The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14

neighGOrhood road has not been
granted to the county without cost.
The owner of such land all have
/ the right TO put gate across such
! road or roads; hut where such right
! of-Way has Dean condenn ned and paid
! for according to the existing law the
| county commi s.onerS' court shall
have the right 10 prevent any obstruc-
ton of such road by a gate.
Art. 1880, The amount of damages
! to be allowed to the owners of said
lands for opening the line Of neigh
bOrhood road, as prey ided in this
chapter, shall be assessed as provided
for in the case of first, second and
third class roads in this chapter.
Art. 4390l. The county commits
sionerS of the several counties are
hereby constituted supervisors of pub
lie roaGs in their respective counties
and each commissioner shall super
wise the public reads within his COM
miSSiOner's precinct once each year,
and shall receive as compensation
therefor three dollars per day for the
time actually employed in the dis
cha'ge of his duties, to be paid for out
of the road and bridge fund of the
county provided, that no commits
sioner shall receive pay for more than
ten days in each year. He shall also
make a report to the last regular
term of the commissioners court held /
In his county during the year, said re-
port to be made under oath, and to
state First, the condition of all rC ads
and parts of roads in his precinct. |
Second, the condition of all culverts |
and bridges. Third, the amount of |
money remaining in the hands OF |
oVerseerS subject to be expended upon |
the roads within bis precinct. Fourth, |
the number of mile posts and finger |
boards defaced and torn down. Fifth, |
what, II any, new roads of any kind |
should be opened in his precinct, and |
what, If any, bridges, culverts or other |
Improvements are necessary to place |
the roads in his precinct in good con-
dition, and tie probable cost OF such |
improvements also, the name of any
OVerSeer who has failed to work the
road, or in any way neglected to per-
form his duty. Said report shall |
be spread upon the minutes OF |
the court to be considers d |
in improving public roads and |
determining the amount of taxes |
to be levied therefor and if any |
commissioner of any commissioners |
court, in any county in this state, shall |
fail or refuse to discharge any or all |
duties made obligatory upon lin by |
the provisions of section 1, article |
439Oa, he shall be deemed guilty Of |
misdemeanOr, and, upon conviction
thereof, before any court OF competent |
jurisdiction, shall be fined in any sum
not less than $40 nor more than $50.
Art. 4390b. No entire road of the |
first or second class shall hereafter be |
discontinued except upon vacation by |
order of the commissioners court, or |
non-use for a period OF three years.
Art. 1890. The report made by SUI
pervisors of public roads to the COM |
missiOners' court, as provided for in |
article 43OOa, shall be submitted, to- |
gether with all contracts made by said |
court since its last report for any work |
on any road, to the grand jury, at the |
first term of the district court there |
after.
Sec. 2. Art. 1892. An overseer shall |
be appointed and hands apportioned |
by said court for each road precinct at |
the time of establishing the same; and |
at the first regular term of court in /
each year, the said court shall appoint |
an oYerseer for each road precinct in |
the county. and shall at the same time |
designate all the hands liable to work /
on public roads, and apportion them to |
the several overseeIs; provided, that |
hands shall, as nearly as practicable, |
be apportiOned to work on the. road |
precinct nearest to their place of |
abode; and, provided further, that the
Of public roads shall, at any |
time, apportion any hands in his pre-
cinct, who, from any cause, may have /
been apportioned as otherwise pro-
vided in this act.
Sec. 3. Art. 441S. 1t shall be the duty |
of the overseer, within ten days after /
he has had his road worked, to file |
with the county attorney of his county, |
or the justice of the peace of his pre-
cinct, a complaint in writing, and
under oath, against each person who |
has been summoned to work and who
has ta1;e,i, T.; work and failed to fur
nish a substitute, and has failed to
pay one dollar for each day he has so
failed to work or furnish substitute,
and also against each person so sum-
has refused to do reason
able amount Gf work on the road, or
who has refused -tG perform the rea-
sonable directions of the Gyerseer.
The fact that the commissioners
courts of the several counties will
shortly levy tax for 1884, and the
further fact that it is important that
the act go into effect Immediately for
the purpose of seeming to the public
the full benefit of tie recently adopted
amendments, constitute
an imperative public necessity, re-
quire that the constitutional require
ment, requiring bills to be read on
theee seVer GAYS t Pc fbs
tutional rule be suspended, and that
this act take effect from and after its
passage.