The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-07-04
THE NEW ROAD LAW.
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repairing, working and improving
; and laying out the streets thereof as
may be prescribed by the ordinances
of said cities or towns.
SEC. Is. The county commits.
sioners, after they have levied the
tax provided in the preceding sec
ton of this act, shall proceed to ad-
vertise for at least thirty days for
bids for some suitable person to over
see the repair and work for one year
the public roads and bridges of their
respective counties, whose salary
shall not exceed two dollars per day
for actual services while carrying out
the provisions of his overseership, re-
quiring of the overseer or bidder a
bond in favor of and payable to the
county commissioners, for the faith
full performance of their duty, with
approved security, and such work
shall be under the immediate super.
vision of the county commissioner as
superintendent of roads in his dis
trict. Each county commissioner
of his respective district may en-
ploy or authorize the overseer un-
der him to employ the necessary la.
Dor to work his respective roads, and
shall not pay exceeding twelve and
one-balf (l21) cents per hour to any
laborer, and shall keep an itemized
account of the name of each laborer,
the time of and the price to be paid
each placing a certified copy of
same with the clerk of the board of
county commissioners on the first
Monday in each month said over
seer shall give to each laborer a GER
tificate of his time, stating number
of hours labored each day, at the end
of each week if so required, and such
certificate shall become an order on
the board of county commissioners
and shall be paid upon the report of
same by the county commissioners
as road superintendent of the district
where such labor is performed.
Provided, That no overseer shall
work with less than six (6) men, un-
less in case Of an accident, the fall.
ing Of a tree, the breaking of
bridge, he may be allowed to work
with less number.
Sec l9. In any county in this
state where the county commits
sioners shall decide to levy tax for
the purpose of keeping in repair the
public roads and bridges, as pro.
vided for in section, IT Of this act,
no person residing in said county
shall be required to work upon the
roads and bridges in said county,
but shall be exemp. from road
duty.
Sec. 20. In all the counties of this
state the county commissioner of
each district shall be the superinten-
dent of roads and bridges within his
district, and shall inspect and report
upon all the work done upon said
roads and bridges; which report shall
be made to the countycommissioners,
as hereinbefore provided; and where
said roads and bridges are repaired
and maintained by contract, mo money
shall be paid by the board of county
commissioners upon any contract un-
til q report has been made by the
county commissioner as road super
intendent of the district where the
contract is let.
SEC. 81. Whenever it shall be nec-
sary to use dirt, timber or stone in
repairing or improving a public road,
the road overseer as authorized to
take such dirt, timber or stone as
may be necessary. The overseer
shall summon six disinterested free.
holders to appraise said dirt, timber
or g o le, which shall be paid for by
the county commissioners out Of the
road fund.
SEC. %. That all laws and parts
of laws in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed.
Approved June 4, 1891.
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