Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-07-03

AN ACT to insure the better work
in. of the Public Roards in the cUun-
tv OF NoNubcc, and Tor other pur-
poses;
SECTION |. BE il enacted by the
Legislature of the State of MiSsiS>lr.
nj, That section SS4 of the Revised
Code OF 1850. be and the same is hire
by amended by inserting Mt the end OF
said section the following words /:
and each and every supervisor be
aud they are hereby required 10 per-
Sonally inspect the roads and bridges
in their respective districts foy at least
five DAYS. and at different times, and
each public road anl bridge not less
than twice in every year, and al east
one time in every sin months. Il HE
a written report, under oath, OF the
condition of the several roads anu
bridges Inspected by them, with the
clerk of the circuit court immediately
upon and after said inspection. which
rcpcrt shall be handed to the grand
Jury next aSScmhlCd after the same has
hccn.madc and a failure to,,rcndcr re-
.,ib oinrl, ntthr circnit CONT ou the
nort nf any, suncry,sor shall be held
apnb 1rrmrd misdrmconor, and up-
on conviction thereof, by any court
having competent jurisdiction, he
shall be fined not less than ten dollars
nor more than twenty-five dollars for
any, ma ~oarnscn
~ , 10 i further enacted. That
all n,trr the word .rpnort," in the
,entL limo Of section s6l nfthc Revised
Dada If 1850 he stricken ont, and the
f~,IInyvinr eddcd in lien thereof: "or
f.lsclv ronortinr. he shall be fined by
.niI hoard mot l7.s ihon 1--WE nor more
thnn ,wnniv dollars IN he collected rs
nroyilnl IN section s63. otthe Revised
t'olc Of 1850 and mon fine suggestion
tL,t = rcnorI i false Nv any pcrson on
o,th tho hoard shall require proof of
thr rcnort by fine oyrr,ccr making said
rrnort and fine duty herein imnoscd
ON the board is mandatory and inner
alive. and any failure bv inc board, or
by any member of the board, TO carry
out the provisions of this section shall
be held and deemed a misdcmcanor
on the mart ot thc member or members
thereof and punishable As other INSIDE
+ 3 BE If further enacted. That
MI pubIic road, in said count SHALL
be worked TO the width required by
law. that they shall be raised in the
middle and shall ,lopr TO the sides
that ,hc road bed of lhQ same shall be
kent even and level rs nearly rs may
be practicable: that tho side bitches
or waterway, Shall be kent open. OF
sufficient sine and propcr fail. to ctlcc-
luuIly drain ,hc said road, As far as
practicable.
SEC. 4. BE il further enacted, That
section s23 of the Code of 1850, be
amended AS follows: strike out all of
said section after the word lin whole
or in pnrt.n in line eight from the end
thereof. and irl>rst in lien thereof the
following "Thc board of Supervisors.
mr. ot lro,t three of its members lwho
shall be Of other districts than fine one
in which .aid urouoscd road shall rur)
shall rrocecd 10 examine and view the
contemplated route of said road, and
if they find the same practicublr and
NECESSARY ia Law ont and mark thc
same. or the alteration or chance re-
ouircd 10 be made. and shall make re-
mort OF their proccrdiu~s 70 the next
mcctinu of the board. 10 be filed AS
record thereof. Provided Il majority
ofthc members attending Shall concur
in the rcport, and, Provided further,