Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-05-02

RATION AT THE MAY COURT.-A SUM
MARY OF ITS PROVISIONS.
&C, &C., &C.
The Board of Supervisors of Augusta
Cd Friday last adopted the new road law
for Augusta enacted by the last legisla-
ture. subject to adoption by the last SUI
pervlsors. The law provides that the
county court shall, at the May court 1884
put the machinery of the new bill in
operation by the appointment of the Off
GERS provided for therein. TIE following
is summary of the sections of the bill :
Sec. /. Name the counties in which the
law goes in operation.
Sec. 2. Establishes Board for each dis
trict, 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 expenditure
of all taxes levied for road purposes there
in. The director shall be designated by
the county court, and the commissioner
of roads elected by the voters of his dis
trict. The road districts are to be the
same as the present magisterial districts.
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, out thereafter
he shall be elected by the people of the
district. The duties of the Office will
commence July 1st, 1854, and his bond
shall be from So, 600 to $1,000.
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 districts in May and
October of each year and report the neg
lect of overseers to the Board of Comm
sioners of his district who have the power
to remove them from office. The Commits
sioner's pay shall be So for each day he is
actively employed.
Sec. 5. Empowers the Board of Road
Commissioners not later than the 4th Sat
nrday in May of every year Except the
frstl to appoint one overseer of roads for
each road precinct who shall serve or pay
a fine of $50, but who after serving &C
eeptably for 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 Commissioner, 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. 6. Provides that the Board of Su-
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 for
working the roads.
Sec. 7. The Board of Road Commission
sss for each district shall certify to the
Board of Supervisors in the month of July
of each year, the amount of money neces-
sary to be spent on the roads 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
such certificate shall be binding on the
Board of Supervisors who shall levy the
tax thus certified, and certify the amount
necessary to be raised, to the Commission
or of the Revenue and he shall extend the
taxes against all property and persons in
the district, levied for road purposes.
Sec. 8. The County Treasurer shall col
Iect the road tax and pay the same out On
the order of the Commissioners of Roads
of the several road districts. He shall re
ceive as equivalent to money, all accounts
for labor. teams, wagons, plows, and ma
terial furnished. Each Commissioner of
Roads shall settle with the Board of Com
missioners of roads of bis district on the
1st Monday of June of each year. The
taxes under this act shall be subject to
the same laws regulating the collection
of other taxes.
Sec. 8. Provides for mode Of settlement
of accounts between B oard of Com
missioners of roads and the county Treas
slrer.
Sec. 10. The Board of Road Commits
sioners of each district shall, from time to
. time assemble in Sbaunson, or in some
place in its road district upon the call OF
the road commissioner, who shall be ex-
officio president of the board. The COM
pensation Of the members OF the Board OF
Road Commissioners shall be $i.S0 pei
day for each day that they are in attend
ance upon the sessions of the board, to bs
paid out of the fund appropriated for tht
road districts; except the commissions
shall receive So per day for each day Of
such service.
Sec. IL. Provides that the road pre-
.cincts as now laid out shall remain, sub
jeet to change by tie Board of Road Com
nissioneFs.
Sec. u. Sign boards sh all be erected Oh
all roads showing prominent places AM
distances, and fine of S. is flXed for de
facing them. Overseers have power t.
enter upon epy lands adjoining thei
roads to make repairs, drains, or bitches
The Board of Commissioners may, Whel
they deem it expedient. have the buildlni
or repairing of bridges or of roads done b
contract. The term Of office of director
the same as that of commissioner. and tn
commissioner is empowered to administe
oath.
Sec. l3. ALL male persons in the count!
of Augusta shall be compelled to worl
ON GONE public road therein as near al
may be to the place of their residence
with the following exceptions Ministers
of the gospel who have charge Of a con
gregation, persons under sixteen ana eye