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

passed by the legislature at It's recon
session was that in relation to oul
highway system:
Sec. 1. Section 1858 revised laws ii
hereby amended by striking out thai
clause which reads as follows: GA sur
veyor of highways for each district
unless the town elect street commits
sioners," and inserting in lieu there
of. ga road commissioner who shall be
elected by ballot"
Sec. q 1t shall be the duty of road
commissioners, elected as provided in
section one of this act, to perform al
the duties and have all the power and
responsibilities now conferred by law
upon street commissioners or highway
surveyors, except as otherwise pro
vided in this act.
Sec Such road commissioner
shall give bonds to the approval and
satisfaction of the selectmen, in a sum
equal to the amount to be raised and
expended in said town. If a person
elected as road commissioner fails to
qualify before the first day Of April,
the office shall be deemed vacant and
shall be filled by the selectmen by ap-
pointment.
Sec. 4. For keeping in repair the
highways the selectmen of each town
shall annually, within ten days after
the completion of the annual grand
list, assess a tax of 20 cents on the
dollar of the grand list of said town,
which shall be collected and paid to
the town treasurer as provided by
law for the payment of other taxes,
except that portion of such tax be
longing to cities and incorporated viii
lagos, which shall be collected and ap
propriated by such cities and villages
as now provided by law, and if further
funds are needed therefor they shall
be raised as an additional highway
tax.
Sec. 5. A state tax of five cents on
a dollar is hereby annually assessed
on the list, polls and ratable estate of
the inhabitants of this state, and non
residents who have a grand.list, for
the support of highways. The treas
urer of the state shall apportion to
the several towns and cities and un-
organized towns and cores in the state
such tax according to their respective
lists and shall on or before the first
day of May, in each year, make out
and transmit to the treasurer of each
town and city and to the collector of
taxes for the unorganized towns and
amount so apportioned and that the
same shall be paid into the treasury
of the state on or before the first day
of June next following.
Sec. 6. The commissioner of taxes
for all unorganized towns and cores
shall Immediately upon receipt Of said
notice assess a tax for the amount
specified and cause the same to be
collected in the manner prescribed by
law and upon such towns and cores,
and cause the same to be paid into the
state treasury according to such no
tice; and the several town and city
treasurers shall, upon the receipt of
such notice transmit the same
to the selectmen, or mayor of their
respective towns or cities, and such
selectmen or mayor shall draw an or
der Oh the treasurer of their respect
i've town or city for the amount Of
such tax and such treasurer shall pay
the same to the state treasurer ac-
cording to such notice, out of any
belonging to their town or
city, and if there is not sufficient |
funds in the hands of such treasurer |
to pay such tax the selectmen or may |
or shall borrow the same upon their |
orders and the several towns or cit /
les may provide for the payment Of |
such tax by special tax to be assess
ed and collected like ordinary town |
or city taxes, or such state tax may |
be provided for like ordinary expens-
IS of the several towns or cities.
Sec. z. The list prepared annually
by the secretary of the state from alb
stracts of the grand list of several
towns, cities, unorganized towns or
cores, which are now by law required
% be returned to his office shall con-
'titute basis for the apportionment
IF said tax.
Sec. s. The provisions of section
'69 of the revised laws shall not ap-
by to the state tax assessed by this
tct.
Sec. 9. The tax so raised shall be
and repaid to the sew
sral towns, cities and villages upon a
oasis of road mileage to be ascertain
d as follows: The selectman shall, on
II before May Is, 1898, measure the
highways, not including Dent roads