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


bly Of he Commonwealth Of Kentucky:
81. The county judge Of the Lin.
coin county court shalldivide all of the
roads in said county into precincts,
and, as often ~ may be necessary, ap.
point surveyor in each precinct,
whose duty il shall be 10 superintend
the road therein, and see that the
same is worked and kept in such re.
pair rs the agreement of the contract
or thereon with the county court re
quires. No surveyor shall be allowed,
unless by consent Of the court, to re-
sign such place under two years, ex.
cept he remove from the precinct.
Any surveyor may be removed at any
time by said court.
50. The clerk Of the county court
shall, within ten days after appoint.
ment of a surveyor Of a road, deliver
a copy of the order 10 the sheriff of
the county. containing full aud com.
plete description of the precinct. and
take his receipt therefor. The sheriff,
within fifteen days thereafter, shall de-
liver n copy Of the order, aud de.
scription Of the precinct, to the sur
veyor, and return the original TO the
clerks office OF the Lincoln county
court, with the time Of service endors.
ed, which shall be evidence Of the facts
stated therein. The clerk shall post
up in his office, once in every year, a
list Of the names Of all OF the survey
ors in the county, designating the
precinct Of each surveyor. The clerk
or sheriff failing to perform the duties
prescribed in this section shall be flu
ed two dollars aud half for each neg.
lect.
SO. Each surveyor Of public road
shall be furnished witha copy of the
contract for the working Of the road
in his precinct. lie shall report 10
the county judge any failure upon the
part of the contractor thereon. He
shall certify to the county judge when
the contract has been properly com
piled with. lie shall be exempt from
Jury service, and from poll.tax for
road purposes, only during his con
tinuance in said office. For failure
to discharge any of his duties prescrib
ell by this act, said surveyor shall be
fined therefor not less than five nor
more than fifteen dollars for each Of
Tense, 20 be recovered by warrant in
the name of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky; aud the quarterly court
shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all
proceedings against surveyors of roads
s t. The county judge shall, at the
court house door in Stanford, on the
first Monday in April 10 each year
(and such other times as he shall find
necessary, LET out the working and
keeping in repair the public roads in
Lincoln county 10 the lowest and best
bidder, for such length Of time as he
may choose mot exceeding his own
term of office, after due advertise.
ment oftwo insertions in the county
paper, ifone be published, aud by a
printed notice posted up for at least
fifteen days before such letting at the
voting place in each voting precinct
in the county: Provided, that the fund
raised by the levy court under this act
shall be sufficient 20 work all of the
public roads in said county; and if not
sufficient, then it shall be used at
such places and for such roads as the
county court may think best, having
due regard to the public good and the
wants of the different parts Of the
county.
SIS. Each contractor shall execute
to the Commonwealth n bond, with
good security, to be approved by the
county Judge, in double the amount
he is TO receive for his contract for the
faithful performance of the said con
tract; aud said bonds shall be Gled at
the next regular term of the Lincoln
county court after the letting, which
shall be noted of record, and the bonds
kept on file by the clerk of the court
in his Office, in bundles marked icon
tractors bonds aud certified copies
of said bonds shall be competent as
evidence; aud the county judge shall
deliver to each surveyor a copy of the
bond of the contractor on the road in
the surveyors precinct. Any con
tractor who shall fail, in whole or in
part, to complete his contract within
the time and in the manner prescribed
therein, or whO, having contracted to
keep any part of the public roads in
good order for travelling or hauling,
or any bridge or eulvert in good re
pair, and who shall fail 10 do so, shall
Tor every failure, be deemed guilty Of
a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction,
shall be fined not less than ten nor
more than one hundred dollars.
Sc. All fines assessed under this
act shall be collected as other fines
and shall inure TO the benefit of the
road fund ofLincoln county, aud shall
be paid out by the sheriff under tn,
orders of the county judge.
81. The county Judge shall provide
work on the roads of the county, orc
the streets OF towns, for such persons
convicted of penal offences as may
by order Of the proper authority, b.
required 10 work on roads or streets
or 10 work out fines assessed agalns
them ON roads or streets under thl
provisions of general or special laws