cen collect
ed.
SEC 49, The terms of office of Commissioners
elec ed under this Act. shall commence on the
fir d,y OF Deccmbtr, n. ID. eighteen hundred
aud sixty-two; prODided, that when contracts
n % h pu "A a. n .rpt into Inv the DrpSpnt HOurt q,
Commissioners und + the existing laws, the Road
Comm s.ionri for any such District sh Ill not en-
t,r upoh the discharge of his duties uii,r this
Act uill the term "f such conirAct is ended.
SEC 81 In case Il vacancy snail occur in the
Office OF Ro.d Commissioner ia aly District. thc
Board of supervisors shall appoint some compe'-
tent perso tn ill such ,nty Tor the ot tncr Of
the uncXpirrd term, and untl his successor Is
elected and uu ,e'i. and such p rson III I'll in all
cases comply with the provisions OF this Act
SEC 30 The provisions OF this Act shall not
apply tn the town OF Auburn. exc apt So Lar rs
they do not conflict with the provisions OF IN
Act p,ss"i ut the the thirteenth session OF the
Legislatures, entitled an Act concerning 10 "lS
and Streets in the Town of Aunu,n, nor snail
anything in this Act be Construed so as I" alter,
amend, or r"prIl amy portions OF said Act.
SEC. SO. Each kOad Commissioner shall keep n
book in whicn hr shall record IL full anl complete
account OF his dongS us Commissioner. Including
II statement of the number OF days or ptrIs Of
day. he himself has been engaged in his official
duties The character ana kind OF work done, the
portion of road or roads repaired. the nun'er
OF persons employed. the length OF time each has
labored in making repairs. and the nature OF sIch
rep ,irs. the quantity cost aud place OF using
m ,terial. and generally Il complete Journal OF his
official acts iIom day to day, said book S all
contain il full and minute account of all moneys
drawn from the District Fund, and how by him
expended, said hook shall he kept ut the resi-
dencp or Office OF the Commissioner. and shll he
open to the inspect on OF tax payers. residents
within th" District ut all reasonable times. At
each ;eYular session Of the Board of Supervisors
The Commsso Ter shall. at the slme time he pre-
spnts his account, required by this Act. also
present, for the inspection OF the Board, his said
book
SIC. 81. Any citizen and tax payer of a Ro I'd
District may present Il petition to the Board OF
Sup rvisorS, showing that the Road Commission
| cr in their District has or does moi dischIrg" his
duties mpartialIy. and thercupon the 3o.rl snail
take action thereon. and may make such order or
direction, to the Road Commissioner. is n"ces.
sary to insure imparii.liiy in the prrioimanc Of
his official duties.
SEC. 80. All Acts, and parts of Acts, in co
hicl with The provisions OF this Act are hrrei y
repealed, SO lar rs the same relate to PlIcer
County.
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