The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-03-30

/. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That on
and after the first day of August eighteen hundred
and eighty-two, the board of supervisors of the
county of Augusta may take charge of, and have
worked and kept in repair all public roads and
bridges and footlogs, heretofore hereafter estab
lished within the limits of the said county, and for
this purpose the said board of supervisors au-
thorized and empowered to levy road tax, not
ceeding in any year ten cents upon the one hundred
dollars of assessed taxable values in said county,
and to adopt such regulations do conflict with
the laws now in force as may be necessary to Sc
the proper working of the roads in said county
2. The said board of supervisors shall, soon
after the first day of August eighteen hundred and
e1ghty-two, as may be practicable, appoint COM
missioner of roads for each magisterial district in
the county, who shall qualify before the county
court by taking the usual oaths of Office, and shall
continue such until their successors are duly
qualified The term of said commissioners of roads
shall be one year, and shall commence on the said
hrst day of August OF each year, and they shall be
appointed at the meeting of the said board next
preceding that day. The said commissioners of
roads shall have exclusive supervision of all roads
and bridges in said county, and all applications to
the court II viewers for changes opening new
roads must be reported on by said commissioners
g. The said commissioners of roads SHALL annual
y at the September term of the county court let to
contract to the lowest suitable bidder the work OF
keeping in repair the roads and bridges in their dis
ricts, notices of which letting shall be posted
ten days each postofice in the district the said
letting to be whole or in sections, at the dis
erection of the commissioner, and for the year end
ing the thfrty-f1rst day Of August of each year
He shall require the bids to be in writing, and
signed by the contractor and shall deliver the same
under seal, to the board of supervisors for their
ratification or rejection, at their first meeting there
AFTER Each contractor shall be required to give
bond with good security In penalty at least double
the amount of his bid for the faithful performance
of his contract, and recovery may be had for any
breach of said contract In the name Of the county,
for the benefit of the road fund.- the county court
by motion, after ten days notice to the contractor
and his securities. The said contracts and bonds
shall be left with clerk Of the board of supervisors
The contractor shall be entitled to the services
for two days. in each year, of all persons liable to
service in working the public roads, under existing
laws, and shall be entitled to all remedies now
1sting for the collection of fines for failing work
when duly summoned by him against persons ow-
ing that duty.
s. 1t shall be the duty of the commissioners Of
roads to give personal supervision to all roads and
bridges to see that the contractor is faithfully
rying out his contract, and for any failure in
rying it out the said commissioners shall at once
institute, through the prosecuting attorney, pro-
ceedns for the recovery Of damages for the breach
of said contract.
g. The commissioners of roads shall receive. az
compensation, not exceeding two dollars per day,
while actually engaged, but in no shall his
compensation exceed two hundred dollars per an
mum, to be paid by the county,
4 All leyies made and collected under this act
snail be collected and accounted for by the county
treasurer as other evies are, and shall be paid
on the warrant OF the board of supervisors.
s. No member OF the board of supervisors, or
commissioner OF roads, shall be, directly or ind1-
fectly interested In any contract made under this
ACT, ana any participation therein shall render the
contract void.
8. When the court shall order the opening of a
new road or the erection of new bridge tho work
of opening building Shall he LEFT To contract as
hereinbefore directed.
~ The board of supervisors shall have power, at
any tlme 1or good cause. to revoke the appointment
OF the commissioner of roads, and to appoint sue
cessor to FIJI his unexpired term; also, to fix the
compensation of commissioners of roads, and all
FOR the additional services required by this act, the
supervisors shall receive two dollars per day.
II. u snail be the duty OF the officers conducting
one eiectlonS IN he county of Augusta, in the month
OIL May, eighteen hundred and eghty-two to re-
ceiye the ballots Of the qualified voters who shall
vote upon this act which ballots shall be as follows:
f'fOF the ROAD law and SAgainst
me ballots so cast shall be deemed and taken as
sote Iof or against this act, and the manner of re-
celvlhg ana canvassing the ballots, and making
turns thereof shall be in accordance with existing
law, except that the certificate of the judges shall
held on the - day of May eighteen hundred and
eighty-two, = votes were cast for the road law,
ana - votes were cast against the road law.
= Signature of the judges.
u should majority of the votes thus cast be for
Of o'" i""' ~ soall ne deemed the adoption there
ID This act shall be in force from its passage,
to authorize the Board of Supervisors of Au-
gusta County to levy a tax to improve the
public roads,
Patron-Mr. Hanger
Reported from COMMITTEE on Counties, Cities
and Towns.
l. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly That the
board Of supervisors of Augusta county be and
tney are hereby directed, at the annual meetings
| for laying the county levy to impose a tax upon
such subjects as are, may be, liable by law Tor
the county levy, of not less than te or more thah
twenty cents on the hundred dollars, for the pur'
pose OF improving and matchmaking such OF the
roads OF the county leading to Staunton, ana suc4
other roads of the county in their opinion shoui
| be improved and macadamized.
said board Of supervisors may, at any Time, Ih-
dictate to the county court in writing what changes
~ iOnst hav nj
| upon any OF such roads. Whereupon said court on
Its own motion, shall appoint three or more view,
ers 70 view the same; after which proceedings Snal
be had thereon accordance with the existing ROAD
law of this state.
8. Allwork done under and by virtue OF tnls ace,
Shall be done under the supervision ana olrecuun
of said board and at the expense OF the county 10
he paid for from the proceeds ofevies made IN pur
suance Of the first section OF TINS 0i sA'0p' - y