The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-03-23

Section 4. Each town at fits annual
meeting, may elect by ballot, a road com
missioner who, under the direction of the
sslectmen, shall have charge of the repairs
of all highways and bridges within the
towns and shall have authority to employ
the necessary men and teams, and purchase
timber, plank and other material for the ~
pair of highways and bridges Said COM
missioner shall be sworn to the faithful dis
charge Of his duty, give bonds to the salts
faction Of the selectmen. and be responsible
to them for the expenditure Of money, and
discharge of his duties generally. The com
pensation of said commissioner shall be such
sum as the towns shall annually vote there
for, which sum shall, In no case be less
than one dollar and fifty cents per day, Of
every day of actual service and be shall
render to the selectmen monthly statements
of his expenditures, and receive no money
from the treasury except on the order of
the selectmen.'
Section 4. Section six of said chapter
three hundred and twenty nine of the public
laws of eighteen hundred and nlnety-s
| Is hereby amended by striking out the word
"seventy.nve" In the irst line and inserting
In lieu thereof the word 'sixty-nve,' also by
inserting afterthe word commissioner" In
the third line thereof the words or In case
| no commissioner ID elected as the select
men, also by striking out the word deems"
In the third line and inserting In lieu there
of the word DEEM so that said section, as
amended. shall read as follows:
Section 8. sixty-nvs per cent of the
highway taxes assessed shall be expended
upon the highways prior to the fifteenth
day of July. and the balance at such time
as the commissioner, or In case no commits
soner is elected, as the selectmen deem for
| the best good of the public
Section 8. Section seven of chapter
three hundred and Twenty-Five of the pub
| Tic laws OF eighteen hundred and ninety
| seven is hereby amended by striking out
the entire section and inserting In lieu
thereof the following:
Section 7. II a person elected as road
| commissioner fails to qualify before the
frst Monday of April, the office shall be
deemed vacant, and shall be filled BY the
selectmen by appointment and In the event
of vacancy caused by death or otherwise,
the selectmen shall appoint some competent
person to ill out the unexpired term, who
shall qualify and perform his duties as pre-
| scrlbed by section four of this act. IL
town fails to elect road commissioner at
Its annual meeting the money raised and
assessed for the repair Of bridges and ways
as provided by section seventy of chapter
eighteen of the revised statutes, as amended
by chapter three hundred and twenty mine
of the public laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety seven, and os amended by this act,
~. 1na far At,nt H.. 4h1
| selectmen.'
Section o. Section eight Of chapter three
hundred and twenty-nine of the public laws
of eighteen hundred and nlnety-seven is
hereby amended by adding thereto the fol-
lowing words In case no comm ssloncr
IL elected by the towns at Its annual meet
ing the selectmen OF said towns shall keep
an accurate account, showing In detail all
moneys paid out by them for tho repair Of
bridges and ways, to whom and for what
purpose, and the same shall be reported in
the annual town report In DETAIL 30 that
said section, as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section s. Said commissioner shall keep
accurate accounts, showing in detail, all
moneys paid out by him, to whom and for
what purpose; he shall settle his accounts
on or before the twentieth day of Feb
ruary, annually, and the same shall be re-
ported In the annual town report in detail.
In case no commissioner Is elected by n
town Mt It's annual meeting, the selectmen
OF said town shall keep accurate accounts
showing In detail all moneys paid out by
them for the repair Of bridges and ways,
to whom and for what purpose, and the
same shall be reported In the annual town
report In detail
Section Z. Section nine OF chapter three
hundred and twenty nine OF the public laws
Of eighteen hundred and nlnety-seven Is
hereby amended by striking out the word
respective In the first line and all of
said section after the word election" in
the second line. 80 that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section 0. Said commissioner shall hold
his ONCE for the term Of one year from the
date of his election.
Section 8. Any town may, at ITS op-
ton, elect not more than three commission.
ers whose powers and duties shall be the
same as prescribed for single commits
sloner.
Section Q. This act shall take effect
when approved. [Approyed Mar. Il