Huntsville gazette., 1885-02-07
A Bill

To BE Entitled An Act, To Authorize
Madison County To Build Macad-
amized Roads, And To Issue Bonds
OF The County To Aid In The Con-
struction Thereof
Sec. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Alabama, that Madison Coun-
ty, by and through its authorized Boards Of
Superintendent of Public roads of said
County is hereby authorized to build and
construct, within the limits Of said County,
the following system of macadamized
Roads !:
Sec. 2-Be it further enacted, that said
macadamized Roads shall be constructed
upon the beds Of the public roads OF the
county, the route and location of said Pub
lie Roads, in the establishment of the line
of said macadamized Roads, to be changed
and altered, so as to secure the most direct
route of travel, and suitable grouud and
bed, upon which to build said macadamiz
ed Roads. Said Board, in making such
change or alteration, to make such reason
able compensation to the owner Of the
land. on which such new route is estab-
lished, as is just and proper, and when
said Board is unable to agree with the own
er Of the land as to what compensation
shall be made, the same proceedings shall
be had for the ascertainment of the com.
pensation as is now provided by law. when
the line of public road is altered or
changed.
Sec, 3-Be it further enacted, that the
fixing of the width of said macadamized
| roads, and the depth and character of stone
| or other material used in their construc.
ton, shall rest in the discretion Of said
Board; they, in its determination, having
reference to the convenience and necessity
Of travel thereon.
Sec. 4-Be it further enacted, that said
Board shall have the right to take and use
in the construction and building of said
roads. such quantity of stone, gravel and
other material. adjacent and contiguous
thereto, as may be necessary therefor, pay
ing such reasonable compensation for such
material as may be right and proper, aud
when said Board and the owner of such
material are unable to agree upon the
compensation, the same is to be fixed in
the same manner as is provided by law for
the violation of land condemned to public
use in the opening of new and the chang
ing, or altering Of old roads.
Sec. 6.-Be it further enacted, that said
Board shall haye the right to construct and
build said macadamized roads, by letting
out the same By contract, or by system Of
day labor, or partly by both as may seem
most to the interest of the county.
Sec. 6.-Be it further enacted, that said
Board are hereby authorized to establish
toll gates on said macadamiz4d roads, not
less than three miles apart, and to fix such
reasonable rates of toll, to be collected
thereat Of all persons travelling said roads,
as may seem just and proper: and said
Board in its discretion. having the right 10
exempt from payment of such toll, all or
any of the citizens of the county and their
property.
Sec BE it further enacted, that the
Court of County Commissioners of said
County are hereby authorized and empow-
cred to issue bonds of said county to the
amount Of two hundred thousand dollars.
to provide for the payment of the con-
struction and building of said macadaniz
ed roads. Said bonds to be two hundred
in number and for one thousand dollars
each, payable thirty years from the date of
the issuance, not more than seven per cent.
per annum, the interest to be paid semi
annually, and evidenced by coupons at
tached to the bonds. Said bonds and cou.
pops to be made negotiable and payable at
some designated Banking House in the
city of Huntsville. Alabama, or in the City
Of New York in the State of New York
Said bonds shall be sold and negotiated to
the highest bidder, the minimum price be.
ing their face value. To aid in securing
the payment of the principal and interest
OF said BONDS and thereby promoting their
readiest and best sale, said Court of County
Commissioners is hereby authorized to
pledge for their payment the $50. 900 of
gold renewal bonds of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company by deposit
with good and reliable trust COMPANY in
ssid city of New York, established for such
purpose, or with a good and reliable Bank
In the city of Huntsville. Alabama. Said
Railroad bonds, the proceeds Of said con
pons as they fall due and are collected. to
be invested in other securities of like kind
or bonds of the State of Alabama. to he
designated by said Court of County Com
missioners, and the proceeds of the cou-
pons of said REIMBURSEMENT to be invested
totns qlotus in like manner and to be de.
posted and held for like purpose, until
the maturity of said bonded Indebtedness
hereby authorized to be created.
| Sec, 8.-Be il further enacted, that said
bonds shall be numbered from one to two
hundred consecutively, each to be signed
aud sealed by the Judge of the Probate
Court of said County of Madison; the con.
| pons attached to each to bear the number of
The bond to which they are attached, and
to be made payable at the place designated