The Forrest City times., 1899-05-05
NEW ROAD LAW.
Measure Passed BY the Last Legislature TO
Provide Revenue for Building
Roads and Bridge.

e00uro y 0o00o " tme A0os AS~Bf -
Provide Revenue for Building
Roads and Bridge.
House bill No. 500, an act to provide
for levying q road tax, etc, passed both
branches Of the general assembly and
Is now q law. 1t was introduced BY Mr..
Cotton, of Franklin. As the law is OF
general interest, it is given below:
The county court, together with majority
81 the justices OF peace In any county, when
majority OF the qualified electors OF such coun-
sy shall vote public road tax ut the general
election, shall. at the time OF making the levy
Of taxes for roads, bridges and other county
purposes, appoint . road commissioner. who
shall not receive more than q per day for the
time actually engaged In the discharge OF his
iuties. to be paid out Of the county treasury,
20 the credit OF the road district
The county court shall divide the county into
rs many road districts rs deemed most advan-
tageous for the purposes Of this act. the ooun-
iaries TO remain ~ established unless the
said county court, together with majority OF
the justices OF the peace in attendance upon
any regular October term OF said county court,
shall change the same.
The commissioner shall be appointed for
term OF one year. and shall give boud In the
sum OF $500, to be approved by the county court.
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The county court shall have the power TO
open new roads, make such changes In old
roads as deemed necessary. and classify the
roads and bridges for the purposes OF this act.
and when any change shall be made or any new
read opened, the same shall DO located on Sec
ton lines as nearly as possible with conven-
fence to public travel, and all drst-class roads
hereafter established shall be not less than 30
feet wide at each term thereof, the county
court shall examine and approve or reject the
reports OF the road commissioner and the var
lous overseers. which reports, together with all
proceedings relating to roads, shall be spread
upon the county court record. The county
SQUIRT may, 1t the regular term for making APP
preparations and levying taxes for the ensuing
year, appropriate and levy not to exceed three
mills on the dollar as road and bridge tax, on
al Of the taxable property Of the county, the
collector TO receive In payment OF said tax
United States currency or county warrants
legally drawn on said road tai fund; provided.
collectors shall keep such road and bridge
taxes collected on the property OF each OF the
various road districts separate; and shall pay
the same into the county treasury and take
receipt for the same as so much paid to the
credit OF such road districts on account
Of roads and bridges; and II such taxes be not
paid as provided. such property shall be sold
In same manner as for non-papment OF other
taxes.
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the electors OF any county. In addition thereto.
each person In said county subject to road duty
under the present Law. shall be subject to four
days work on said roads and bridges; provided,
each person may pay Is cents for each day he
warned to work. to be collected as other
taxes are collected provided further, that each
taxpayer shall be allowed to work out his tax
at IS cents per day. said overseer to give his
receipt showing the amount and time said per
son worked which receipt shall be accepted
by the tax collector In payment OF the taxes Of
said person. in any amount not to exceed the
total amount OF his road tax.
The county treasurer shall keep separate
account with each road district. and present to
the county court annually statement OF all
moneys received from each district, and the
amounts discussed. County clerks shall keep
separate account with each district, by num-
bers, OF all matters pertaining to said districts
required to be Of record.
All public roads and highways running most
centrally through the county. and most used
by the public, shall be designated as first-class
roads, and all others as second-class roads.
those OF the frst-class to be worked first, and
those OF the second class as the court may
order. bridges Of the frst-class to be built and
repaired by the county. ~ provided in chapter
IL. Sandels & Hills digest; bridges Of the Sec
end class to be built and repaired by the road
commissioner and road hands OF the district In
der direction OF the county court, the cost to be
paid out OF the fund In the county treasury to
the said district; provided, the court may,
In Its discretion, let the building OF second
class bridges out ON contract to the lowest bid
der. the bridge when completed to DO exam
ined by the commissioner and approved II con-
structed according to plans and specifications,
notice giving said plans and specifications. and
location OF said bridge. to be published in the
county for 30 days. Bridges Of the third class
shall be built and repaired under direction of
the road commissioner. the cost to be paid GU,
Of the fund TO the credit Of the district in which
such bridge Is located.
1t shall be the duty OF the road commissioner
to examine al frst and second class roads and
bridges give estimates OF work 70 be done and
cost Of same; also report at each October term
OF court, or oftener II required, the amount Of
work done on roads and bridges in the county,
said report to be In writing and sworn to.
The county court shall appoint one oversees
for each road district. for Q term Of one year
who shall receive not to exceed el.50 per day
for the time he Is actually engaged In the dis
charge OF his duties. the overseer to DO . resi-
dent Of the district for which he is appointed.
He shall be required to give q bond for the
faithful performance Of his duties In the sum
OF 800. The county clerk shall furnish to each
overseer copy OF the road law. and . copy
showing the boundary Of his district
The overseer shall cause to be removed al
distractions. and make needed repairs with
as little delay as possible, and for that purpose
may empty such hands and teams rs necessary
at the expense Of the district; said overseeI
not to work more than IL hands At time. IN.
less otherwise directed by tho commissioner
| county Judge or county court
The overseer, or any person under him, foI
| the purpose Of building any bridge or cause.
| why is authorized to enter upon the nearest
uncultivated lands, and cut any timber. and
| quarry and haul such rock and ground as maj
| be necessary for the purpose. and unless the
| owner shall consent to the use Of such mater.
| ial the overseer shall call on two householder
| to appraise the same; and II the owner shall
think proper, he may choose two other house
holders, and II they fail to agree, the four u
| appoint fifth. and the ave. or Q majority Of
them, shall make out their award, sign and
swear to the same. Said sum to be paid out Of
any moneys to the credit OF the district
| The overseer Of each district, at each tern
| OF the county court. shall make y full report Of
all work done In his district since the last tern
of court. the number Of bridges built and de.
scription OF each; wagon and teams used and
number Of days each was In use: all changes Il
| roads and new roads esta blished. For failure
to make such report, the overseer NAV be dnet