Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-02-29


GUsTA-ELECTORAL BOARDS FOR
STANTON AND AUaUsTA-APPKOPRI-
ATIONS TO THE STATE CHARITABLE
INsTITUTIONs-MR oPIE's BILL FOR
CONNECTS ON COUNTY RdADs-A
SCHOOL FOR MECnANICs-BILLT TO PRE-
VENT DEGENERATION BY RAILROADS.
&C. &C., sc.
The legislative proceedings for the
past week contain much that is OF interest,"
as well as Importance to the people OF
Augusta county. We give the following
summary of all such:
NOMINATION OF ELECTORAL BOARDS.
The gentlemen named beio have been
nominated, by the different county repre-
sentatives to the legislature for elect on
to constitute the electoral boards under
the new election law:
iStaunton. M. Cochran, Jr., Jno.
W. Todd, aud E. Staples.
Augusta. F. Smith. G.. Benton
Conner, and Saml ii. McCue. [Capt.
James Bnmgardner was first nominated
on that board. cut being a resident of the
city, was ineligible.]
Alleqhany.-Jro A Carson. Jno L. Ir.
vine, and A. A. McAllister.
Bath.-M. M. McCllntlc, Carroll Gar.
nett, and VIM. M. McAllister.
Hiqhland.-L. H. Stephenson. s. H
Porter. and j. B. Brad shaw.
Rockbridge. W. Arnold, James
K. Edmurdson, and Hugh Adams.
Rockingham.-Ge r. Eastman, J. W
F. Allemong, and s. Frank Branner.
THE PROPOSED NEW ROAD LAW FOR
AUGUSTA.
The new road law for Augusta, Fred
erick, Clarke, and Warren counties. has
passed the House. The following is a
synopsis of it's provisions:
Sec. /. Names ths counties in which the
law goes in operation.
Sec. 2. Establishes Board for each
district, consisting Of the supervisor of
that district, a commissioner of roads.
and one director. They shall have control
of the roads in that district and the ex-
p6uulbuIO Va oil bdACC lCNlS0 aOA ~ ON ~
poses therein. The director shall be de-
signated by the county court land the com
missioner OF roads elected by the voters OF
his district. The road districts are to be
the same as the present maglsterial dis
tricts. The Board shall be called the
Board of Road Commissioners.
Sec. 8 At the May term of the county
court, 1884, the commissioner for each
district shall be appointed by the court to
hold office till July, 1885, but thereafter
he shall be ell cted by the people Of the
district. The duties of his office will com
mepce July l, 1884. and his bond shall be
from $4,000 to SIS 600.
Sec. 4. Prescribes the duties of the
Commissioner. He has authority to see
that the roads are. of proper width. re-
move fences to make them so, and pro-
coed against persons who obstruct them ;
examine roads in his district in May and
October of each year and port the neg
lect of Overseers to the Board Commits.
sioners of his district who have the power
to remove them from office. The Commits
s.ioner's pay shall be 50 for each day be is
actively employed.
Sec. 5. Empowers the Board of road
Commissioners not later than the 4th
Saturday in May of every year Except
the frst) to appoint one overseer of roads
for each road precinct who shall serve or
pay fine of $50. but who after sevring
acceptably fer two years shall not be ap-
pointed again for two years more. The
overseer shall keep the roads in repair,
employing teams, laborers, &C.. subject
to the approval of the commiss Toner, and
making joint allowance for same not ex.
ceeding that paid by the county for like
services Immediately prior to this act, a
days work being fixed at ten hours.
Sec. g. Provides that the Board of Su-
pervisors shall on the 4th Monday in July
1884 and each year thereafter levy tax
on real and personal property in the coun'
ty not exceeding twenty cents upon each
one hundred dollars of its assessed value
for the purpose of providing fund fol
working the roads.
OcC. 4. u0 u dto VI AGJnu
ers for each district shall certify to Thu
Board of Supervisors in the month of Jul!
of each year the amount of money neces
sary to be spent on the roeds Of its dis
trict for the ensuing year and the rate OF
tax that shall be levied upon the real and
personal property in said district. and sucf
certificate shall be binding on the Boart
of Supervisors who shall levy the tax thu
certified, and certify the amount necessa,
nv to be raised, to the Commissioner of thu
Revenue and he shall extend the taxe'
against all property and persons in the
district, levied for road purposes.
Sec. s. The County Treasurer shall col
.ect the road tax and pay the same out OF
Ahe order of the Comm issioners of Road
of the several road districts. He shall re
ceive as equivalent to m 'ney ,all accounts
for labor, teams, wagons. plows. and ma
feriai furnished. Each commissioner o
roads shall settle with the Board of Com
missioners of roads of his district on tn
1st Monday of June of each year. lib
taxes under this act shall be subject t.
the same laws regulating the collection
of other taxes.
Sec. 9. Provides for mode of settlement
Element of accounts between Board
Commissioners of roads and the count
Treasurer.
Sec. 10, The Board of Road Commits
sioners of each district shall, from time t.
70 finn oooo,,, hIo in G. aunfOD or in Snm
place in it's road district upon the call o
the road commissioner, who shall be *
officio president of the board. The com
pensation of the members of the Bard o
Road Commissioners shall be $1.50 pc
day for each day that they are in attend