Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-12-12

treasurer and the state treasurer shall
within twelve days of the receipt OF
the same apportion to each town, city
and such incorporated village its por-
ton of said tax upon a basis of a ratio
of the highway mileage of such town,
city and Incorporated village, compar-
ed to the total road mileage of the
whole state; and fractions of miles
shall not be considered. When the
proportionate amount of each town,
city and Incorporated village is SO as
certained, the state treaaurer shall, on
or before the first day of July of each
year, remit such amount to the treas
urer Of each town, city and such in
corporate villages. No town, city or
incorporated village shall receive its
proportion Of the state tax herein pro-
vided unless it complies with the re-
quirements of this section.
Sec. 10. The sworn statement set
forth in the preceding section shall be
made on blank forms which the sec
rotary Of state shall have printed, and
forward to the selectmen of each
town for the purpose of making said
report.
Sec. IL. Seventy five per cent of
the highway taxes raised, as provided
in this act, shall be expended upon
the highways prior to the 18th day of
August, and the balance at such time
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best good Of the public.
| Sec. II. No part of the funds rails
ed from town and state highway taxes
shall be used in repairing Or rebuild
ing bridges or culverts or approaches
thereto exceeding four feet span. All
bridges and culverts exceeding such
span, including those incorporated vii
lagos, shall be under the exclusive
control of the selectnen, who shall
keep the same IN repair, and rebuild
when necessary; and the funds for
that purpose shall be raised and in
cluded in the regular town tax.
Sec 49, Road and street commits
sioners shall make report Of the ex-
penditure of the amount received from
said tax. The report shall be sworn
to and forwarded to the secretary of
state, on or before the first day of
February, annually, and a copy there
of left with the town treasurer.
Sec. Il. = Each road commissioner
shall keep accurate accounts showing
in detail all moneys received by him,
from whom and when received, and
all moneys paid out by him, to whom,
and for what purpose. He shall settle
his account before the first Tuesday in
March, annually, as provided by law
for the settlement of the accounts Of
town officials.
Sec. 10. All money expended upon
highways as provided by this act, ex-
cept in cities and incorporated vii
lagos, shall be drawn from the town
treasury upon orders signed by said
com missioner, and said commissioner
shall keep a printed blank book of
such orders, upon the stubs or which
shall be a counterpart of the order so
given; said blank order books shall
be procured by the said road commits
sioner at the expense of the town.
Sec. Is. The compensation to be
paid the road commissioner shall be
fixed in each town by the selectmen,
at sum not less than two dollars per
day for the time actually spent.
Sec. II. Selectmen shall not be eli
gible to the office Of road commission
er.
Sec. 49, Nothing in this act shall be
construed to affect the rights and pow
ers now conferred on incorporated /
villages by their charters to elect or
street commissioners, and
collect and disburse highway taxes.
Sec. 49, All acts and parts of acts
with this act are hereby
THE NATIONAL GRANGE.