Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-23
Good Koatls RllI.

Following is a synopsis of Representative Princes good roads bill:
 It provides for a commissioner to lay off and district the county into not more than 12 road districts to be approved by the county court. The roads running through each district are to be designated first and seeond-class roads; trst-class to be first worked, unless otherwise ordered by the county court
 The commissioner shall be appointed for one year and to give bond and security for the faithful discharge of his duties. This commits sloner shall make estimates Of work to be done on first and second-elass roads and report to the county court as to ali needed bridges and repairs on bridges. and shall examine and report as to the condition of all public roads and highways in the county, under the direc- tion of the county court.
 The county court shall make 8 contract with one elector in each road district as over seer, to be paid not exceeding S1.50 per day. who shall give bond in the sum of S200 to the state of Arkansas, with security for the dis charge of his duty, which contract shall be for one year The county court shall furnish each district with team and tools at the expense of the county.
 All male persons between the ages of IS and 45 shall work on roads and bridges in their re- spective districts not more than i've days in each year. Each party subject to road duty may pay s1 for each day that he is required to work, which shall exempt him from further road work for one year. All moneys so col lected by the overseer shall be applied to working the same out in the respective dis tricts
 Within 60 days after the overseer is con- traeted with he shall make list Of all parties subject to road duty in his district and file the same in the county court. There shall not be more than 12 persons worked at time in each district on roads and bridges, unless otherwise ordered by the county court
 A days work shall be eight hours, to com at Q o m to nd tbep fror 1 to p. m, which shall be days work pub lie roads.
 Persons shall work under the direction Of the oYerseer. and the oYerseer shall give each party a receipt for each day he works. Parties failing to work and failing to pay s1 for each day be so fails, shall be fined not less than s and not more than S10 for each day. The oYerseer shall report to the county court at each regular term and as much oftenef as required by the county court under oath giv- ing condition of roads and bridges, etc. And should the oyerseer fail to discharge his duty he will be sued upon his bond for damages.
 All county bridges not more than 50 feet wide shall be built or repaired by the oyerseer and hands unless otherwise ordered by the county court All roads of first class shall be 90 feet wide, and roads of the second class shall be not less than 20 feet wide unless otherwise ordered by the county court. All public roads shall be ditched on each side and thrown up to the center so as to make the water drain of
 At the time the county court meets to levy taxes the court shall consider as to work ing roads and building bridges under this act and if the court desires to work the roads and build bridges under this act then an order shall be entered of record, and the roads shall be worked and bridges built for one year and if court desires it may make another order, and so on for each year that roads are worked and bridges built. After the court has ordered the roads to be worked, it shall appropriate and leyee not to exceed three mills on all taxable property, to be expended on said roads and bridges, said taxes to be collected in the same manner as other taxes. to be paid into the treasury and credited to road and bridge fund
 The bill also provides that no contract made for one year from the time the roads are ordered to be worked shall exceed the amount of taxes to be collected for that year. and any parties failing to pay fines for misdemeanors shall be worked on public roads at the rate of 75 cents per day
 The act does not appeal the present road laws, but is supplemental thereto The act is not compulsory upon each county, but may be put in force for such time as desired, not at all, as each county may see fit
 Legislative Notes.
 The citizens of Hot Springs royalty enter taiued the lawmakers on their recent visit to that city.
 Hon. Nj. T. Manning delivered the address of welcome at the Epworth League convention held in Clarendon
 Representative Prince is receiving congratu- lations from many sources upon the passage by both houses of his good roads bill
 There was quite a spicy discussion between Messrs. Wood. of Lee, and De Rossett. of St Francis at meeting of the judiciary com mittee over the St. Francis bond hill
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