The Green Forest tribune., 1897-07-15
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fifty feet in length shall be built or
repaired by the overseer with the road
hands, if not otherwise ordered by the
county court, and the overseer with
hands shall make such necessary re-
pair on all bridges in his district as
may be ordered by the county court.
Sec %. Hereafter all public high
ways shall not be less than thirty feet
wide, unless by report of the commits
siener and otherwise ordered by the
county court; and all second class shall
not be less than twenty feet. Public
roads shall be made as much wider as
may be ordered by the county court
Sec. 20. The overseer in working the
public roads shall plow and cut ditch
on each edge and throw the dirt up to
the center until the water will drain off
either side of the road. The bitches
shall be cut and opened, making the
water drain off of the bitches and be
opened up with culverts and such other
outlets as to make the drainage COM
plere.
Sec. 80. At the time the county
court meets to levy taxes the court
shall consider as to working the road
and building bridges as provided by
this act; and if the county court de-
sires to work the road, build and repair
bridges under this act, the court shall
so order and spread the same upon
the record of the county court. This
order so made shall stand for twelve
months; and all public roads shall be
worked for twelve month ensuing and
and such bridges be built and provided
by this actsfor such time. and at the
end of twelve months when the taxes
are again TO be levied, if the court de-
and build bridges under this act then
an other erde r shall be made and en-
tered on record. and SO on for one
year the roads are worked and bridges
repaired and built under this act.
Sec, 81. The county court having
ordered and directed roads to be work.
ed under this act and bridges be built
and repaired, and it being the term for
making and appropriation and levying
not to exceed three mills on the dollar
as road and bridge tax on all taxable
property of the county.
Sec. 80. The collectors of the state
and county taxes shall collect the road
and bridge tax so levied, in the same
manner as other taxes are now collect
ed. except the collector shall only re-
ceive in payment of the road and
bridge tax levied under this act, lawful
money of the United States or warrants
specifically drawn by the orders of the
county court upon. claims allowed for
materials furnished. teams, tools, labor
and services rendered for and upon
roads and bridges, as provided in this
act
Sec 33 All money collected by the
collector for taxes levied for roads ard
bridges shall be paid into the county
treasury IN kind as collected.
81. No contract shall be made by
the county judge or county court for
the building of bridge or repairing the
same or for working of the roads until
after the county court has levied the
taxes for roads and bridges under this
act, for ensuing year; and then not
until an estimate shall be made of the
amount of money that will be raised
by such levy and collection for roads
and bridges within twelve months from
the date of levy; and all contracts
make and to be made within one year
from date of levy of taxes shall be in
amount not to exceed the estimated
levy.
Sec. 35 All warrants drawn on al
lowance made against this fund to be
raised from this appropriation and
levy, shall be paid out of the money
raised under the levy made for roads
and bridges as set forth in the forego-
ing sections of this act
Sec. 80. III each county In TINS stale
where the county has levied road and
bridge tax under this act, the county
court shall order the county prisoners
convicted from time to time of misde-
meanors, to be worked upon roads and
bridges in such road districts, as the
court shall order, and each person
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district under thesoverseer one day foi