Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-04-24
AN ACT IN RELATION TC
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.

ROADS AND HIGH WA w.
SEC. 10. There shall be levied an
collected on all taxable nro..e:..y,
the county, = :.a::e sum Of not less tina
one mill ,,:o1r more than two mills 0
.ue dollar, also special road tax
three dollars on each able bodied ma
between the ages of twenty one an
nHJy-nve years residing IN each di,
trict, provided that person liable t
pay road tax, either special or. .ad va
Drum may work out such under til
directions Of the supervisor of the dir
trict, where such person resides, an,
shall be allowed for such work til
sum OF three dollars per day; and fiji
ther provided: That if the specia
road tax i'll any road district is suffi
cient to keep the road in good order
the supervisor may refuse to receiev,
labor for the ad valorum tax, and til,
same shall be paid into the count,
treasurer for the benefit of the genera,
road fund. The several county treas
urers are hereby authorized and EN-
powered to collect all county road ia,
both special aud ad valor,um levied III
each year as required by law for the
collection Of revenue; Provided, that
any person producing the supervisors
certificate for labor done and performed
or for material furnished OH any road
or bridge by order Of the said super
visor, shall be allowed the same Oh
his road tax; Provided, also, that no
special road tax shall be required from
any member of any organized fire CON-
pany Of any village or city.
Sec. 20. The supervisor must notify
every person within his road district,
subject to road labor as aforesaid, to
perform one days work in each year,
upon the public roads, and ii any per-
son subject to road labor as aforesaid,
shall after three days notice either
or by writing left at his
usual place OF abode, by the superyis-
Or CT any other person under his di-
rections, neglect or refuse to attend by
himself or suitable substitute, at the
time and place designated by tho an
pervisor, or having attended refuse to
obey the directions OF the supervisor,
Or shall pass his time in idlcness or
inattention to the duty or labor as
signed him, every such delinquent
shall! thereby hs.nma liable for his
road tax in money, and if such person
has no real estate assessed in his
name, it shall be the duty of the SUI
pervisor to make complaint before the
Probate Judge, or some justice Of the
peace, setting forth the facts of such
notice and refusal to perform the re-
luired labor or to pay the money,
when if such che. &c be sustained after
} hearing, the delinquent shall he
leemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
hall be fined the amount due from
lin for road tax together with all
0sts, such fine to be collected as in |
'rtlinary criminal actions and to be
aid to the supervisor for the use of
he road fund in his district.
Sec. q. Every person notified to
ab0r on tue public road, under the
of this act, shall be requir-
d to appear at the place appointed by
he supervisor, at the hour of eight
clock in the forenoon, with such nec-
ssary tools and implements as said
lpervisor may direct, and work in
and diligently, doing at
asst eight hours faithful labor in each
~, at such work and in such man.
er as may be directed by the super
lsor; and such supervisor may, if he
sem it necessary, order any resident
his district, from whom road tax is
ne, and owning the same, to furnish
team of horses, mules or oxen, and
agon, cart, scraper or plow, to be ,
'ed or employed on the road. under
e directions of such supervisor, and
lall allow such person reasonable
for the use Of such team,
agOn, cart, scraper or plOw, in dis :
arge Of any labor due from such per
II.
Sec. %. The supervisor shall open !
cause to be opened all public roads =
lich may have been, or may hereaf- !
r be laid out and established accord.
2 to law, in any part Of his road dis !
ct. and shall keep the same in good G
pair; and if the labor in his district q
not sufficient tor the purpose, the G
pervis0r shall have authority to call g
t all persons liable to road tax for II
,re days labor, aud if such labor is le
t sufficient, the board Of commission cl
) are hereby authorized at their dis g
,tion to appropriate from the gener- a
fund any amount they may see fit g
the use a7d benefit Of such district. o
SEC. %. The road supervisor shall u
We authority to cut, open or con- q
uct such drains and bitches as he Q,
all deem necessary for the making q q
l preserving of such roads, doing ~
little injury as may be to the lands, W
l any person stopping or obstruct- g
, the draing or bitches SO made shall tn
felt the sum of twenty dollars, to be sc
0vered by the supervisor, in a civil OF
ion as before provided. If any per- W
| shall feel agrievcd by any action ~
any supervisor cutting or carrying 81
ny any timber or stone aforesaid, ne III
y make complaint in writing to the ts
lnty commissioners, who shall al 81
: any damages they may zee ct, and We
7 the same ont of the road fund.
Q county commissioners may au-
rize the supervisor to purchase any VI
apers, plQws, or other instruments "a
t they may think proper, for the sc
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