The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-03-14

HO-T VI 'iC bVhN. w dppOiHt u L ic'
idenl pro tempore, who shall dis
charge the dn,ies of the President o
The Board when that officer is abscn
n or nnable TO act 10 appoint all sub
ordinate agents or employees that ma,
be needed Tor the proper md eifirirn
execution of the public wOrl
. 1T the l,onr,l, nnd for tn
ifcciual prottc ion Of the interests o
: The Road District. and to fix tbs con-
pensation OF the officers, aud en-
ploycs of the Boarl. Should n va
'ancy occur by the death. resignatio,
nr removal OF any of the members o
the Board, or by the failure or refusa
If any ole elected or appointed AZ ,
iuen5rr of the Board TO qualify oi
act rs such, the remaining member
,hmll have the power TO ascertain anf
o ii such vacancy by the apporiion
ment of a suiislilc aud eligible peraon
who, alter qualifying. shnll servedur
ing the remainder Of tlc term o
Office. .tsI.
SEe 5. All Of the public roads NJ
'aid Road District shall lie subject Ia
;he management and control ot thr
Board OF Ruut Commissioners o.
Christian county Tor the purp0s ol
securing aud maintaining the Tree
Use thereof by all persons for travel
md iransporiation. Aud the said
Boart Of Road Commissioners is an
ihorized, within the limits OF The
Road District, aud with the means to
he provided therefor, 10 grade and
nmcadauize and otherwise improve
any or all Ut said public roads, oran,
part thereof, IN their di-crriion, and
TO maintain aud keep the same TO re-
pair, aud free from obstruction, aud
10 insure anil protect the public in
the free use thereof tor the purposes
sioresaii. Aud iu order TO facilitate
the. transportation OF stone coal ana
,ilier products tor the use, cOnsuInp.
lion and traffic of the inhabitants OF
the said Road District, the said Board
oi Roai Commissioners is authorized
md empowered similarly to impro, @,
maintain and keep in repair, aud free
RON obsrruciion. aud subject TO the
lie free use, any public road in
Christian county leading from the
rlty OF IIopkinsyille to coal banks or
mines IN said r0uitv.
SEc.6 II shall be lawful for the
Board Of Road Commissioners to
purchase from the owners, at u fair
value to be asccr,ained In any man.
ner the B ar,l may agree up m, the
stock of any turnpike company OK
isting al the usage OF this ACT which
has improved aud controls any Of the
public roads Ia said Road District
When the B ,ard OF Road Coninis.
-ioncrs shall obtain the control of any
such improved road IN said Road
District by the purchase OF 1t, stock,
nr by the consent of the company
controlling il, such road shall he open
for the use oil all parsons for Tie pur.
pose aforesaid without toll or charge
therefor. And the Board of Road
Commissioners il hereby authorized
10 usc any portion of the revenues.
hereinsller provided tor the improve
,neni pf the public roads in the said
Road District. that may bc necessar.
| 10 enable them TO purchase tue stock
aud obtain the control OF such i'm.
proved roa,ls. aud The Board OF Road
Commissioners il further authorized
md empowered TO negotiate tempo
rsry loaus OF money for said purpose,
md to use said revenues for the re-
payment &C same. Bur the commits.
ioncrs shall have no power to ncgo-
tiate any loan for m amount greater
than one lalf OF the net revenues au
thorizcd l,y this act and estimate tor
the year in which the, proposed loan
Is 10 be negotiated.
SEc 7 In order to provide the
Board oi Road Commissioners with
The means necessary Tor improving,
maintaining and keeping IN repair
,nd open tor free use The public ruad-
in the county of Christian ~ contem.
plated an | authorized by this act, it
shall DO the duty of tho county court
Of said county to levy aud cause to
he collected each year a tax upon all
property both real and personal sit
luatet in the said Road District, aud
that is subject TO taxation for the gen-
eral revenue OF this Stale and the said
comfy at n rate not exceeding fifty
i53) cents upon each one hundred
dollars worth of said property, as
is,ed by the tax assessor OF said
! county; and The said court shall also
lievy or assess on each Of the iithablcs
in tile said Road District who are
chargeable for le,ies imposed < ior
comfy. purposes, a capitaiion or poll
tax each year not exceeding ono dol
lar. This levy aud assessmen. shall
be laid at Tue same time the county
court lays the levy OF taxes for gen.
eral county purposes, aud the said
taxes shall be collected by the sheriff
OF the county, or other officer who
\ shall collect, or whose duty II shall
be 10 collect, the revenues of the State
and. county in aai, county, and shall
be collected at the same time fnd IL
the same way the State and county
revenues are collected ; aud the said
sheriff or other officer and his surctie'
: shall be liable for the same Ia all res
II pecis as tor the other revenues OF tilt
county. Aud II shall bo the duty o
the said sheriff or other officer col
flectiug the said taxes to account fol
! AID pay the same over as directed b.
the Board of Road Commissioners, OF
!. written orders therefor signed by til,
/. President and countersigned by tn
, Secretary Of the Board, Prorideo
, That any person who shall be assessed
| and'required TO pay tho cipitation o
0 poll tax above provided for may dis
: charge tho ssme by work OH any o
the public roads in the said Road Dis
Q trici, under sIichrules and regulation
{ as may be adopted by tho Board 0
9 Road Commissioners.
| SEo. s. To enable tho county court
: within the limit provided in the mex
proceeding Section, to ascertain til
+ rate of taxation for the aforesai,
, purposes, It is hereby made the dut,
of the Board OF Road Commissioner
!, to lay before the court annually, a
4. the term when the lcvlcs are made.
a statement Of the work projected b.
y the Board for The ensuing or currcn
i year, together with an estimate OF th