The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-04-25

Az ACT TO authorize the board Of super
visors OF Harrison county 10 haye the
public roads worked by contract, and
Tor other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
legislature OF the Sta Q of Mississip-
pi, That tho board OF supervisors
OF Harrison county shall have the
power, ii majority OF said board
shall deem it expedient to exercise
the power, aud when adjudged ex.
pedient, it shall be their duty to
provide tor the construction, repair
and working of the public roads
IN sald county, or any dis.
trict or part thereof by contract; !;
such contracts may be let privately
or publicly and shall require cou.
tractors to execute bond with ap.
proved security, conditioned TO
we'll and truly keep aud perform
their contracts, and comply with
the duties required Of them by
law and the lawful orders OF said
board. They may assess and col.
lect taxes for this purpose upon
the entire county or any district
thereof, and when assessed upon
any district to be appropriated
alone for the public roads in said
district; they may turn over to
such contractors the convicts con
victed Of misdeneanors. said cou
tractors being required to give
bond for the safe keeping, proper
treatment aud the payment of hire
and expenses of such convicts
they may divide the public road
into sections aud let them in whole
or in part; they may cancel con
tracts when the contractor fails to
perform the duties imposed upon
them, or perform them in such u
negligent manner that the public
are inconyeuienced thereby, or
when any contractor removes from
the county becomes insolvent or
dies, and re let such contracts and
are hereby vested withall necessary
powers to execute The system
adopted by said board.
See. 2. Be it further enacted,
That the board OF supervisors OF
Harrison county may cause list
to be made of all persons in the
county liable to be worked OH the
public roads under the general
laws of this State, aud in the vicin
ity Of the public road of the coun.
ty they have their usual places OF
abode, snch lists to be made when.
ever such board shall deem the
same expedient, and may assign
such lists to any contractor; and
the persons so enlisted, and all
other persons living in the vicinity
of the public road let to such con.
tractor AMI not listed, are hereby
required TO work Oh the public
roads to which they may be assign.
ed by the board OF supervisors
under the direction and control of
the contractor, aud at such times
and places az may be appointed by
him, not exceeding three days in
any one year. That ii any person
after being summoned as now pre-.
scribed by law, shall fail or refuse
to work, he shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction
shall be tined for each days failure
the sum of three dollars, to be paid
to such contractor, and ii said tinc
and cost be not Immediately paid,
the justice before whom such case
is tried shall deliver such person
to such contractor, to be worked
by him at the ratio of fifty cents
per day unCil such fine aud cost be
paid, and such contractor may use
such force and other means as may
be necessary to compel such person
to work ont such fiue and cost.
Any person liable to work on pub.
lie roads may discharge himself
from such duty by the payment of
u communication tax to be fixed by
the board of supervisors upon
! which he is liable to work not more
than three dollars III any one year
such tax to be paid in the county
treasury, or to the contractor, us
may be determined by the board oI
supervisors, and to be paid at the
TINA fixad hv the hoard mr. oonfrac