The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-13
DEPARTURE or TRAINS,
An Act Providing an Alternative
Method Of Constructing and Keep.
Ing in Repair County Roads.


Ing in Repair County Roads.
Approved December 90. 1873.
Be il enacted BY the Legislature Of West
Virginia:
/. That the voters OF any county in
this State may adopt the alternative
method Of constructing and keeping in
repair the county road as herein provided.
9. The County Court upon petition hav.
lngbeen presented to 1t signed by at least
one hundred voters Of the county shall at
the next ensuing term thereof, order that
the said alternative method Of construct.
ing and keeping in repair the county
roads, shall be submitted 10 the voters oil
the county for adoption or rejection at
the next ensuing election for Delegates to
the Legislature, and msjority Of the
votes cast atsald election shall determine
the question. taltI ... .4......
3. Each county district shall constitute
q road precinct, and when county shall
have adopted the provisions Of this act, it
shall be the duty Of the County Court at
It's first term after the adoption Of the pro.
visions OF said act, and biennially there
after, 10 appoint q surveyor OF roads for
each road precinct; said surveyor Of roads
shall hold his office for the term OF two
years, beginning on the first day Of Jan.
uary next succeeding his appointment.
Vacancies in the office OF surveyor OF
roads shall DO filed by appointment by
the County Court for the unexpired term.
1t shall be the duty of the clerk OF
the county courtGo give written notice to
the appointee Of said appointment as soon
thereafter as practicable, and each person
80 appointed shall within ten days after
having been notified Of such appointment,
qualify by taking the oath prescribed by
the fifth section OF the fourth article ofthe
Constitution Of this State, and shall before
entering upon the discharge Of the duties
ofhis office give bond with security to be
approved by q justice OF the peace OF his
precinct, In such sum as may be required
by the county court, and DO conditioned
Tor the faithful performance Of his duties.
8. 1t shall DC the duty OF each surveyor
Of roads within twenty days from the first
OF January next, succeeding his appoint.
ment provided that he was not appointed
10 I'LL vacancy to lay out and divide all
the county roads in his precinct into sec.
tions not exceeding one half mile in
length, which sections he shall number
and describe in a book kept by him for
that purpose, and he shall specify therein
the nature and extent Of the work which
he may deem necessary for improving and
keeping in repair each section of said
county road for the term Of two years.
Q. 1t shall DO the duty Of each surveyor
Of roads 10 expose all the county roads in
his precinct, one section at a time, at pub.
lie sale, to the lowest and best bidder,
commencing on the second Tuesday In
April next succeeding his appointment,
and continuing as Aforesaid until all the
sections shall have been sold; OF which
sales at least fifteen days notice shall be
given by posting not less than ten hand
Ollls in az many public places in his pre-
cinct,
Z, Any person or persons purchasing
contract or contracts at said sales shall
give bond with freehold security, to be
approved by the surveyor Of roads In q
sum TO be fixed by said surveyor, for the
performance Of the contract or contracts
SO purchased. - ~.
s. Each surveyor Of roads shall divide
= all the county roads which may be laid
out, altered or established hereafter in his
precinct, into sections not exceeding one
half mile in length, number and describe
them, specify the nature and extent of
the work to be done, and within twenty
days after he has received an order for
opening said roads and after ne shall have
given fifteen days notice by having post
ed ten handbills at as many public places
IN his precinct, said surveyor Of roads
shall proceed to sell said county roads at
public sale, in tho manner provided by
section six oil this act, after which said
roads shall be kept In repair Ia the same
manner as other county roads in the pre-
cinct.
8, Itshall be the duty Of each purchas.
er OF a contract or contracts to sign his
name and to write the sum which he is to
receive for repairing his section or Sec
lions, under the description and specifica.
lions OF said sections contained In the
book as provided in section five of this
act.
10. lIauy citizen OF precinct complain
10 the surveyor Of roads thereof that any
lcontraetoror contractors therein have
neglected or refused TO keep his or their
section or sectionSin repair in accordance
with the specifications, It shall be the dnty
ofthe said surveyor to examine thereinto
within five days alter such complaint shall
have been made, and if upon such exam
inatton he deem the complaint well foun.
Hea ne shall give notice thereof writing
o 20 sae party so complained Of, and he shall
accompany S said notice with request that
sne party so complained OF shall within a
Ieas,nna6le time thereafter put his or their
seclGn In repair In accordance with the
speclhcatlons, and il the sald contraStor
or contractors still neglect or refnss h va "a
pair the same 1t shall be the dntv If ss IA
surveyor 70 cause the same Ia Se mt III" II
repair, and the cost Of said repS,rs .bS Ji ~
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