The Placer herald., 1870-04-30
AN ACT

AN AL
TO create n Bridge Fund'in the County oi
Placer, and to authorize the levy of a
tax therefor.
The People of the State of California, repre-
sented in Senate and assembly, do enact
as follows:
SECTION l. The Board Of supervisors Of
the County Of Placer, when they levy tsxes
for county purposes each year, are hereby
authorized and empowered to levy, on the
taxable property of each township 10 taid
county, tax not exceeding twenty cents On
each hundred dollars, to constitute q bridge
fund for the respective townships Of said
county.
SEC. 2. Said tax may be levied on The
taxable property Of one or more or oil of the
respective townships OF said county, and
shall be levied, assessed and collected as
other taxes are levied and collected, and
when paid into the treasury, shall be placed
by the Treasurer in fund for each township,
to be called the Bridge Fund for said town
ship.
SEQ 3. Ii in any year the said Board shall
be OF the opinion that any one or more Of
said townships do not require said tax to be
levied. either because no such fund is re-
quired in said township, or because there
is already sufficient money 10 the fund 10
said township, they shall not levy said tax
in said township or townships for that year.
Sec 4. Said Board shall, at their regular
meeting each year, when taxes are levied,
appoint in each township in said county
one Bridge Commissioner, who shall within
ten days after receiving notification Of his
appointment, take an oath that he will
faithfully discharge the duties OF his Office
AS Bridge Commissioner, and file the came
with the Auditor of said county, and when
said oath is thus filed shall enter on the
discharge Of the duties of his office.
SEC S. Whenever petition OF citizens
Of said township is presented TO said Com
missioner, asking that bridge or bridges
in said townships to be built or repaired, said
Commissioner shall, if he deem the work
necessary, post three notices 10 three pub
lie places in the township, asking for pro-
posals for constructing or repairing said
bridge or bridges, TO bs delivered to him
within three weeks thereafter. Said notices
shall describe the work 10 be done, and The
place where; and the proposals shall state
The full price for which the person propos-
ing will do the work and furnish all mate
rials.
SEC. 6. At the time for opening The
proposals any citizen Of the township may
be present, and the Commissioner shall
open the same. and shall accep: the propo-
sal Of the lowest bidder, if, in bis opinion,
said bid is not too high; and shall then con.
tract with him, in writing, to do the work.
rbe contract shall contain clause that only
one-half Of the amount to be paid shall
be paid as the work progresses, and that
the remainder shall be paid when the work
is completed and accepted by the Commits
sioner.
SEC. 7. No contract shall be let or pro-
posaIs made unless there is at the time suf
tclent money in the Bridge Fund Of the
township to pay for the same.
SEQ. 8. When money is required out OF
the fund, as above provided, the Comms.
sioner shall draw an order on The Treasurer
shall be counter signed by the Auditor be-
fore the same is paid. The Auditor shall
not countersign any such order unless there
is money in the fund to pay the same. The
order shall state what fund the money 10 10
be paid from, and for what work done.
SEC. 8. All contracts shall be drawn
10 triplicste, and the Commissioner shall
keep one aud file one with the Auditor of
the county; and the Auditor shall not coun.
lcrsign any order unless the amount thereof
is due on the contract. The Auditor shall
keep au account Of each fund, and the
amounts drawn lherefrom, and of The amounts
drawn on each contract as the work pro-
crosses.
SEC. 10. The Commissioner shall not
receive any pay for bis services, but
the Board Of Supervisors may allow him,
out Of the Bridge Fund Of bis district,
bis necessary expenses 10 travelling in The
performance Of bis duties.
SEC. IL. IF any person, appointed as
Commissioner, refuses TO act, or if the Com
missioner resign, or bis office becomes va.
cant from any cause, the Board of Super
visors may, at any meeting Of the Board,
appoint another in his place.
SEC. ~ All Acts or parts Of Acts 10
conflict With this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec l3. This Act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
Approved February 10th, 1870.
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