The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-12

AN ACT t. authorize the Board of Supervisors Aleorn
county in this State have the public roads in said
county, worked BY contract and for other purposes
SECTION l. Be it enacted By the Legisza
ture Of the State Of Mississippi, That tie
board of supervisors of Alcorn county, IN
this State. be and they are hereby authorized
to have the public roads in said county
worked, repaired, improved and put In good
order by letting such work to the lowest
bidder, after advertising for sealed pro-
posals and making bonds with sufficient
Security as they are now required to do in
contracting for other public work done in
said county, where the estimated amount OF
cost of such work exceeds one hundred
dollars the successful bidder being required
to enter into written contract, and to
execute bond as aforesaid.
SEC. 2 Be IL further e711ctsd, That the
said board of supervisors shall have power
to levy special road tax not exceeding
one-haIf of one per cent, upon the taxable
property of said county.
SEQ. 3. Be it further enacted, That the
contract or contracts made for the working
and improvement of said roads, as provided
for in section one of this act, may be for all
the public roads in said county, or for some
of said roads, or for divisions or for sub
divisions of said public roads, as the board
of supervisors may in their discretion deem
best and proper; Pr0rided, that persons now
liable to road duty and who shall work
their respective roads as now required by
law, shall be exempt from the payment of
any tax levied in pursuance of this act;
and Droeide1 further, that those who are
subject to road duty on any road, let out
under contract, shall be permitted to dis
charge their road tax by working under any
contractor or contractors, at reasonable
wages, to be fixed by the board of super
visors, the number of days required to dis
charge the same.
Sec 4. Be IL fiurtter enacted, That before
said board of supervisors shall advertise
for bids for the working of the public roads,
or shall make any contracts, or shall issue
any bonds, they shall submit the question
to the people of said county of Alcorn, to
be voted upon at a general election or a
special election called for such purpose, at
which election the qualified voters of said
county shall vote for working public roads
of Alcorn county by contract, or . against
working public roads of Alcorn county by
contract and if majority of the votes
cast at such election shall be in favor of
working said roads by contract then the
said board of supervisors shall proceed as
speedily as possible to carry out the pur-
pose of this act, but if a majority of such
votes shall be against the proposition, then
this act shall remain in operation for twelve
months, when the question shall be again
submitted, and If the majority of the votes
cast at the second election be again against
the proposition, this act shall then become
null and void; but If the majority Of votes be
In favor Of the proposition the board of super
visors shall proceed as hereinbefore directed.
SEC. s. BE e further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved, March 4, 1882