The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-21
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
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purposes.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Legisla- |
ture Of the State Of Mississippi, That the |
board of supervisors Of Madison county
shall have power, if q majority Of said
board shall deem it expedient to exercise
the power, and when adjudged expedient it
shall be their duty to provide for the con-
struction, repair and working of the
public roads and bridges and turnpikes 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 lot privately or pub
licly, and shall require contractors TO exc
cute bond with approved security condi-
toned to 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 pub
lie roads and bridges in said District they
may turn over to such contractors the con-
victs convicted Of misdemeanors, apd such
other convicts as they may obtain from the
State penitentiary, and execute bonds for
the safe keeping, proper treatment and the
payment Of the hire and expenses of such
convicts 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 convicts; they may APP
point any and all officers to carry into eff
feet the system adopted by them, fix the
time and compensation of such officers or
have them removed at their will and pleas
urs; they may divide the public roads into
sections and let them in whole or in part
they may cancel contracts when contractors
fail to perform the duties imposed upon
them, or perform them in such a negligent
manner that the public are Inconvenience
thereby, or when any contractor removes
from the county, or becomes insolvent or
dies, and relet such contracts; and are here
by vested with all necessary powers to exc
cute the system adopted by said board
| SEC. 2. 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 TO he worked on the
public roads under the general laws of the
State, and in the vicinity of the public
road of the county, thoy have their usual
place of abode, such lists to he made when
ever such board shall deem the same expe-
dent, and may assign such list to any con-
tractor; and the persons so listed and all
other persons living in the vicinity Of the
public road or bridge let to such contractor
and not listed are hereby required to work
on the public roads and bridges to which
they may be assigned by the board of sup
ervsors under the direction and control of
the contractor, and at such times and
places as may be appointed by him not e1-
oeeding ten days in any one year, except in
GASES whore the roads or bridges are in
jured or out of repair by storms, freshets
or other casualty, and then for sufficient
length of time to repair such injury, not
exceeding five days in all in cases of
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 on
conviction shall be fined for each days fail
ure the sum of three dollars, to be paid to
such contractor, and if said fine and costs
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 rate of thirty cents per day un-
til such fine and costs be paid, and such
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 Communication tax to be
fixed by the board of supervisors upon
which he is liable to work, not exceeding
ten dollars in 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 at
the time fixed by such board or contractor.
That in making assignment of persons
liable to work on the 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-
venently be DONE
$50. 3. Be it further enacted. That if any
contractor neglects or refuses to keep in
repair any road or bridge which he has
contracted TO keep in repair, 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 il 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
a full board and spread upon the minutes
of said board and not exceed twenty days
in any one year.
SIC. 5. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Annroval Eahruorv Ic 1904