The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-16
AN ACT providing for the Improvement
of the public roads in Bsnton and Mar
shall counties

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shall counties.
SECTION /. Bs it enacted by the Legis
taturc Of the State of Mississippi, Tha
the boards 0f supervisors of Marshall anC
Benton counties be and they are hereb,
authorized and empowered to divide tn,
public roads Of said counties into conven
lent Commissioner Districts, each O
such districts TO contain as nearly a
practicable three overseer's sections O
public rosd, or about twelve miles to tht
commissioners district; provided the boards
of supervisors snail h I've discretion to
make said commissioners district eitheI
long or shorter than twelve miles accord
ing to the circumstances of each district
| When comm issiuner's districts are estab-
lished as herein provided for, it shall be
the duty of the boards of supervisors to
appoint some discreet citizen as commits
sioner for each commissioners district so
established. The commissioner so appointed
to any d's.riet shall in every instance, be
pome one liable to public road duty on
some part Of Tia, commissioners district to
| which ne is assigned. Commissioners
created by this act shall hold their posi-
tions for the space uf twelve months from
the date Of their appointment.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That it
shall be the duty OF each of said commits
si0ners to inspect, at least once in every
two months the district of road to which
he may be assigned, and at each OF such
! bi-monthly inspections be shall make and
preserve iull notes OF the condition OF each
overseer's section of road i'll his commits
sioner's district. and if any part of the
same, or any bridge on the same be
found out OF order, he hall notify the
overseer to whose section the part SO out
OF order belongs, III writing, TO make the
needed repairs, and he shall also carefully
note the date of each of said notices given
by him to road overseers, and he shall also
note whether such oyerseer made the need
ed repairs.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That the
commissioners herein provided for shall
inform themselves rs TO the division OF
laborers between the different overseer's
section in their respective commissioners
districts, and shall from time to time COM
municate to the board OF supervisors such
information as will enable the board to
make an equitable distribution OF labor
and laborers betweenth overseer's sections.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That when
any bridge or other work To be done by
contract ON any public road shall be order
ed to be done by the board of supervisors,
it shall be the duty OF the commissioner
in whose district such work is ordered
to be done to supervise and inspect the
same and report thereon 10 the board OF
supervisors.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of each road commission
er to go before the grand jury at each term
of the circuit court, and to lay before them
. full statement of the notes OF inspection,
and such other information as win
thoroughly inform them of the failure of
any road oyereer to keep his section Of the
road or the bridges on the same in good
condition.
SEC 6. Be it further enacted. That it
shall be the duty Of each commissioner, on
consultation with the road oyerseers of his
district, to direct the time at which the
general road working in his district shall
Be doEe, and to prepare and deliver to each |
overseer IN his district detailed statement |
OF the work to he done; prescribing, when !
deemed necessary, what specific work shall
be done, such as cutting down steep ascents
of hills, bridging small streams and such /
other work is may be deemed proper with /
4 view to improvement Of the roads from /
year to year, and he shall report all delin-
ouencies to the board Of supervisors, and /
10 the grand Jury when proper
EEC. z Be II further enacted, That the /
commissioners herein provided for shall |
receive for their services, exemption from /
ordinary road duty and one dollar per DAY, /
not to exceed six DAYS ii any one year,
and any commissioner under this act who /
shall refuse or WillfulIy neglect TO perform /
the duties herein required Of him shall be /
guilty Of naisaefnean8r, aud on conviction /
Tor such neglect or refusal shah Be subject |
to the pains and penalties now imposed by /
statute on slefaulfing road overseefa
SEc. 8. Be il further enacted, That the /
boards Of supervisors of Benton and Mar
shall counties are snthOrized and empow- /
cred b purchase such improved tools ior the i
working Of The roads 81 said county g to /
them nay seem advisable, and that this 1
act take effect and Be in force from and /
after It's passage.
Approged, March Il. 1854