The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-05-07
NEW ROAD LAW OF MISSISSIPPI,
As ACr to create the office OF Road Commls
siuner and Tor the better and more %effectT,
working Of the public roads.

| mat Jne DOdTus Oh suptlN ISulo VI tuS
various counties OF the State OF MS
sissippi shall, at the regular May
term. after the passage or TINS act,
| classify the public roads IN thelr re-
SpeCtlve counties as roads OF the urSt
and second class. The main thor
Oughfares leading to the principal
markets to be roads Of the first class,
all other public roads as roads OF the
second class, and they shall appoint a
suitable and competent person to be
known as road commissioner, and to
fix his compensation at a sum not to
exceed Sevcnty-tive dollars per month,
whose duties shall be as herein pro-
vided.
SEC. >. The road commissioned shall
have special supervision and manage
ment OF all public roads in his county
and shall make plans and Specitica-
tiOns OF all bridges ard Superintcnd
the erection Of the anne. He shall,
Immediately after his appointment,
examine the list If hands assigned 70
all the overSeerS IN his county and the
links of road they are required to
work and see that all labOrers subject
to road duty are listed, and report to
the next term of the supervisors
court such changes or re-ilsting OF
hands AS he NAV deem lust and euuit.
Me- in view If The work 10 be done ON
their links Of road. He shall examine
and report the quantity and character
Of tools in possession or the road
hands available for effective work on
fine roads and make reQuisitIOn upOn
the boards of SUPERVISORS for such ad-
d",tion1I tools, road plOws or
grading machines rs he may deem ne
Tessary 10 the most economical and
effective working of the public roads.
and To SUNNY the Oyerseers with such
additional tools as NAV be necessary.
taking their recent for the same, hut
! they Shall be subject at all times to
the order IF the road commissioner.
SEC 3, An the oyerseers with the
labor assigned them shall be under
the direction and superyisjon Of the
road commissioner. and Shall work
their rcsDprtiye links of road at such
timr and Mace and with such teams
and tools as he may direct, provided
that NOT more work shall be required
during the cultivation and gathering
nf the crous than may be necessary
IA keen the roads in nasSablc condj-
tion.
SEC { The road commissioner shall.
during the months Of July and Aug
ust. next. after the passage Of This
act and thereafter in the months of
January and February. or ,Julv and
AuvuSt, reuuire all the ovcrScers i m
their rpspertive counties. with the
labor. tools and teams ASSIGNED them.
to do the full number Of DAYS work re-
uuired of them by law on their re.
spective links of road, regulating the
times of work so "a tn G the
greatest Use Of such tools. scrapprs ar
road machines as may be furnished
nv he county.
Sc j. Oyerscers of second class
roads Shall work their rpsncrtiyp
links of road As thOrouphly as rnn he
done with the labor ASSIGNED them.
working tine entire time renulred nv
law, save one day. for each laborer.
which shall he held i'm reserve for
such incidental reuairs AS may heromc
necessary during the remainder of the
wear.
SEC. G Oycrscers Of first class road,
shall assemble with their l,bnrnrs nm
nm their resnectiyp links Of road \,
such time and Mace, and with slrl
teams and tools AS the ruad commits
sInnnr NAV direct and nrocnpd I,
Grade ditch and level their roads anr
fo nrcrt hridrns mr. rulvrrts arcnrdinc
/, ~ mans and s~nnriNratinH. fnrniShnF
NV the road rommissinncr until tho,
nave worked the entire time ronlireS
nv law in one ynHr nrovidnd thaf RI,
road commissioner NAV rrnuirn snrl
mnnrar rnnairS may Ln nnrnse,r,
hptwccn the Unfinished link, NJ road
, SEC : When ali tho i,hnr rounirnr
nv I,w "a No dnnr an thn nnhiir road,
in ono yror shall have henn dnnn m,
road commissioners shall make , writ
ton rennrt tn h hoard nf smnnrvisnr.
{ NJ ali tho wnrk dana and the cnndi
lion of tha roads and hridno. anr
MAKO an estimate Hf rba ,m10Jirt ~
mnnnv necessary tn com n1ntn thn m
anished inns ~ All arstlrI,Sc ro,ds
If there no mora thnn ono nstimotin'
$ each spn9ratcly.
sac < On hn,ring u rorort ~ RI,
road commissioned he hn9rd of en-
neryisors nav dctermine whnthe
fhev win cnmnlcte II nnanisho1
y links If All nrst.ciass roads NV rnn
.ract Ne nruvidnd in satin 5000 -
tho Annot,tnd Cndn or Nv iva inhU "
NJ ronvirtS ~ nr0yidad in S.ctiHn 300
NJ thn Annotated Cndn ar hy hirod =,
u hor nndrr thc diroction and cn n'tr rni =, j."
e tho road rommiSSinner wh" sha y
n make on itomiDad .]ta,nno "n, i, n' a,
nnn.os incnrrnd whicG shnI - VI Ga
bv warrant nnnn NO nnIm,u W. "a,
n M nnt ~ onv conn, ,S uolSu,,
otherwise nnronriatod Rnt ''t sbom nI
tbnro hn M spnpch ttnnJo rojIaI o"uui'
mont ~ No. nroridad a. 'a'aro,t, pay
nrovideI in Sartion 9d2iy1 tha O'ou a
tatad Code Tooms nncosOorv ~ n" Nv
n~rosecnt;on ~ thn ynrL. m"r y" ~,
cchoSod or hirnd w. NO ' h"o rl'y oo pun
visnrI nav doon, bost ''"'u u oupe'