The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-02-03
Turn pike Order.
Garvard County Else | Co Irt.

TOUR turnpike ROAD dlSUrlcUS, SO CnaI
each district shall contain Ns near as
practicable one-fOurth of the roads.
counting by mileage in the county.
Over each division this court will
place commissioner, who shall super
wise and superintend the roads in his
district and perform such duties as
this court may from time to time pre-
scribe for him. He shall be elected by
the court annually, and shall hold his
position one year from the first of
April in each year, and until his sue
cessOr is appointed and qualified, but
shall be removable at any time by the
court, with, or without cause assign
ed. But before any commissioner is
removed he shall have at least ten
days written notice, that at time
stated in the notice he will be removed
which notice shall be served upon him
by any officer of Garrard county au-
thorized to execute process, or notice,
under the code Of practice, or by any
person appointed by the court or COun
ty Judge for that purpose, and re-
moval when made shall take effect at
the end of the month succeeding the
date of removal, and the removal shall
be by an order entered of record: and
the commissioner shall be paid up to
the time at which his removal takes
effect, provided he first surrenderS to
the court the books, papers and other
things which belong to said court, and
which are used in connection with said
commissionership Each commission
CT shall execute to the court a bond
with sufficient surety, conditional
that he will faithfully perform the du-
ties of his office. Said bond shall be
in a penal sum fixed by the court, an d
with one or more sureties, who shall,
in the aggregate be worth, in tangible
property, at least twice the amount of
the penal sum of the bond, over and
above the property by law exempt
from execution and indebtedness Of
the surety Each commission shall
be duly sworn. and shall report to
the Fiscal Court Semi-annually at its
regular terms The commissioner shall
measure and receive metal, and gravel
where the latter is used. and see that
| the same is properly spread upon the
roads in his district, and that the
roads are i'm proper condition for
spreading same. When One-half of
each contract has been performed, the
commissioner may, and when the work
on contract is fully performed he
shall certify the fact to the County
Judge, who is then authorized to Or
der the payment to the extent that
the work has been completed. If for
any reason the County Judge sees
proper he may send the magistrate
who resides in, or who is assigned to
said district to inspect the work and
report thereon. and the County Judge
may act i'm conjunction with the mag
istrate if he deems it proper. If, in
dividing the county, two or more of
the magistrates shall reside in the
same turnpike road district. then the
court shall assign one magistrate to
each district as an inspector, to exam
inc the roads in their districts respect
lively, whenever it is proper to do so.
Each commissioner shall have an anu
al salary of 5000 to be paid on the or
der of the County Judge at the end of
each quarter, commencing on the first
day of April 1859, andp ayable out OF
the road fund.
All contracts for metaling or gravel
ing the roads are to be let by the court
to the lowest bidder, the court reSery-
ing the right, at all times to reject
any and all bids. The court will re-
ceiye bids for the work to be done on
each section, which bids must be in
writing sealed up, the name of the
bidder being Endorsed on the cover, land
a statement to indicate that it is q
bid for work on turnpike road, and
each bid shall be accompanied by q
bond with good surety or sureitie~
worth at least twice the amount of the
bid, conditioned that the bidder, if his
bid is accepted, will perform the con
. ditions Of the bid.
: Each commissioner will divide the
roads in his district into sections as
near five miles i'm length as practical
BILE; but no read shorter than five
miles shall be added to any other road
or portion thereof, i'm order to make {
section, each such short road to be &
section to itself. These divisions shall
be reported i'm writing to the court
stating the district and the number OF
sections and the beginning and termi
nal points.
In case of washout or destruction
by fire, or other casualty of road
culvert or bridge, requiring immedi
ate attention, or when ditching is ne
cesSary the commissioner of that rOa(
shall report Immediately to the mag
iStrate assigned to his division, if h,
can be reached, if not, to the magis
1 trate that can be most conveniently
reached, or to the County Judge, if h
is most convenient, and the two shall
decide what to do, and when the worl
is done it shall be paid for on their ar
prOval.
The county clerk shall procure an,
> keep turnpike road book, provide,
especially for the purpose, which bool
l shall show the appropriations for turn
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