The Placer herald., 1874-05-16
NUMBER 80

cured, the road or trail must be declared pub
lie highway, and opened hereinbefore pro-
vided All awards so found, to be paid out Of
the General Road Fund
SEC. 81. If the Board of Supervisors do not
approve the report of the Viewers, they may
appoint other viewers who shall proceed in the
same manner, as if no previous action had been
taken, or they may appoint day certain when
they will hear and determine the matter before
the Board, in which case they shall cause all
parties interested to be notified.
SEC. 28 If any three. or more, resident Tux
payers of road district shall make complaint
in writing, to the Supervisor of the district.
against the Road Master for neglect OF duty,
the Supervisors shall, on receipt thereof, pro-
ceed to investigate the same, and if he finds
the complaint well founded, he shall direct the
Road Master to remedy the evil so complained
Of. If the Read Master shall, thereafter, still
neglect or refuse to remedy such evil, then the
Supervisor may require any person, or persons,
who are taxpayers Of said district, to perform
such services. who shall receive the per
diem and in the same manner as is provided for
the payment Of the Road Master.
SEC 90 The Supervisors of each Supervisor
District shall have power TO contract for the
building or repair of any bridge in his district.
the cost of which shall exceed hundred and
dollars, and whenever ten, or more resident
taxpayers Of Supervisor District shall petition
the Board for the building or repair of such
bridge, they may. in their discretion, direct the
Supervisor of such district to have the same
done. In such he shall give notice, by
posting written notices in at least three public
places in the road district or districts III which
said bridge is to be built or repaired, specifying
as nearly as practicable, the amount and kinds of
work to be done, and day upon which he will
receive and consider sealed proposals for the
same At the time named he shall open all
bids received, in public, and award the contract
to the lowest responsible bidder. If no bids
are received then he may enter into private
contract for the same. The cost of construction
or repairs of such bridges to be paid out of the
General Road Fund.-" by order Of the Board Of
Supervisors.
SEC 80 At the time Of making the levy of
State and County taxes for each year, the Board
of Supervisors shall levy property tax, OF not
to exceed ten cents on each one hundred dollars
OF taxable property, for the purpose of a
County General Road Fund and which shall
be collected the same rs other county taxes
and applied to the payment of all warrants
drawn against it, in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act
SEC 81. The Board of Supervisors shall
have authority, whenever in their Judgment
the public interest so requires to contract for,
and purchase, any toll road in the county of
Placer, the same to be paid for out of the
General Road Fund
"SEc. 49, Upon the purchase Of any toll
road the Board of Supervisors may direct
warrant to be drawn payable out of such
County General Road Fund" for the price
thereof and said warrant shall be paid by the
County Treasurer, but if there is not sufficient
money in said Fund to pay the full amount
thereof, he shall pay whatever money there
may be in said Fund, " indorsng the amount
on said warrant, and taking the receipt of the
holder or owner thereof, for the amount paid.
and until the full amount of said warrant shall
be paid, all money coming into said Fund
shall be set apart for its payment.
Sec. 33. The Board of Supervisors may
vacate, or discontinue, any public highway,
when, in their opinion, the same shall have
become useless or burdensome, by an order to
that effect, duly entered in the Record Book
of Roads and Highways
SEC "a. The Supervisors shall receive four
dollars per day, and ten cents per mile for the
distance actually travelled in the discharge Of
their duties as Road Supervisors of their re-
spective districts Such accounts to be audited
by the Board of Supervisors at their regular
meetings, and paid out Of the County General
Fund.-" Provided, that the per diem of each
Supervisor shall not exceed in the aggregate,
the sum of one hundred dollars for any one
year.
Sec. 35. All matters pertaining to Roads and
Highways in the county of Placer, not provided
for in this Act, shall be governed by the Gen
eral Road Law of the State.
SEC. 36. All acts and parts OF acts, conflict
ing with this act so far as relates to the county
Of Placer. are hereby repealed.
SEC 81. All parts of this act, not otherwise
provided for shall take effect and be in force
from and after January 1st, 1875.
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