Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-01-23

u. The board of road commission
crs for each magisterial district, at its
annual meeting in July, shall assess
ana levy tax upon the property, real
aud personal, Of the district assessed
Tor stale revenue, sufficient, with the
labor contributed under the nineteenth
section OF this act to pay the expense
OF keeping all the public roads and
bridges in the district in good repair,
and for all other purposes provided for
in this act: provided, that the ASSESS
meLt on property shall not be more in
any one year than seven and half
cents on the hHndrcd dollars. The tax
levied on each precinct shall, as tar as
practicable, be expended therein. .-
Land lying partly in one district or
precinct. and partly in another, shall
be assessed i'm tie district or precinct
in which the greater part thereof lies.
l3. The board of road commissions
ers shall annually, by the first day of
August, through their clerk. furnish
to each Overseer n statement of the
taxes assessed against each person in
his precinct, and the aggregate amount
of such tax, which tax the overseer
shall collect in money or labor, or
partly in money and partly in labor.
as the board may prescribe; and so
much of said tax shall turn over, with
ten per centum added for costs of col
lection, to the proper collecting officer,
taking, his receipt for the same. The
treasurer, or other collector, receiving
such tax account, shall proceed to col
lect the same as other taxes are cOllec-
ted and after deducting the commits
sion of ten per centum above provided
pay over the net proceeds to the clerk
of the board of road commissioners,
The OverseeT shall eXpend so much of
the money coming into his hands un-
der the preceding section as may be
necessary in connection with the labor
provided for in the nineteenth section,
to keep his road in order and to pay
for tools and implements, and shall
pay to the clerk of the board of road
commissioners, on the second Satur-
day in June of each year, any surplus
remaining in his hands, after deduct
ing such compensation for himself as
shall be allowed by the board.
IA. The board of road commission
ers for each magisterial district shall
fix a schedule of prices for labor, hire
of teams, and other services upon roads
in their district! provided, that
days work under this act shall be ten
hours. The said board shall annually
on the second Saturday in June
audit all claims arising under this act,
including the accounts of the Commits
siOner and overseers of roads, which
accounts shall be verified by affidavits
They shall enter all claims allowed by
them in book to be kept for the pur-
pose, and shall pay said claims out of
any moneys in the hands of the clerk
of the board.
Is. The clerk of the board of road
commissioners shall qualify and enter
into bond, in a penalty of not less
than two hundred dollars, before the
county count, and with security to he
approved by the court, before the first
day of July succeeding his appoint
ment. 1t shall be his duty to keep all
papers, books, and records of the
board, and to receive and pay out all
moneys which they may direct, or the
law prescribe.
Is. The board of supervisors shall
upon the application of the board of
road commissioners for the respective
magisterial districts, cause to be de-
livered to the clerks of said boards all
papers, books, and documents pertain
ingstO the roads and bridges in said
districts which lately belonged to the
corresponding townships, and shall
upon application deliver to the clerks
of the respective boards warrants up
on the county treasurer for any bal
ance of the moneys of the correspond
ing townships paid into the county
treasury under the fifty-siXth section
of chapter two hundred and ninety
five of the Acts of Assembly of eigh-
innY hnnHRa1 aud 10 fp1I
approved March twenty-ninth, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy five, which
shall remain after payment of the
debts of said townships. The money
so paid over to the clerks of the boards
of road commissioners shall constitute
part of the road fund of the respec-
tive districts, and to be expended in
keeping the roads and bridges thereof
in order
II. Each member of the board Of
road commissioners shall receive one
dollar and fifty cents for every days
service on the board, or in the per-
formance of any other duty required
of him by law provided that for SER
vices Oh the board, no member shall
shall receive more than eight dollars
i'm any year and provided further,
that no clerk shall for all other SER
vices performed by HIM during the
year, receive not more than fifteen
dollars additional compensation, aud
the road commissioner shall, for all
other services performed by him dur
ing the year, receive not more than
twenty dollars, except that for services
rendered in uperintending the chang
ing or opening of roads, or building
bridges under order of the county
court, he may receive such additional
sum, not exceeding one dollar and fif-
ty cents a day, as the board of super
visors may allow. All claims for
compensation under this section shall
be audited by the board of supervisors,
who shall issue their warrants upon
the county treasury for the sums al
lowed by them,
IS. If the board of road commits
sioners shall neglect or refuse to per-
form any duty required of them by
this act the county court may, upon
the application of any party interest
ed, 10y mandamus, compel said board
to perform such duty.
10. All male persons in each road
precinct except such as are exempt by
law shall be appointed by the over
compelled TO work two days i'm each
year on some public road therein, rs
near as may be to their homes, The
two days here required shall not in
clude any time such persons may be
required to work i'm changing or
opening "A road under the general road