Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-10-10
The New RondI.nw.-As very

how to vote in regard to the proposed
change of the road law, we publish the
principal features of the new law, and
those interested can see for themselves
whether 1t is any better than the old.
If the new law is adopted, the County
Court shall divide each district in the
county into three road precincts, and shall
appoint hrec surveyors, one for each
road precinct.
1t shall be the duty Of the surveyors,
within twenty days after the first of jan
uary next after the adoption Of this act,
and every three years thereafter, to lay
out and divide, or cause to be laid out and
divided, all Of the county roads in their
! respective road precincts in sections not
exceeding one mile in length, which they
shall number and describe In a book TO be
kept for that purpose by the board of sur
vcyors of each district. They shall also
distinctly specify therein what they may
deem necessary for the Improvement and
keeping in repair each section Of said
county road for 4 period not exceeding
three years.
1t shall be the duty of the said road sur
vcyors to expose for sale, one section at Il
time, such Of the sections of road in their
! districts as they may elect to the lowest
and best bidder, commencing on the first
/ Tuesday in April next after the adoption
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mined as provided in section twelve. Adj
! dtionul sections may be sold in like man
! ner annually thereafter, the sales to con-
| tinue from day to day until the designated
sections are all sold, of which sales at
/ least ten days notice shall be given by
! not less than ten hand bills posted ut the
! most public places in the district. Pro-
ydcd, that any person purchasing con-
tract, or contracts, nc any sale herein pro-
! vded for, shall give bond, with freehold
security to be approved by said surveyors
/ in sum to be fixed By said surveyors for
the performance of every contract so pur-
] chased.
/ The road surveyors shall divide all the
/ roads that may hereafter be laid out, al
| tered or established in their respective
! precincts into sections not exceeding one
mile in length, number and describe
them; specify the nature and character OF
the work to be done within ten days after
Z the time they may receive an order tor
opening the same, and after giving notice
for ten days 1T ten OF the most public
/ places in the district, by posting hand
i bills, shall proceed to sell the same at
public sale in the manner and form pro-
( yided in the thirteenth section, for such
length Of time rs they may deem neccs-
sary for the opening of the same, after
which they shall be kept in repair in the
/ same manner rs other roads III the dis
trict.
! 1t shall be the duty of the board of road
surveyors of each district in the county,
rs soon as practicable after the sale of said
county roads, or of any newly established
or altered roads, and annually thereafter,
to ascertain and report in writing imme-
! diatcly after such ascertainment, to the
county court of the county, the amount
OF money necessary to open and keep III
Z repair the county roads of their district,
payable during the next ensuing fiSca.
year; whcreupon the said county court ut
their first stated meeting thereafter, at
which the said county court may be re-
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county debts and liabilities, shall provide
/ for the amount so reported TO them by the
road surveyors as aforesaid, and any
other expense pertaining TO the same, by
levying tax of one dollar OH every male
! inhabtant of said district, who has at
tanned the age of twenty-one years, and
the balance, after dcducting said capita.
, ton tax and estimated delinquencies,
shall be levied upon the property of said
district, taxable for State and county pur-
poses, and shall be collected and dis
burscd in the same manner.
The county court of the county may,
with the consent Of majority OF the
| boards Of road surveyors, cause such Of
the county roads as are of greatest benefit
to the citizens of the county, to be divided
and laid out in sections of not more than
two miles in length, the contract for re-
pairing and keeping in order of which
they may sell out to the lowest and best
bidder, who shall give bond and security
in such amount rs the county court may
determine, to be approved by the county
court, and the expense of constructing
and keeping in repair any road, so laid
out and divided, shall be provided for by
a tax levied upon all the property of the
county taxable for State and county pur-
poses.
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