Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-03

cats& eAcA siewes eEell proceed 70 iocate
andfhtk eut . pdvSte r6sd thirty fcet wide,
froa se1et certain pcinton the premises OF
thdaS tllcant 10 sonlc certain point on the pub
lie ooaa, sosste do the least damage b the
lands thrsugh which such priv lie road is ID
catcaSsnd they shall also. al the same time,
assess dsmaSe Gsssasd y the person OF
SEC. le Ia viewers sppointca in &C
cordance wifks provisions or The, preceding
sections of thisact shall have power to &c.
termine, In ran cases whether or not gates
shall be paaced al proper points on said road,
and asselp dsmages in accordance with that
actefmfsation.
Sac q. 4he viewers % sppointed, or
majority of them. shall make areport to the
coS5Gsv couausissioness ct the next regular
term. of the private road 50 located by them,
and also the amount of damages, If any, as.
sessed by them, and the person or persons en-
titled to such damages; and IL the county
commissioners are satisfied that such report
Is Just, and after payment by the applicant of
all costs Of locating such road and the dam.
ages assessed By the viewers, the commission
ers shall order such report to be confirmed,
aud declare such - d to be private road, and
the same shall DE recorded as such, and any
person aggricved by the assessment of dam.
ages, may appeal within twenty days after
such confirmation of the report, to the dis
trict court @
SEC Is. The board of county commits
sioners shall as often as they may deem nee
essary, but not oftener than once year, di
vide their respective counties, or any part
thereof, into suitable and convenient road
districts, and cause brief description OF the
same to be entered on the county records.
SIC. 49, The supervisor of each road
district in this Territory shall at least ten
days before the first Monday in April of each
year. cause three notices to be posted up in
three conspicuous places in his road district,
giving notice that there. will be an election
held In such district ON the first Monday in
April, at two O'Clock In the afternoon, at
some convenient place 10 said district to be
specified in said notice. for the purpose of
electing road supervisor for the next sue
ceeding year, ct which election the old super
visor shall act rs chairman, ii present, IL not
present chairman shall be elected by the
voters present. The meeting shall also elect
a secretary who shall record the proceedings
Of the meeting, and all male persons in the
district who are required to labor on the
roads or who have road taxes to pay, may
vote at such election, and the person receiving
the highest number OF votes shall be consid-
cred elected supervisor for that year who
shall within ten days, and before entering
upon the duties of said Office, and If required
by the county commissioners, shall enter into
bond to the county, with one or more sure
ties, in any sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars, to he approved by the comfy COM
missioners, to the effect that he will faith
fully account for all money coming into
his hands by virtue of his Office: Pr0rided
ho,oeNr, IL from any cause there is no
election on the first Monday of April, the
supervisor or any taxpayer of the district
may call a special election by giving notice
as provided in this section, which election
shalt he held on the third Monday of the same
month. 1t shall be the duty of the chairman
and secretary of such meeting talnOtify the
county auditor in writing before the next
regular meeting OF the board OF county COM
missioners, that the district has elected a
supervisor snd give his name in full; but in
case any road district shall fail to notify the
county auditor in writing that they have elect
ed a supervisor, il shall be the duty of the
county auditor to report what districts have
failed to elect to the county commissioners
at their regular May meeting, and they shall
appoint supervisors to Gill all vacancies in
such road districts
SEC. 90. 1t shall be the duty OF the county
auditor to fun nish the supervisor of each road
district list of petitioners for county roads
residing in their respective districts, and it
ssiall he the duty of the supervisors to cause
said petitioners TO perform two days labor
each in opening said road: Provided, That
any person may. in lieu of each days work
to be performed according to this section,
pay into the hands of the supervisor the sum
of three dollars per day, to be expended in
labor on said road in said road district
SEC. 81. 1t shall be the duty of every su-
pervisor of roads, on or before the first Mon
day in May to obtain the names and make
out in alphabetical order list of all persons
Liable to perform labor on the public roads
residing within his road district, and file the
same with the county auditor whose duty it
shall be to affix to each name the amount of
taxable property and the amount of road tax
assessed against each person residing or own
ing real and personal property therein, and is
sue his warrant for the collection thereof"
Sec. %. 1t shalt be the duty of the board OF
county commissioners of the several counties,
ties, at their May session, to levy and assess q
q road tax OF four dollars on every male person
liable to perform labor on the public roads,
between the ages of twenty-one and fifty
years. except persons that are public charge
or too infirm too perform labor, also to assess
not less than two or moro than five miles on
every dollar sworth of property as returned
by the county assessors, which tax shall be
assessed and collected in labor at the rate of
two dollars per day, unless he shall elect 10
pay the same In money: Procidcd. ho1eUer
That all road taxes assessed on the property
OF non-residents of the county may be paid
10 Tue trcasuTer Oh the county AZ any Time De-
fore the first Monday of August of each
year" ts.. u.
SEC. g. 1t shall be the duty of the road
supervisor TO place on his list the names of
all persons Liable TO perform road labor, 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 performed by him, which assess
ment shall. in all respects, be valid as if made
in due time =
Sac. "a. The supervisor must notify every
person within his road district, subject oroad
labor rs aforesaid, to perform the work as
sessed on the public roads within his district,
AID if any person subject to road labor afore-
said, 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, neglect or re.
fuse to attend by himself or suitable substi-
tute, at the time and place designated by the
supervisor, or having attended, shall refuse
to obey the instructions of the supervisor, or
shall mass his time in idIeness or inaffention