Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-04-17

made, and shall have power to regu.
| late the width of all roads: provided
that the land condemned for any new
road shall not be less in width than
| twenty feet.
IS. That the court may, at its dis
erection, grant q second or third re-
view the viewers to be paid the sum
of one dollar per diem, and the coun-
ty or other surveyor two dollars per
DIEM to be paid az provided for I'm
section sixteen of this act.
10. The labor Of the able-bOdied citi-
Eens of each road district in said coun-
ty, or section thereof, not exempt
under the present general road law of
this state, shall be Rpportioned out by
the commissioner and oyerseer of
roads, or other person authorized to
keep in repair the roads in such road
district or q section thereof; and such
contractor shall have all the rights
and remedies for requiring such able
bodied citizens to labor on the roads
in their road district, or the section
thereof in which they reside, not to
exceed two days in each year, and for
collecting and enforcing the fines and
penalties imposed by the general road
law of this state for falling to work the
roads when summoned 80 to do.
20. That the clerk of the county
court shall keep a road docket, in
which all proceedings in regard to
roads in the county court shall be
kept of record.
81. That in case of road or a line
dividing two magisterial dstricts, the
commissioner of roads of the ad-
joining districts shall divide the said
road between such districts in such
way as will equitably divide the ex-
pense, if they can agree; and in case
they cannot agree, the county court
shall divide the same, and direct what
part of said road shall be open and
kept in repair by each magisterRl dis
trict.
% That under the directions of the
commissioner Of roads, the overseers
shall erect at all points where roads
cross, or interseCt, or diyerge from
each other, suitable indicators, show
ing The next most prcnin Mt place OIL
the road, and the distance a failure
to comply with this provision shall be
punished 10y fine of not less than five
dollars for each offence. and any per-
son who deiaccs, removes, OF in any
way Injuries any indicator, shall be
rNtA iIL ~ a lA4iE " II = y NbAlA4s, 10 DO
recovered by the commissioner frJads
upon judgment Of justice Of the
peace aud any CvCrseer or contractor
shall have power TO enter upon any
lands adjoining his road or section to
make necessary repairs, drains or
bitches.
.. That the board of road commits
3lOCerB for their respective districts.
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Of each year, lay road tax, not sx-
ceediEg seven and half cents on
every one hundred dollars of value of
property, real ard personal, within
their districts end ignmedia ely certify
the same 10 the commissioner of the
revenue, who shall thereupuu extend
the said taxes in the copies Of his books
~ hc delivered to Tue clerk of the
county court, aud to the treasurer of
the county.
"A That the treasurer of the county
shall collect the road tax in tie same
manner and at the same tines aud
places IS he receives tie state and
county taxes, and pay the same over
to tho commissioners of rOu&s Of the
several districts. He shall be charged
with The full BmUuut Of the road taxes
levied for the year, aud credited by all
sums paid over in money or otherwise
as herein provided. The treasurer
shall receive as equivalent to money
all accounts for labor teams, plows,
wagons, materials furnished, or for
services rendered In any way, when
properly certified by the commissioner
or overseer, and the same shall be re-
ceipted for by the commissioner as If
paid to him in money, Each COM
missioner of roads acting under the
provisions of this act, shall settle with
the board of road commissioners on
the first Monday in June of each year,
or as soon thereafter as the said board
shall meet, and account for all moneys
received by him from the treasurer for
road purposes, and pay over any bal
ances in his hand to his successor in
office, which shall DO placed to the
credit of the board, and appropriated
for road purposes.
25 That ell persons who shall make
payment of road taxes on or before the
first day of December, shell be entitled
to a deduction of five per contum
and any person failing TO pay any road
taxes TO the treasurer by the first day
of December, shall incur o penalty
equal in amount TO that incurred for
nOn-pRyment of state taxes, which
shall be added to tho road taxes and
collected and GccOuted for az provided
for in case of state and county tax83.
30. That the board of road commits
siOners shall annually, on the FIRST
Monday in June, audit, adjust end set
tie the accounts of the treasurer for
the preceding year. They shall charge
the treasurer with the full amount OF
the road tax levied in the district, and
shall credit him by his commissions,
dolinqucnts, and all payments made
by him to the commissioner of roads,
for which he has the proper receipt.
The treasurer shall receive the same
per centum for collecting road taxes as
for collecting the state revenue. He
shall pay said road taxes received and
collected by him, upon warrants issu-
ed by the board of read commission.
ers.
p. Any person or persons causing
water to be diverted from its natural
course and conveyed across a public
highway or who by the erections of
waste gates, or any other Means, shall
cause water to ilOw or be couduced over
such public highway, shall place and
keep in good repair, bridges over the
same at HIS or her expense ; and IL the
commissioner or the overseer OF roads
shall notify such person or persona
that his or their bridge Is unsafe, and
such person or persons shall fail TO
make the necessary repairs, he orthey
shall be held responsible for all dam
age, to be recovered by warrant before