The Dawson journal., 1883-11-15

-, . PUNA1S AOdI
III this State; to appoint a boar
OF commissioners for the severa
!. counties; to define their powers
and duties, and to authorize The
payment of a communication ia,
in lieu Of road working, and 70,
other purposes.
SECTION I. Be it enacted h,
tn the General Assembly of Georgia
That from and after the passage
OF this Act, the grand Jurors Q Q,
any county in this state, desiring
to adopt the system provided foIj
IN this Act Of working the public
roads in their counties, shall, aftel
a vote OF two-thirds Of the granC
jury, elect five commissioners O.
roads who shall serve four wears
their successors to be elect d b1
the grand jury next preceding the
expiration of their term OF
office; provided, that in any county
now having a board of commits.
sloners Of roads, and revenues
said board, upon the recommenda.
ton of said grand jury, proceed tc
perform the duties herein after
provided; provided further, that
after trying the system herein
provided for at least two years, the
SAID board may, upon the recon-
mendatlon of the grand jury of the
county, abandon said system
and retun to the system Of road
laws heretofore in force; and pro
vlded further, that in those coun-
ties having board of road COM
mlssloners under local law, differ
ent from the commissioners OF
roads and revenues, then such
board of road commissioners shall
constitute the commissioners to
perform the duties herein provid-
ed for.
SEC. Ii. Be it further enacted,
etc, That said board shall have
exclusive jurisdiction over the
roads and bridges Of their respec-
tive counties in altering, establish
ing and abolishing all roads in
conformity to law; also in the
classification of the public roads as
well as all other matters pertain
ing to roads; shall hold their ses-
slons quarterly at the court-houses
OF their counties on the first Tues
days in January, April, July and
October in each year, and oftener
If necessary. The chairman, to
be elected by the board, may rep
resent the board in such matters,
and under such regulations as the
board may prescribe, when not in
session.
SEC. III. Be it further enacted,
etc, That said boards shall, at
their first session, elect a superin-
tendent of roads for their respec-
tive counties at such salary and
pom such terms as they may see
proper and agree upon, whose
term Of Office shall be four years,
subject to removal by the board;
and superintendent shall give
bond, PAYABLE to said hoard and
their successors in office, in such
amount, with good security, as
said board may fix, and perform
all the duties that may be requir-
ed Of him by said board in con-
formity with this Act and the law
of this State as to roads and
bridges, and any failure on the
part of said superintendent to per-
form the duties of his Office shall
be breach of his said bond and
shall authorize a suit to be brought
thereon; the money shall 60 to the
road fund of the county to be used
as such, and shall also authorize
his removal by said board.
Sec. IV. Be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That
all male inhabitants in this State
over sixteen and under fifty years
Of age shall be subject to road du-
ty, unless from permanent physi-
cal disability they shall be unable
to work, of which the board shall
judge, and all persons subject to
road duty shall work the number
of days assessed by the board, un-
der the control and direction of
the superintendent of roads, or
such persons as he may appoint to
aid him in having the roads work
ed; provided, that each person sub
ject to road duty under this Act
shall have the choice of paying to
the superintendent fifty cents for
each day assessed, annually, in
stead of performing said labor as
herein after provided, which fund
shall be used as a road fund, III
working the public roads OF the
county, and failure to perform
said labor, or to pay said sum,
shall be a contempt, and for which
the board Of commissioners,
through their chairman, shall is
sue a warrant against such de-
faulter and place the same in the
hands of the superintendent OF
roads, or any lawful constable OF
the county, who shall arrest said
defaulters and cause them to
work upon the public roads double
the time assessed, or pay one dol