The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-29
WAKES NEW ROAD LAW.
An Election 10 be Called to Vote on the
Question of Taxation.

The Board of County Commissioners,
at their regular monthly meeting Mon
day, will call an election upon the new
road law passed by the last Legislature,
entitled an ''Act o regulate the working
of public roads in Jones, Hyde, Wake,
Polk ard Pamlico counties" This cleo
ton is to be held on the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November to ascer-
tain the approval or disapproval of The
voters in these counties Of the adoption
of system Of working the public roads
by taxation The election is to be held
under the new election law and the reg
istrars at the various voting precincts
will be appointed by tue Clerk Of Court,
who will also canvass the vote and de-
clare the result IN the same manner as
is provided by law in the case of other
elections.
This new road law provides if a ma
jOrity of the votes cast shall be for the
road law tax Of not more than As cents
upon the poll, and not more than IS
cents on the 500 worth Of taxable prop
erty shall be levied as other taxes are
required by law to be levied. And the
assessment shall be included in sepa-
rate column on the tax books, and
when collected by the sheriff shall con
stitute a county road fund to be ex-
tended on the construction and repair of
roads in the county so voting. 1t is pro
yided also that all persons confined in
the county Jail, either under final sen
tence of the court for crime or impris
ment or for non payment of fines and
costs, or under final judgment in cases
of bastardy or under the vagrant acts,
or all persons sentenced to State prison
for a term of not less than five years,
shall be available to the County Com
missioners for working the roads if they
shall apply for them.
1t is further provided that the Board
of County Commissioners may purchase
out of this fund such improved road ma
chimes and other implements as may be
necessary for constructing and keeping
in repair the roads of the county, and
may adopt any method or plan not in
consistent with the provisions of this Act.
They further have the Discretionary
power to make an appropriation out of
the road fund for putting in repair any
place in any public road requiring more
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or labor. Power is likewise given them
to relocate or change any part of the
public road when, in their judgment,
such a change would prove advanta-
geous
Provision is also made in this act for
the appointment of a county superin
tendent of road. whose term shall be
one year and who shall receive such
compensation as the board may pre-
scribe to be paid out Of the county fund.
A supervisor is also to be appoin ed in
each township to serve under the super
intendent and receive per diem com
pensation to be decided by the commits
sioners. 1t shall be the duty OF these
supervisors to certify to the superintcn-
dent the amount of work done by such
persons as may labor on the roads and
the amount due them.
This law applies also to Craven county,
out the taxable property and polls in the
city of Newbern shall not be taxed for
the purpose of this act
1t will be noticed that the above Ac