The record-union., 1897-04-10

solely by the power of the rider. The
expense CT erecting and maintaining
such path may be charged to the gen
! eral county fund, the general road fund
and the district fund of the district, or
| districts benefited" The Act was in
effect from and after approval by the
| Governor
| CENSUS FOR CLASSIFICATION.
| The Legislature evidently intended to
make no mistake in the matter of TAX
ing the census in cities in order to de-
/, termine the class to which they be-
/ longed. Two several Acts were passed
and approved by the Governor, and
the one which, owing to it's simplicity,
Will probably be oftenest resorted to, is
as follows:
Section /. Section three Of the afore-
! said Act is hereby amended to read as
| follows:
| Section g. The Council, Board of
| Trustees, or other legislative body of
any municipal corporation, may at any
! time cause an enumeration Of the in
habitants to be made, and in such man
/ ner and under such regulations as such
! body may, by ordinance, direct. If
upon such enumeration it shall appear
that such municipal corporation con-
tains a sufficient number of inhabitants
/ to entitle it to reorganiZe under a high
er or lower class, the Common Council,
| Trustees, or other legislative body,
shall, upon receiving a petition there
| for, signed by not less than one-fifth of
the qualified electors thereof, submit to
| the electors of such city or town, at the
next general election to be held therein,
or at a srecial election, which the leg
| islative body of such municipal corpor-
alton may by ordinance call for that
/ purpose the question whether such city
or town shall reorganiZe under the laws
| relating to municipal corpora tons of
| the class to which such city or town
may belong. And thereupon such pro-
ceedings shall be had and election held,
as provided in the general law for the
organization, Incorporation, and gov
eminent of municipal corporations, and
not inconsistent with the provisions of
| this Act. If a majority of the votes
cast at such election shall be in favor
| of such organization, thereafter such
| officers shall be elected as are, or may
| be, at the time prescribed by law for
municipal corporations of the class
| having the population under which
| such reorganization is had; and from
and after the qualification of such Off
| GERS, such corporation shall belong to
such class.
Sec 2 This Act shall take effect and
| be in force Immediately from and after
| its passage.
| One of the laws approved by the Cow
ernor is of peculiar interest, both to
| contractors and laborers. 1t provides
| that contractors shall provide a good
| and sufficient bond for the protection
of laborers employed by them. and the
text follows:
Section l. Every contractor, person.
company or corporation, to whom is
awarded q contract for the execution
or performance of any building, exca-
waiting, or other mechanical work, for
| this State, or by any county, city and
county, city, town, or district therein,
shall, before entering upon the perform
| ance of such work, file with the COM
missioners. managers, trustees, officers,
Board of Supervisors, Board of Trus-
tees, Common Council, or other body
by whom such contract was awarded,
a good and sufficient bond, to be APP
proved by such contracting body. Off
one half of the total amount payable
by the terms of the contract; such bond
shall be executed by the contractor, and
at least two sureties, in an amount not
less than the sum specified in the bond,
and must provide that if the con-
| tractor, person, company, or corpora
ton, fails to pay for any materials or
supplies furnished for the performance
~
for any V ork or labor done thereon of
any kind, that the sureties will pay the
same, in an amount not exceeding the
sum specified in the bond; provided,
that such claims shall be filed as here
after required.
| Sec. = Any materialman, person,
company, or corporation, furnishing
materials or supplies used in the per-
Torrance of the work contracted to be
| executed or performed, or any person
who performed work or labor upon the
same, or any person who supplies both
work and materials, and whose claim
has not been paid by the contractor.
company or corporation, to whom the
| contract has been awarded shall, with
in thirty days from the time such work
| is completed file with the commission
| ers managers, trustees, officers, Board
| of Supervisors, Board of Trustees,
| Common Council, or other body by
whom such contract was awarded,
verified statement of such claims. to-
gether with a statement that the same
| has not been paid. At any time with
| in ninety days after the fling of such
claim, the person, company, or corpor-
| alton filing the same may commence
an action against the sureties on the
| bond, specified and required by sec
| ton one hereof.
| Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect i'm
mediately.