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


TO serve after being appointed, or fail
to work the roads in his district when
directed by the road commissioner, he
snail be liable to a fine, on present.
ment by the grand jury, not exceed
ing twenty dollars !; but any person,
after being overseer for two consecu-
tive years, may give up his Office on
producing q certificate TO the board
from the road commissioner, or other
satisfactory evidence that the roads in
his district are in proper order and
he shall not, within two years there
after, be appointed overseer without
his consent.
b. That his duties shall be to see that
the roads in his district are kept in
good repair, that the bridges are in O
safe condition, that the roads are kept
free from obstruction, that all loose
stones are removed and he shall con-
tract for all tools and implements he
cessary for working the roads, subject
to the approval of the commissioner
of roads, and shall have custody of
the same, and shall perform such 9TH
or duties as may be prescribed by law,
or directed by the board of road COM
missioners. His compensation shall
be one dollar per diem for each day
actually employed, to be, on the apprO-
val and warrant of the board Of super
visors, paid out of the county treasury.
d. That annually at the May term
of the county court, there shall be APP
pointed by the judge of the court, for
each magisterial district, one commits
sioner of roads, whose term of Office
shall be for one year, beginning on
the first day of July next succeeding
his appointment he shall reside in
the district for which he is appoint
ed. Each commissioner of roads
thus appointed, shall qualify before
the judge of the county in court,
or during vacation and shall, at the
time of his qualification, give bond
with good personal security in not
less than three hundred dollars, nor
more than fifteen hundred dollars.
7, That the commissioner of roads
shall have charge of all the roads in
his magisterial district. His duty
shall be to see that all the roads in his
district are of the proper width, and
in all Cases where they are not, to no.
tify the p TsOns tree passing, by writ
ten notice and If the distractions are
not removed after reasonable notice,
not to exceed thirty days, he shall di-
rect the oVerseer of the district to re-
move the fencing or other obstruction,
and may recover the eXpensos, with
costs, from tie treapasaer, upon judg-
ment OF justice of the peace. lie
shall examine the roads in his district
twice in.e&ch year, in the months of
May and October, aud see that the
roads and br dyes arc kept in good re-
pair by the Oversaers and contractors :;
aud il he shall find any Oversser or
contractor delinquent, lie shall give
him notice in writing: and on his
failure to comply with the law or his
contract, shall make the necessary re-
pats and enforce payment thereof, as
provided in section eleven Of this act {:
but il upon such examination he shnll
find that such contractor or Overseer
has executed his contract or perform
cd his duty, according to law or his
contract, he shall give him a certificate
to that effect, with q statement show
ing the amount such contractor or
Overseer Ia entitled to have offset
against his road tax such certificate
to be given before the time fixed for
the collection of said tax and where
work has been done by any person
other than a contractor, under the di-
rectiOn of the overseer. it shall he the
duty OF such overseer to give like
certificate. His compensation sh0F
be two dollars per diem for each d0y
In which he has been or may be actu-
ally employed in disCharging his du-
ties under the provisions of this act
and to be after and only 20 far as the
same shall he approved by the board
of gu ervisors for the county, who
shall issue their warrant for the same
upon the treasurer of the county, to
be paid out of the county treasury /;
provided, however, the amount of
said allowance shall not, for any one
commissioner, for any one year, eX-
coed fifty dollars. The supervisor and
justice of the peace. constituting men,
bers of the board of road commission
ers, shall be allowed for their services
as such one dollar and fifty cents each
per diem provided, however, the sum
allowed each of them for their seTvi-
ces as such shall not exceed the sum
OF ten dollars for any one year, to be
allowed and paid out of the county
treasury, az IN the case of commission
er of roads and the overseers.
8. That the commissioner of roads
for the district, and the Overseer of the
sub-district, shall let to contract at
public letting, to the lowest aud best
bidder, for a term of two years, lex
cept in case of a new road, then IL shall
be let until the next general letting),
all the roads In each district, not eX-
ceeding two miles in one section. OF
the time and place of which letting
they shall give ten days notice, by
printed hsndbills posted in at least
three places in each road district. The
specifications of such contract shall
be such as will efiectually open new
roads, and constantly keep in repair
and clear of all impediments to safe
aud convenient travel, all public roads;
and they shall embrace the making
and maintaining of sufficient bridges
over such streams and ravines as may
need them and in every case, except
mountain roads, it shall be specified
that the bed of the road shall be rsis-
ed in the middle, and slope gradually
each way to the sides, where bitches
sufficient to carry Off the water shall
be made and kept open 4; provided,
that the contract price shall in no case
exceed the estimate made by the over
seer and commissioner of roads.
9. That il shall be the duty of the
said road commissioner and the over
seer, within thirty days preceding the
day Of public letting, as directed in
the preceding section of this act, land
within the same period of time pre-
ceding the expiration of each and ev-
ery term of years thereefter,) TO lay
out and divide the public roads and
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