The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-10
They will Be Chosen Saturday,
April l., to Hold Office
One Year.
TEXT OFTHER ROAD LAW
Commissioners Will Divide the County
Into Districts-Duties and
Compensation.

bly, is the bill providing for the election
of road supervisors. defining their du
; ties and fixing their compensation
The new road law repeats the Law
which has been in effect for the pas
two years, by the provisions Of which
the county surveyor had direct super
vision over all the county roads. TIL,
new law provides that each county o.
the state shall be divided into road dis
tricts by the county commissioners anG
the voters Of each district shall an.
nually elect a supervisor for such dis
trict. The election for road supervisors
shall be held at the time prescribed by
law for holding school elections, which
is on the first Saturday in April. The
first Saturday this year falls on April
I. The bill provides that there shall
be but n polling place in each road
district and that the polls shall be kept
open between the hours of s a. IN. and
2 p. N. The supervisors shall hold
Office n full year, and their compen-
sation shall be s. for each day actually
engaged in performing their duties.
The bill as amended is as follows:
IA bill for an act to provide for the
election Of road supervisors. to defined
and regulate their powers and duties,
to fix their compensation and to repeal
an act entitled An act TO define the
powers and duties of county surveyors
and to provide for their compensation,
and to abolish the Office Of road super
visor, approved March 4. 1897.
"Seotion !. That on or before the
10th day of March, 1899. it shall be
the duty of the county commissioners
of the several counties Of the state to
divide their respective counties into as
many road districts as in their judg-
ment will best conserve the public
good, and to appoint a road supervisor
for each road district, who shall hold
his office until removal by said board Of
commissioners, or until his successor is
elected and qualified.
"Sec. 2. The laying out of a new
roads. the purchase of all material for
road use, the building Of all bridges,
the abandonment Of all old roads shall
be passed upon and granted and al
lowed by the county commissioners.
"Sec. 8. The Office Of road super
visor is hereby established. A road
supervisor for each road district in this
state shall be elected annually by the
male voters in each road district at the
time prescribed by law for the election
of school trustees, and at the place des-
ignated by the board Of county COM
missioners: provided, that there shall
be but one polling place in each road
district, and the polls at such election
shall be kept open between the hours of
8 a. IN. and 2 p. m. Of such day.
"Sec. 4. At least fifteen days before
the election required under this act the
county clerk and recorder of the county
shall post notices in at least three pub
lie places in each district within the
county, which notice shall specify the
time and place Of election, and the
hours during which the polls will be
open.
"Sec. 5. The board of county COM
missioners in each county shall appoint
three male citizens in each road dis
trict within the county, who shall act
as judges Of the election within their |
district.
"Sec. 6. All laws relative to the
election Of school trustees, SO far as
inconsistent with this act, are here
by made applicable to the election of
road supervisor in each road district.
The county commissioner shall pres
cribe the form of ballots to be used for
the election. of road supervisors in all
districts within their county, and shall
provide the judges of election within
each road district with a special ballot
box, to be used for the deposit Of bal
lots in the election of road supervisor.
"Sec. Z. The judges of election, after
canvassing the votes, which must be
completed within five days after the
shall deliver to the county
clerk and recorder of the county,
the period above described, a GER
5ifieate duly sworn to by each of the
showing the number of votes
last for each candidate, and the name
If the person elected; and it shall be
The duty of the county clerk and re-
order thereupon to make and deliver
of election to the persons
'hown to be entitled hereto, by the re-
urn of the judges of election of the
averal road districts within the county.
"Sec. 8. The person SO elected shall
written oath or affirmation of
before entering upon the discharge |
t his duties, to the effect that he will, {
t all times, during his term of office,
aithfully perform all duties prescribed
or him by law, to the best Of his
which oath or affirmation shall ,
% filed with the county clerk and re- .
order of the county. Road supervisors !
hall hold office within the district for ,
Which they are elected. for the full |
eriod of n year. beginning the first '
ay of May, following their election, &
nd ending OF the 30th day Of the fol- !
owing April, or until their successors I