The record-union., 1897-02-22

tiors in two daily or weekly newspapers
puol31hed, one at the State Capital,
anj Ctle at the ccllnty Ssat of the coun-
ty i'm which the work lis ito be perform
ed, and such advertisement must be
posted for ait least two weeks prior to
the opening Of BIDS in three conspicu-
GUS places at the site of the proposed
work
All bidders shall be afforded oppor-
tunity to examine the plans and speci-
fications, and the board shall award
the contract to the lowest responsible
bidder; the plans and specifications to
be attached to, and become part OF
the contract; and the person or per-
sons, or corporation, to whom the con-
tract is awarded is to execute a bond
as the department of highways shall
determine, with at least two sureties.
to be approved by the board and de-
partment of highways. On the day
such bond is approved, the board shall
cause the same to be recorded, and
notify the Superior Court of the county
in which such contract is let, request
ing the appointment of State high
way viewers under the provisions OF
this Act
No payment for work and material,
OF either, shall be ordered by the de-
partment of highways, except upon
estimates made under the instruction
of the department, duly certified I'M
der oath, or such as the department
may itself make, showing the work
actually done and material, if any,
actually furnished both as to guam
tity and quality, and contract prices
therefor, under the provisions of the
contract for construction, and on the
further report, under oath, of at least
three of the State highway viewers,
certifying that the work of construc-
ton is in all respects according to con-
tract.
The construction of State high
ways in each county shall proceed from
time to time at the apportionment of
the moneys in the State highway fund
is made available, or is otherwise
made available under the provisions Of
this Act, and shall continue until the
same are completed.
Upon the completion of portion or
all State highways in any county, the
Board of Supervisors, subject to the
highways, shall maintain and keep
the same in repair. Claims for such
maintenance, made out in the method
to be prescribed by said department,
and under oath, after having been ex-
amined, audited and approved by said
board, shall be forwarded by it to the
department of highways, whereupon
such claims shall be audited, correct
ed, and all or any part as audited and
allowed by the department, shall be or
dered paid by it in the same manner
as other claims against the State
highway fund for said county; pro-
vided, that in case road districts are
hereafter established by law, the care
and maintenance of State highways
therein situated shall be given thereto,
subject to said instructions and re-
quirementS, and the charges Of the dis
trict, certified by the board of Super
visOrs of the county, shall be audited
and paid in the same manner as pro-
vided in this section for county charges
for the same work; and provided fur
ther that such care ana maintenance
may be made the subject of contract
between the department of highways
and any district, notice of which con-
tract shall be given to the Board of
Supervisors.
In case a county is desirous Of COM
pleting any portion or all of the State
highways situated therein, notice there
of shall be given to the department of
highways, whereupon authority there
for shall be granted by said depart
ment of highways.
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county may then, either by the levy
of a tax, to be known as the local
State highway tax, not exceeding 20
cents upon each 500 of the value of
the taxable property in the county, or
by the issue of bonds in the manner
provided in this Act, proceed under the
plans and specifications of said depart
ment Of highways, and in accordance
with the provisions of the Act, to
build a portion or all of such state
highways, as the case may be, STU
ated in such county; provided, that
bonds shall be issued only when 1t is
proposed to construct all of the State
highways in such county.
For the purpose of constructing all
of the State highways in a county, un-
der the provisions of this Act, indebted
ness may be incurred in the following
manner:
Then follow detailed directions for
taking the vote of the people on the
proposition for bonds not to exceed
forty years time If two-thirds vote
for issuance of bonds they are to issue,
but not to exceed ) per cent. of the
taxable property Of the county. The
Supervisors then declare the form and
time of the bonds, and may make them
call bonds, payable on or before given
date at the pleasure of the county, or
as moneys are apportiOned to the coun-
ty on account of State highways.
The bonds must not exceed 81 900 or
be less than S100 each. The interest Is
not to exceed 4 per cent. The Depart
ment of Highways and State Board of
Examiners are to indorse their approval
on the bonds. The coupons are to be
signed by the Auditor and Commission
er of Highways. The Supervisors are
to provide for sale of the bonds and to
levy a tax for the interest and redemp
ton of the bonds.
/ 1t is to be no less than sufficient
yearly to pay the interest on the bonds
for that year and that years portion
of the principal. 1t must be at least
for the first half of the term of the
bonds, enough to pay the interest, and
during the balance of the term
sufficient to pay interest and the
annual proportion Of the principal equal
to sum produced by taking the whole
amount of bonds outstanding and di-
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