The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-09-28
MR.. JAS. cHENEwETH's BILL.

A bill for an Act to amend Tt.
tie |, Chapter so of public roads
and private ways, foil roads Fer
iries, Bridges, and travel on pubs
lie highways as compiled III Gems |
eral Laws of Oregon by M. p.
Deadly aud Lafay yet.e Lane, by
striking out Sections Is, 19. 30,
21, %, %, "a, 25, 26, 27. %, 80, |
32, 80. 81, 35. SO, and inserting
the following:
Be i, enacted by the Leglsla-
tive Assembly of the State of
Oregon
SECTION IS. That the County
Assessor annually shall assess for
road ruposes in each county, two
dollars for each one thousand doi~
lars assessed for State and County
purposes; and at the same tune
the assessment is made there
shall be levied a poll tax of three
dollars on every qualified voter
IN the State Except persons who
are a public charge) under fifty
years OF age; which poll tax, aud
the amount of assessment azores
sad, shall be collected in each
county as other taxes are collect
ed. aud when SO collected shall
constitute road fund,to he man.
aged and expended BY each
County court. SAID fund to be
expended IN making, laying out
ard working county roads, and
shall be appsrtioned to road DIS
trlcts where this fund il raised.
And it shall be the duty OF each
County Assessor to keep sepa>
rate statements OF assessments
and levy OF poll tax made ia each
county.
SEC. 19 1t shall be tie duty
OF the County Clerk, OF each
county,to furnish an nually to the
Supervisor OF eaci. road district
the amount OF money expended
on the road or roads in each road
district Aud the Super visor shall
have The work done IN the roads
III his road district upon the most
advantageous terms to the road
district, either l,y contract or by
the Supervisor hiring the work
done: aud when said work ls done,
| whether by contract or otherwise,
SAID Supervisor shall give mis- GER.
tlflcate 10 Il proper parties hav-
Ing done the work, hat it has
been dore according to his plans
or orders, and that payment there,
of should be nade-upon which
certificate the said county court
Shall proceed to examine the ac-
counts, and if found correct shall
allow the amount and issue wars
rants on the County Treasurer for
The payment of the same. Each
road district shall own sufficient
implements for road work.
SEC. 20. That every election
precinct in each county shall be
divided into one or more road
districts by the County Court OF
each county In this Safe, and
that there shall be elected at each
general election by the electors of
said road district Supervisor for
said district, who shall hold his
Office for the term of two years,
and shall take an oath before en-.
terlng upon the discharge Of his
duties to faithfully discharge the
duties of bis Office as Supervisor,
and shall iii all respects qualify as
other county officers. His term
of office shall commence and end
with that Of other county officers.
And if required by the County
Court, the Supervisor shall enter
into an undertaking with suffi>
cient sureues, TO be approved by
tire Court. IN such sum as the
Court may specify not exceeding
one thousand dollars, to the effect
that he will faithfully account for
aud pay over to his successor all
moneys, and deliver all property
to him that may be IN his pos
session by virtue of his office.
The County Court may at any
time remove from office any Sn>
pervisor who shall refuse or wil-
iully neglect TO perform his duty
as such. And all vacancies shall
be filed by petition of the legal
voters Of sand district to the
County Court tor that purpose.
| SEC. q. Ali warrants issued
for work performed ON the rnads
of this STATE shall De received tor
county taxes IN the counties where
said warrants were issued.
SEC. %. That he compansa-
ton OF the Supervisor OF each
county shall not exceed two dol.
lars per day for each day aetna y
emp"yed in the transaction ot
road business.
SEC. %. It shall be the duty of
the Supervisor of Roads to OPP Ell,
or cause to be opened, all public
roads which may have been, or
may hereafter be laid ont and es-
tabllshed according to law IL any
part of his d strict, ard shall keep
the same in go.d repairs. For
the pnrpose OF making. repairing
or improyinA roads the several
Supervisors, or hose working
under them. shall have autho lty