The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-12
AN ACT to insure the bet,r working of the public roads
il Wilkinson county, and Tor ether purposes
Approved, February 25, 1882.


SECTION 1. Be it eQucted 6y the LegiSla-
tire of the State Of Mississippi, That sec
ton S34, of the Revised Code of 1880, be
and the same is hereby amended as to
Wilkinson county by inserting at the end Of
said section the following words: :" and
each and every supervisor in Wilkinson
county, Of this State, be and they are hereby
required to personally inspect the roads IN
their several districts for at least five days,
and at different times, and each public road
not less than twice. in every year. and at
least once in every six months, and flle
written report under oath, of the condition
of the several roads inspected by them with
the clerk of the circuit court Immediately
upon and after said inspection, which report
shall be handed to the grand jury next
assembling after the same has been made;
and failure to render the reports of the
inspection herein required to said clerk OF
circuit court on the part OF any supervisor
shall be held and deemed q mlsdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof by any court
of competent jurisdiction, he shall be fined
not less than ten dollars and not more than
twenty-five dollars for any one offence or
by Imprisonment in the county jail not less
than five nor more than ten days; and any
supervisor while inspecting any road shall
be entitled to per diem of four dollars, to
be allowed by the board Of supervisors on
the presentation of written account for
services rendered as herein required by the
party rendering the same ; the accounts to
be filed with the chancery clerk and remain
in his office; end no member shall vote on
his own allowance, and no member shall
receive more than thirty five dollars for such
service in and for one year.
Sec. 2. Be IL .fatrtd'r enacto9, That all
after the word "report" in the tenth line OF
ID 10
far as the same relates to Wilkinson county,
be stricken out, and the following added in
lieu thereof: 8 or falsely reporting, he shall
be fined by said board not less than five nor
more than twenty dollars, to be collected as
provided in section S63 of the Revised Code
of 1880 And upon the suggestion that
report is false by any person, on oath, the
board shall require proof OF the truth OF
the report by the overseer making said
report, and the duty herein imposed on the
board is mandatory and imperative land any
fai ure by any board, or by the member of
any board to carry out the provisions of
this section, shall be held and deemed a
misdemeanor on the part of the member or
members thereof and punished as other
misdemeanors.
SEc s. Be IL further enacted, That all
public roads in Wilkinson county shall be
worked to the width required by law :; that
they shall be raised IN the middle and Shall
slope to the sides; that the road bed of the
same shall be kept even and level as nearly
as may be; that the side bitches or water
ways shall be kept open, of sufficient size
and proper fall to effectually drain the said
roads, and all hills shall be kept even and
smooth as to road-be Of same; and the
ascent to the hills shall be made gradual
and uniform as nearly as may be.
SEC. 4 BE 1t further enacted, Thatif any
road or hill in said Wilkinson. county, on
any public road, shall be SO marrow or steep
that the labor to widen or grade the same
be excessive,s and more than should be
required of the road hands, that the board
of supervisors are hereby authorized, in
Wilkinson county, to make such reasonable
contracts to assist in widening and grading
said roads and hills as they may deem
proper Contracts for so doing to be let out
as contracts for other public works, or let
out by boards of supervisors; provided,
that the board of supervisors shall not in
any one year expend sum greater than
five per cent. of the county taxes, on the
working of roads and hills.
SEC. 8 Be 1t .fartheT enacted, That this
act shall take effect and be in force sixty
days after its passage.
Approved, March s, 1882.