Huntsville gazette., 1884-11-29
A Bill to be Entitled An Act.

| 10 provide for the working, keeping np, re-
palriiiS AND Improving the Public kuaus anu
Brluoe ea dllu OpcniuS all making new Unes IN
hadioun COu W, anu ~ Create board hav-
| iug general super IN tendeuce ot all Roads and
Bridges IN the COuuIy.
SECTION l. Be II enacted by the General A.
| g, ,mDl, Vi AlaDaina, mat the Court ol Count,
COlnnlsoloneI5 az at present urSan.Zeu, 10
Betntr with the County Surveyor, be and they
ale hereby constituted u board Invested with
| general superlntendence vi the pubic roads
| and tr.dses within the limits OF the county
| 70 be known and sty led ~ he Board of SUPER.
| intendence of hoads and Bridges Of Maulson
County, Alabama"
SECTION z. BE 1t further enacted that il
| snail Do the duty Oi said Board to ulvlue the
county INTO tour road vi eclIc I, SAID division
| to be made with Reference 10 equailzing the
| amount OF wolk pecessary to be uone III each,
| tahlng into consideration the length Of the
40 .us and also tue character OF country over
whicn they pass.
SECTION g. BE it further enacted, That sald
onIlnssloners De Il, signated, appointed and
assigned each, re tspectlveiy, To one of said pre-.
cincts by said Board eacn COMMISSIONER to
have immediate aud direct control, manage.
ineHt and supervision, unuer the PROVISION Of
thS ACT, Oi all WOik done ON all the roads aud
bridges "f their respective pr. clucts.
SECTION 4. BE 1t further enacted, That it
snail be the duty OF SAID Board TO work and
keep i'll repair said public roaus aud bridges
by system OF day labor, or by letting OF
portion or tie Whole work by contract, as NAV
De IN the judS inent Of said Boari n. c.,sarv
tae foads all. orld a,es IN eacn of said precincts
aud report in detail their condition 10 sai
DOaru Et lis hrst Regular session thereafter
Ii IL further made the ddty OF said SURVEYOR
to advise, aid and assist said Com mrnissol, rs IN
reference to all wO done On said road, ana
bridges, ana When ga work or any portion
thereof ls Jet out by Contract it Is hereby de
{ AIRED the duty OF SAID survey or to prepare
the contract nd specific ii u.s.
n oTIoN b. Be IL iuit t ier enacted, That soid
B0ard snail hold regular quarterly sessions at
the ofhc- OF the Judge OF Probate the ses.
sIons 10 commence. respectively, on the first
Mond of january, April, July aud October !;
such meeting to continue from day to doy un-
IN al business, necessary to lie transacted toy
the Board, ls disposed OF. Said me etlug to be
then Organized and conducted, and ali oues-
tlons arising thereat to be adjusted and set
tied, as is now provided by the general law II
refer once to the Court of Count, Commission.
ers; the Surveyor to have no vote in deciding
anv question, but simply an advisory and rec.
MN pdatO pO er.
Sail Board NAV by resolution at 4 regular
meeting change the time of holding it's re u
lar sessions, but before srch resoluti n go..
into effect three weeks notice til, reot must be
given by publication in on- or more OF tn,
newsp pers pnbnsned In tn county and b,
wri ten or printed notice stu mp at the Court
H. use. Said Board, upon the application o
any member thereof, MY also hold specia
sessions, first givn. notice thereof as il re-
uutred Of notices for changing time of hold
ing regular sessions.
SECTION 7. be it further enacted, That said
Board shall have tho power TO change o,
sti aighten old roads and open new ones. upo,,
proceedings therefor in conformity to the gen
-ral law now in force relating to the ang-
ing strengthening and opening Of public roads
SEcTI 8. Be it ftrther enacted, That said
Board Is authorized, if in their judment il 10
to the interest of the county, to use the con-
Wet labor OF the county IN the working of said
roads and bridges, and to provide such means
for their safety, health and comfort, whilst g.,
employed as may be, in the discretion Of said
Board. necessary aud proper. And when all,
person ls in lr.son under sentence To pay
fine and costs i'll anv cr'mi 'al preceding had
before any Of the courts of said county. said
Board may, IN their discretion. require sncn
criminals to work on said roads ana brIdyes
allowing them. as credit nu said line md G osts.
for their latUr such reasonable amount i 3 said
Board may think proper, until said fine and