Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-08
ASSESSMENT FOR IMPROVEMENT OF
5 -, HIGHWAYS.
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An Act to Provide for Better Improvement of
Public Highways for Organized Townships,
and Also Providing for the PAYMENT of EN-
penses Thereof by Taxation.
Be 1t enacted, ETC.: U.-1 7
SECTION L. From and after the passage of this
act, and its approval in accordance with law, the
several town boards of organized townships in
counties throughout the state shall have general
supervision over the roads, highway and bridges
throughout their several townships -
SEC. 2. The several town boards, on being pc
titioned by e majority of the legal voters Of said
township, as shown by the votes cast at the last
annual township meeting, shall at the next annual
meeting cause Il vote to be taken by ballot on
which shall be written or printed ''for contract
SYSTEM against contract SYSTEM" and if the
canvass of votes show that 'for contract SYSTEM
has prevailed, then the township board shall, at
the next meeting succeeding the annual meeting,
advertise in any one of the county papers for bids
for two successive weeks for the improvement and
repairing of highways and bridges in their several
townships in the following manner: ~ The said
board shall furnish plans and specifications for all
work and improvements to be done and performed
in their several townships, which shall be filed in
the office Of the town clerk: (2) and they shall, at
the time of advertising for bids, give at least ten
days notice, to be posted in three conspicuous
places in said township, that bids will be received
at a time and place mentioned in 1aid notices, and
said contract shall be let to the lowest bidder in
accordance with such plans and specifications as
are furnished by said board, and the said board
shall require upon the letting of such contract or
contracts, a good and sufficient bond for the faith
tal performance of the work to be done and per-
formed in said contract, and said board shall have
authority to reject any and all bids.
SEC. 3. At the regular annual town meeting in
each year the amount of tax for road purposes
shall be voted upon and fixed by said town meet
ing, which shall not exceed the sum of eighty
cents on one hundred dollars of assessed valuation
of property, both real and personal.
SEC. 4. All moneys raised in pursuance of the
provisions of this act shall constitute a special fund
for the improvement of highways, and shall be
collected, paid out and expended in the same man
ner as now provided for upon warrants drawn on
the treasurer of each township for general ex-
penses thereof, and such fund shall be kept sep
arate and shall not be used for any other purpos c
whatsoever.
SEC. S. Upon failure to pay any tax assessed
for the purposes herein named, the same shall be
come delinquent and shall be collected in the same
manner as provided by law for general taxation.
SEC. b. Wherever towns may own road ma
chinerY the said township board shall have au-
thority to make such disposition of the same as in
their discretion is best for the interests of the town,
or to purchase or lease such machinery us may be
necessary for the purpose of carrying out the pro-
visions of this act and the performance of all CON
tracts in reference thereto.
SEC. 7. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are hereby re-
pealcd.
Emergency clause.O
Approved March Il, 1885.