Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-06-13

8. The county Judge shall let out
the construction or repairing Of the
bridges m Lincoln county not includ-
ed in the agreement of any contractor,
or the levy court may, in their dis.
erection, appoint special commission.
er 10 let out any bridge or bridges,
aud provide for his compensation
therefor; and such county judge orspe.
ialcommissioner shall be held liable for
any failure in regard to any bridge so
let by them, respectively; and the court
may require bond with surety from
the special commissioner.
s 9. That all delinquent capitation
tax payers Of Lincoln county shall be
required TO work out their taxes at
such times on the roads in their sever.
al precincts as the surveyor thereof
may require, for which work such de.
linquenis shall have credit at the rate
of one dollar for each full days work
performed by him. For failing or re.
fusing 10 comply with the orders of
said surveyors when notified, all such
delin1uents are made liable to the pen.
alties now imposed by law for persons
failing or refusing to work on roads.
The several surveyors are authorized
and empowered to collect the taxes
due from such delinquents in their
several precincts, if they shall elect TO
pay the same rather than work on the
roads: and the same shall be held aud
applied as a part of the road fund,
and reported and paid over by said
surveyor TO the county judge, taking
and filing with the county clerk his
receipt therefor; and said clerk shall
give TO said surveyor a certified copy
Of said receipt, which shall have the
same effect in his hands as the origi.
nal
s 10. The county court OF Lincoln
county may open roads, not exceed.
ingsixty feet in width, or may increase
the width of established roads to sixty
feet, anything in the general laws to
the contrary notwithstanding.
S11. That the courts of justices of
the peace in and for Lincoln county
shall have jurisdiction concurrent
with the quarterly court Of all pro.
ceedings against road contractors un.
der this act; and il shall be the duty
of any justice or the county judge,
upon his own knowledge, or upon
complaint Of any surveyor, or upon
the information under oath of any
citizen that any part Of the public
road is out Of repair, to issue his war
rant against the Delinquent contractor,
returnable TO his own or some other
justices court, or 10 the Lincoln quar-.
terly court; and upon the execution
and return thereof. such proceedings
shall be had as are had in other Com.
monwealth cases. In proceeding un.
der this act, the defendant shall have
no right to claim his district, and
both Commonwealth and defendant
shall have the right of appeal from
justices courts to the quarterly court,
aud from the quarterly court to the
circuit court.
So. IL shall be the duty Of the
county attorney to prosecute all war
rants under this act, and for such
prosecutions he shall receive twenty
five per cent. of the fines recovered;
and upon his failure, the court may
appoint some attorney in his stead,
who shall receive said commission for
his services. An fines assessed under
this act shall be collected as other
fines, and shall inure to the benefit Of
the road fund of Lincoln county, and
shall be paid out 10y the sheriff under
orders of the county judge.
s IS. IL shall be unlawful for the
county Judge, county attorney, sheriff,
collector OF the revenue, or any sur
veyor, to become, directly or indirect
ly, interested in any contract for work
ing roads or building or repairing
bridges; and il shall be unlawful for
either of said officers to buy or TO be
come interested in any claim growing
out Of said work or contract. For a
violation OF this section, either of said
officers shall be guilty of a misdemean.
or, and, upon indictment and con.
viction thereof, shall be fined not less
than fifty nor more than five hundred
dollars. This section shall be given
in charge to the grand jury by the
Judge of the Liucoln circuit court.
S14. Any person who shall will
fully or negligently injure, destroy,
or obstruct any Of the said public
roads or bridges, or any of the cul.
verts or bitches on said roads, shall
be fined not less than five nor more
than twenty-five dollars, to be recov-
cred in like manner as the fines pre-
scribed herein for surveyors, and shall
also be liable in double damages to
the county, or any person aggrieved
or injured, 10 be recovered in any
court having jurisdiction oftheamount.
1t shall be the duty Of the surveyors
to report promptly to the county
Judge any violation of this section.
s 10. The county court, a majority
of the Justices agreeing, shall, ON some
regular court day, assess a tax OF not
more than ten cents on each one hun
dred dollars worth Of property assess
ed for revenue purposes, and a capita
ton tax not exceeding one dollar and
fifty cents on each person in said
county required by the general law Ia