Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-01-06

supervisor for that year, who shall
within ten days, and before entering
upon the duties of said office, take an
oath to faithfully discharge the du-
ties of his Office, and if required by
the county commissioners shall en-
ter into bond to the county, with
one or more surcties, in any sum not
exceeding one thousand dollars, to
be approved by the county commits.
sioncrs, to the effect that he will
faithfully y account for all money COM
ing into his hands by virtue of his
office. Proridett, however, if from
any cause there is no election on
the first Monday of April, the su-
pervisor or any taxpayer of the dis
trict may call Il special election by
giving notice rs provided in this Sec
ton, which election shall be held on
the third Monday of the same mouth.
1t shall be the duty of the chairman
and secretary OF such meeting to-
notify the County Auditor in writ
ing, before the next regular meeting
of the Board of County Commission
crs, that the district has elected a
supervisor and give his name in full !;
but i'll case any road district shall
fail to notify the County Auditor
in writing, that they have elected a
supervisor, it shall be the duty of
the County Auditor to report what
districts have failed to elect, to the
County Commissioners at their reg
ular May meeting, and they shall ap-
point supervisors to fill all vacan-
cics in such road districts.
That Section 81 be amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 81. 1t shall be the duty of cv-
cry supervisor of roads, on or before
the first Monday in May, to obtain
the names and make out in alpha
betical order list Of all persons lia-
bic to perform labor on the public
roads residing within his road dis
trict, and file the same with the
County Auditor, whose duty it shall
be to afliX to each name the amount
of taxable property, and the amount
of road tax assessed against each
person residing or owning real and
persona! property therein, and issue
his warrant for the collection there
Of
That Section % be amended to
read as follows:
Sec. %. 1t shall be tho duty of
the Board of County Commission
ers of the several counties at their
May session to levy and assess a road
tax of four dollars on every male per-
son liable to perform labor on the
public roads, between the age of
twcnty-onc and fifty years, except
persons that are Il public charge or
too iniirm TO perform labor, also to
assess not less than two or more
than five mills on every dollars
worth of property as returned by
tho County Assessors, which tax
shall be assessed and collected in la
Dor at the rate of two dollars per day
unless he shall elect to pay the same
in money. Prorided, however, that
all road taxes assessed On the pro-
pcrty of non-rcsidents of the county
may be paid to the Treasurer of the
County at any time before the first
Monday of August of each year.
Section % of the act to which
this is amcndatory shall be amended
to read as follows:
SEC. %. 1t shall be the duty of
the road supervisors to place the
names of all persons liable to perform
road labor, on his list, who shall fail
to produce receipt for the pay
ment of road work by such person
for the current year, and assess the
number of days work to be per.
formed by him, which assessment
shall in all respects be valid as if
made in due time.
Section "a of said act to which |
this is amcndatory, shall be amend
oil so as to read as follows:
SEC. "a. The supervisor must no.
tity every person within his road dis
trict, subject to road labor as afore-
said, to perform the work assessed |
on the public roads within his dis
trict, and if any person subject to !
road labor aforesaid, shall. after three
days notice, either personally or by |
writing left at his usual place of
abode by the supervisor, or by any
other person by his direction, neg
lcct or refuse to attend by himself
or suitable substitute at the time and |
place designated by the supervisor,
or having attended, shall refuse to
obey the instructions of the supervi-
sor, or shall pass his time in idle
ness or inattontion to the labor or
duties assigned him, every such de-
linuuent shall thereby hecome liable