The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-04-21
The Augusta Road Law.

At the request of several of our subscribers
we re-publish the bill passed by the last Leg
stature authorizing the legally qualified voters
of the County of Augusta to empower the
supervisors of the county to borrow money
for the purpose of Matchmaking certain pub
lie roads in the county. The bill is as follows
1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That
the board of supervisors of Augusta county be, and
thousand dollars for the purpose Of improving and
MICA damizng such of the roads of the county lead
ing to staunton as, in their opinion should be i'm
proved and McAdamiZed.
Q. Said board of supervisors shall issue the bonds
Of the county for said amount in denominations of
one hundred dollars and multiples thereof; said
bonds to be coupons and to fall due twenty years
after their date but to be redeemabe at the option
of said board Of supervisors after the expiration
of years from their date bearing interest at the
rate Of six per centum per annum-the interest to
be payable annually at the office of the treasurer
of Augusta county Said bonds shall be signed by
the chairman OF the board of supervisors, and be
attested by the clerk of said board, and shall have
the seal Of said board affixed thereto, and the faith
and property Of the county of Augusta pledged
for the prompt payment of the principal and in
tereSt of said bonds.
8. Said board of supervisors may at any time In
dictate to the county court in writing what changes
in grades and location they may deem expedient
upon any OF said leading roads whereupOn said court
on its own motion-shall appoint three more
viewers to view the same, after which proceeding
shall be had thereon in accordance with the exist
ing road laws Of this State.
A. All work done under and by virtue of this act,
shall be done under the supervision Of said board
It's and the expense of the county to
be paid from the proceeds Of the sale of said bonds
except as to expense attending the changes in To-
cation Of roads, which shall be paid for as provided
| by law.
| thor1zed to purchase such machinery, implements
and materials as they may deem necessary, in order
to carry out the provisions of this act, and en-
ploy as many hands and BOSSES and at such prices
| as they may deem proper and are also empowered
to employ one competent engineer or surveyor at
salary not to exceed five dollars per day for time
| actually employed.
| g. The said bonds when duly signed attested
and sealed as herenbefore provided for, shall be
delivered to the treasurer OF the county, who shall
sell the at not less than the full value thereof
And for the proceeds of the sales Of said bonds
the proper disbursement and safe keeping thereof,
and for the proper collection safe-keep1ng and dis
bursement of the leyies hereinafter provided for
the said treasurer shall be liable upon his official
| bond as for other county leyies And commission
of one per centum shall be allowed said treasurer
for the sale Of said bonds and disbursement of the
proceeds thereof. And the moneys received by the
treasurer from sales of said bonds shall be paid
by him upon warrants drawn by order Of the board
| OF supervisors.
7. The said board, at its annual meetings for
laying the county levy, shall levy tax upon such
county levy for amount sufficient to pay the an
nual interest and not less than five thousand GLARS
Of the principal, which shall be collected by the
treasurer of Augusta county other county leves
are colected and for receiving and disburs1ng the
same, said treasurer shall receive the same COM
pensaton is allowed by law for receiving and dis
bursting other county lev1es.
s. The said board of supervisors shall provide
by system Of tolls to be regulated by them for the
necessary repairs Of said leading roads; provided
the rates OF toll shall not be greater than is
essary to cover the expense of the necessary repairs
of the said roads aforesaid,
8. All necessary powers for the carrying out Of
the provisions of this act hereby conferred upon
| said board of supervisors.
10. 1t shall be the duty of the several officers
Quoting elections in the county Of Augusta at the
| time and places for holding the general election
on the fourth Thursday Of May, eighteen hundred
| dred and eighty one, to open poll to take the
| sense OF the qualified voters of said county who
shall desire to vote upon the question OF improving
and McAdam1z1ng said roads. The ballots shall be
respectively as follows "For the road law" or
against the road law Each ballot cast which
shall nave written printed thereon for the road
law, shall be taken and counted vote for i'm
| proving and Matchmaking said roads; and each
ballot SO cast which shall have written printed
thereon against the road law, shall be taken and
| counted as vote against improving and McAdam-
| fzfng said roads. The manner of receiving and
canvass1ng the ballots cast at such elections the
question or improving and Matchmaking said roads,
and making returns and abstracts Of the results
thereof shall conform in all respects to the regua
lions prescribed by the general election law Of this
State, except that the certificate of the judges Of
| election shall be as follows;
We hereby certify that at the election held,
--voteS were cast for the road law, and
| votes were cast against the road law
A'D' Clerks.