Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-03-24

and one at the termination of the
road which 1t is proposed to alter.
discontinue, or lay out, and the
county surveyor shall post a like
notice at the door of the county
clerks Office of said county. Each of
said notices shall contain a descrip-
tion of the route of the road which it
is proposed to alter, discontinue or
lay OF. and shall state the place of
| beginning of the same and the termi-
nus thereof. The Chairman of the
board OF county commissioners, upon
three days notice from the county
surveyor shall name one person to
act Az viewer of said road in behalf
of said board, and such person shall
be notified by registered mail by the
county surveyor to present himself
at the place of beginning of said road
at the time stated in said notice, to
view said road in company with the
county surveyor, and one of the petit
tioners for said road who shall have
been duly appointed viewer by the
county surveyor, and notified in like
manner. Before beginning the view
of any road, the county surveyor
shall require sworn proof of the
posting of the Dotices herein provided
for, and all notices shall be given at
least ten and not more than forty
days before the viewing of any road
is made.
Sec. 3. After said viewers chosen
as above provided have been sworn
they shall proceed to view the road
which 1T is proposed to alter, lay out
or discontinue. IL the petition asks
for the laying out of a new road and
after having viewed said proposed
road, said viewers approve of the
same, they shall Immediately survey
said proposed road, the county sur
viewers in the making of such sur
vey.
Sec. 4. In case any person ap-
pointed as a viewer as above pro-
vided, for any reason be unable to
assist in the viewing or in the sur
veying of any road, then and in such
case the county surveyor and the
remaining viewer may appoint some
other suitable person to assist them
i'm the performance of their duties.
Sec. 5. All roads hereinafter con-
structed shall be sixty feet wide, un-
less otherwise determined by the
board of county commissioners.
Sec. 6. The county surveyor shall
be chairman of all boards of viewers
and shall keep a full and accurate
occount of the proceedings OF all
such boards, of all roads altered or
discontinued, and of all roads laid
out, naming the same, and shall give
the place of beginning and length of
all proposed roads, how they are de-
fined, their marks and coroners, the
grades, the character of ground, the
land or premises over or through
which any proposed road is to pass,
the damages II any to the owner of
the land over which the proposed
road is to pass, the damages II any
to the owner of the land over which
the proposed road is to run, who
acted with him as viewer, day or
days engaged in viewing road, with
all dates together with the proof of
posting of notices, all of which the
county surveyor shall report to the
board of county commissioners, to-
gether with any suggestion as to the
advisability of altering, discontinue
ing or laying out any proposed road,
and with an estimate of the prob
able cost of the same. This report
shall be made within fifteen days
after the view of any road is had, az
herein provided, and all such pro-
ceedings to view, lay out, discon.
tinue, or alter any road, shall besub.
mitted to the board of county com.
missioners, and must be approved Oh
rejected by them.
Sec. Z. The county surveyor shall
be the general superintendent of al
roads within his county and of the
construction and alteration of al
roads hereafter built or altered, and
of all other work required to be done
by him.
Sec. s. The county surveyor shall
have power to employ suitable
laborers, teams and implements
necessary in the performance OF any
work required to be done by him
under the provisions OF this act, anG
to appoint some person as manages
of such work, who shall at all times
be under the orders and control o
the surveyor of roads, and to receive
labor in payment of the special road
tax as is by law provided. But nt
person employed as manager shal
receive more than three dollars PEI
day and no such manager shall hav,
less than five men under his direc
tion at one time except in the case o
obstruction when II necessary 4
greater or less number than five mel
may be employed, and shall not ex
pend In money or labor, or both, {,
exceed the suLl Of $4,000 without al
order from the chairman of tn
county commissioners.
II Sec. 9. The county surveyor shal
r have power to contract for the per
: formance OF any work required to b
: done by him, the cost of which shal
, not exceed in all the sum OF ON
r hundred dollars. And for the doini
: or performance Of any work requires
to be done by him the cost OF whicl
r when completed shall not exceed tn
sum OF one hundred dollars, tn
r county surveyor shall have powe
to contract with the approval of
majority OF the board Of county CON
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