The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-02

Counties to Ne Distrieted and SupeF.
visors Electsd-Colle ction Of Poll Tax.
House bill No. 500. approved by the gov
ernor. provides that the board Of county
commissioner shall, - often ~ they may
deem 1t necessary, but not oftener than
once year, divide their respective coun-
ties. or any part thereof, into suitable and
convenient road districts, and cause .
brief description thereof to be entered on
the county records. Each county commits
sioner shall b ex-otiicio road commits
sionef of the several road districts IN his
commissioner district and shall see that
all Of the orders Of tho board of county
commissioners pertaining to roads In his
district are properly executed.
There shall be elected in tho several
counties in this state, at the hour of
O'Clock p. M, on the first Saturday in De-
cember, in the year 1894, and on the first
Saturday in December biennially there
after, . road supervisor in each district,
who shall hold Office for two years from
and after the second Monday in January
next succeeding his election, and until his
successor il elected and qualified.
The boards OF county commissioners Of
the several counties IN the state shall have
respective counties. They must cause to
be opened and worked such roads as are
necessary for public convenience, which
have been laid out and established accord
ing to law; levy such taxes for road and
bridge purposes as are by law provided
for; order and direct road supervisors
specially in regard to work to be done on
particular roads in their districts; in their
~ bn -,
tanned on such public roads as they may
designate, guide posts, properly inscribed ;
In their discretion let out by contract to
the lowest bidder, the construction or i'm.
provement of any road or bridge ON the
public roads, when the expense of such
construction or improvement will exceed
the sum OF $50; remove any road super
visor for inefficiency or neglect of duty or
malfeasance in office; order such warrants
drawn on the county treasurer and paya-
BILE out of the funds to the credit of any
district as are necessary to pay for labor
performed in said district under the direc-
ton of the road supervisor, except such
work as may be performed by residents Of
the district in payment of road poll tax or
property road tax as hereinafter provided.
The road supervisor must take charge of
all the public roads in his district and
keep them clear from distractions and in
good repair, and destroy or cause to be de-
stroyed at least once a year all Canada
thistles or other noxious weeds growing
or being on any of the roads IN his district;
he shall have general supervision of all
work ordered done in his district by the
board of county commissioners, and shall
apply such labor as may be due the district
from persons entitled to perform labor on
the roads in such district in payment of
such taxes as are provided may be paid in
labor by residents Of the district, in the
Ia ho int Of
the district and in the way to get the best
results from such labor.
The board of county commissioners shall
annually, at the time of making the tax
levy for county purposes, levy tax of not
moro than 8 mills ON the dollar on all of
the taxable property IN the county for
general road and bridge fund.
Every male inhabitant of this state over
q years and under 50 years of age, resid-
ing outside of the limits of an incorpor.
ated city or town, unless by law exempt,
shall annually pay q road poll tax of 81.
which shall be assessed and collected by
the road supervisor of the district in which
which must be collected by the road SUI
pervisor on or before the first day of July
of the year for which such road poll tax is
charged. Such road poll tax must be paid
on demand to the road supervisor.
The road supervisor shall annually, in
the month of March, make list of all the
persons in his district liable for road poll
tax for that year. and shall demand from
each person on such list the amount due
from such person as such road poll tax.
Provision is made for collection of the
poll tax.
ANY person liable for road poll tax under
the provisions of this act may pay the
same in labor on the public roads in the
district in which he resides; Provided,
such labor shall be done at such time and
in such manner as the road supervisor of
the district shall direct.
The road supervisor shall annually.
between the first day of April and the
first day of December. put his roads in his
district in as good repair as the money at
his disposal will permit, and for this pur-
pose is hereby authorized to expend all of
the money collected by him on account of
road poll tax due from residents Of his
district, on the public roads in such
district.
The bill has an emergency clause.