The clarion., 1884-02-27
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
lruBIIsHED By AuTHOEITT.l

AK ACT in relation to the public roads N
the County Of Madison, and Tor otneF
purposes
ercr1ox i. Be It enacted by the Legisls-
.tureos. the State Of Mississippi. That the
board Of supervisors Of Madison county
shall have power, if > majority Of said
board shall deem it expedient 70 exercise
the power, and when adiudged expedient it
shall be their duty to provide for the con
struction, repair and working Of the
public roads and bridges and turnPiEes IN
said county, or any district or part thereof
By contract; such contracts to be for not
less than one year nor more than five years.
Such contracts may be let privately or pub
Iicly. and shall require contractors to exc
cute bond with approved security eond1-
toned 10 well and truly keep and perform
their contracts and comply with the duties
required of them By law, and the lawful
orders of said board. They may assess
and collect taxes for this purpose either
upon the entire county or any district
thereof. and when assessed upon any dis
trict to be appropriated alone for the pup
Lie roads and bridges in said district; they
NAV turn over to such contractors the con-
yicts convicted of misdemeanoFs, and such
OtEleE COANlCA5 ID may SNAoa-A- $500 -
State penitentiary, and execute bonds Tor
the safe keeping, proper treatment and the
payment of the hire and expenses OF such
| conyicts and exact from contractors to
whom such convicts may be delivered
bonds of like condition and by appropriate
regulations enforce the proper and humane
/ treatment of such conyicts; they may ap'
/ point any and all ofiies to carry into eff
| feet the system adoptea by them, fix the
/ time and com pensation of such officers ol
| have them removed at their will and pleas
ure; they may divide the public roads intt
| sections and let them in whole or in part
/ they may cancel contracts when contractor:
/ fail to perform the duties imposed upor
/ them. or perform them in such negligenI
manner that the public are Inconvenience
| thereby, or when any contractor remove:
/ from the county, or becomes insolvent ol
dies, and relet such contracts; and are here
/ by vested with all necessary powers to exc
cute the system adopted by said board.
SEC. =. Be it further enacted, That the
| board of supervisors of Madison county
may cause a list to be made of all persons
| in the county liable 10 be worked ON the
public roads under the general laws of tht
| State, and in tie vicinity of the public
road Of the county. they have their usua
place of abode such lists to be made when
! ever such board shall deem the same expe
dient, and may assign such list to any con
| tractor: and the persons SO listed and al
other persons living in the vicinity of tht
public road or bridge let to such contractor
| and not listed are hereby required TO worl
ION the public roads and bridges to which
| they may be assigned by the board of sup
erYisors under the direction and control Of
| the contractor, and at such times anC
| places as may be appointed by him not ex
ceeding ten days in any one year, except il
cases where the roads or bridges are in
! jnred or out of repair by storms, freshet:
or other casualty, and then for a sufficient
| length of time to repair such injury, moi
exceeding five days in all in cases ol
such emergency. That if any per
son after being Summoned as now pre-
| scribed by law shall fail or refuse to work he
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and OF
conviction shall be fined for each days fail
ure the sum of three dollars, to be paid tC
such contractor, and if said fine and costs
be not Immediately paid, the justice before
| whom such case is tried shall deliver sucf
person to such contractor to be worked by
| him at the rate of thirty cents per day un
til such fine and costs be paid, and sucf
contractor may use such force and Other
means as may be necessary to compel such
| person to work out such fine and cost. Any
person liable to work on the public roads
may discharge himself from such duty by
| the payment of a Communication tax TO be
! fixed By the board of supervisors upon
which he is liable TO work, not exceeding
| ten dollars il any one year; such tax to be
| paid either into the county treasury or to
| the contractor as may be determined by
! the board of supervisors and to be paid al
| the time fixed by such board or contractor
That in making assignment of persons
liable to work Un tie public roads and
bridges the board of supervisors shall as
sign each person to the public road or
bridge in the vicinity of which he has his
usual place of abode as near as can con-
yeniently be done.
SEC 5. Be it further enacted. That if any
contractor neglects or refuses to keep in
repair any road or bridge which he has
cont acted to keep Ill epoir. the board of
supervisors may employ some one else to
do the necessary work and in such event
such contractor SO failing shall be liable on
his bond for the amount of such work and
twenty-five per cent. damages thereon and
a reasonable attorneys fee for prosecuting
the suit if any suit be brought.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That each
member of the board of supervisors shall
receive four dollars per day for each day
necessarily occupied by him in inspecting
and receiving roads and bridges: Provided,
said supervisors work shall be ordered by
full board and spread upon the minutes
of said board and not exceed twenty days
in any one year.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted. That this
act take effect and be i'll force from and