The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-04-12


this state shall fail to levy tax by
vote. as provided in this act, it shall
be the duty of the board of county
commissioners of the county in which
such road district may be situated, to
Immediately levy tax of not less
than one mill on the dollar, and not
more than six mills on the dollar,
upon all taxable property in said road
district for road and bridge purposes
IN said district, and shall certify the
tax so levied to county auditor.
SECTION 8. When taxes shall have
been levied upon the road districts of
this state, as provided in sections
| and 2 of this act, and::the same shall
have been certified to the county andi-
tors OF this state as therein provided,
said county auditors shall extend such
taxes upon the tax rolls of their coun-
ties against all of the taxable properly
of the several road districts therein in
the same manner in which other
taxes are extended.
SECTION 4. Taxes provided in this
act shall be collected in the same
manner as other taxes are collected
and when SO collected the proceeds
thereof shall be placed by the county
treasurers of the different counties 70
the credit of the road district fund of
the road district in which the property
upon which the tax was collected was
situated.
SECTION 5. The proceeds from all
taxes provided by this act for any road
district shall be applied, under the
direction of the road supervisor of
said district, only to the building and
maintaining of public roads and
bridges within said district: Provid-
ed, That when so decided by a MAORI
to vote of all of the electors of said
road district, such part of said taxes
as may be SO decided may be expended
in an adjoining road district.
SECTION 6. Every person owning
real estate or personal property in
this state, outside oi the limits of in
sn:porated towns and cities, shall be
entitled tn perform labor Oh the pub
lie roads in the road district in which
the same may be situated in payment
of all road taxes provided by this act.
SECTION 7. Every person who de-
sires to perform labor upon the public
reads in the district in which he owns
property subject or liable to property
road tax, must, ON or before the first
day Of January, notify the road super
visor in writing that he desires to per-
form such labor on the public roads,
and shall give the road supervisor
particular description of the real pro-
perty owned by him, which description
shall be sufficiently accurate to enable
the property to be identified upon the
tax rolls.
SECTION s. The road supervisor
shall annually between the first day
of January and the first day of Febru-
ary prepare list of all persons own
ing real or personal property within
his road district who desire to perform
labor on the public roads in payment
of road property tax as provided III
this act. On or before the first day of
February the road supervisor shall
send such list to the county treasurer
OF the county in which his road dis
trict is situated.
SECTION 9. Upon receipt by the
treasurer of the list provided for by
section of this act said county treas
urer shall enter thereon: First, the
tax levied, under section l and 2 of
this act, upon the personal property
of each person named therein; Sec
ond, shall enter opposite the descrip-
ton of each piece and parcel of land
thereon the amount of road tax levied
against the same under sections and
2 of this act.
SECTION 10. On or before the first
day of March the county treasurer
shall return lists completed as provid-
ed in section 9 of this act, to road
supervisors from whom they were re-
ceived. The. road supervisor shall al
low any person whose name appears
upon such lists to perform work upon
the public roads in his district to an
amount equal to the aggregate amount
of tax levied against his real and per-
sonal property, as appearing upon said
lists. Provided, That such persons
appear at the time and place required
by the road supervisor to perform such
work.
SECTION IL. On the return OF such
list to the road supervisor by county
treasurer, the road supervisor shall
give each person named therein at
least three days notice OF the time and
Mace when and whers. he will be re-
quired to appear to perform labor on
the public roads in the district, and, If
necessary, the road supervisor may re-
ouire any person to furnish team and
wagon, plow, scraper or other lmple-
ment for the use of the roads IN such
district, and every person who appears
and performs labor upon the public
roads in the district in which he re-
sides or owns property as herein pro-
yided. shall be allowed two dollars per
day for personal services and tour dol
lars per day for his personal service
with the services of team and wagon,
plow, scraper or other implement he
has been required to furnish with
team for use Of public roads. All per-
sons required to perform labor on the
roads under the provisions OF this act
shall appear at the time and place de,
sienated by the road supervisor and
shall perform eight hours OF faithful
and diligent labor in each day at sucn
labor and in such manner as the road
supervisor may direct.
SECTION IL. The road supervisor
shal give to each person performing
labor upon the public roads according
to the two preceding sections, certi-
fcota etatinc therein the name. OF the