The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-03-16
Section 4. Each town at its annual

! 'eeIioA e. EdCH IOWn at lCS annual
meeting, may elect by ballot, road COM
missioner who, under the direction Of the
selectmen, 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 re-
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
pensatlon 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 he 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
TIRES hundred and Twenty-Five of the public
/ laws of eighteen hundred and ninety seven
Is hereby amended by striking out the word
! seventy five" In the first line and inserting
in lieu thereof the word sixty -fve,' also by
inserting afterthe word commissioner" in
the third line thereof the words or In case
| no commissioner Is elected as the select
men, also by striking out the word deems
in thu third line and inserting in lieu there
Of The word DEEM so that said section, as
amended. shall read as follows:
Section 9. Sixty five per cent OF the
highway taxes assessed shall be expended
upon the highway, prior to the fifteenth
day Of July, and the balance at such time
IS the commissioner, or in case no commits
sioner is elected, as the selectmen deem for
the best good Of the public
Section 3. Section seven of chapter
three hundred and twenty nine 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 L. II person elected rs road
commissioner fails to qualify before the
first Monday Of April, the Office shall be
deemed vacant, and shall be filled by the
selecrTnen by appointment and In the event
Eof q vacancy caused by death or otherwise,
the selectmen shall appoint some competent
person TO fill out the unexpired term, who
shall qualify and perform his duties IS pre-
Iscribel ny section four Of this act. If Il
toWn fails to elect a road commissioner at
It's annual meeting he money raised and
assessed for the repair Of bridges and ways
as provided by section seventy Of chapter
lPghteen OF the revised statutes as amended
~ chapter three hundred and twenty nine
Eof the public laws of eighteen hundred and
NINETY seven, and as amended By this act,
shall be expended for that purpose by the
selectmen.'
Section 6. Section eight of chapter three
hundred and twenty-nine of The public laws
Of eighteen hundred and ninety-sevcn is
hereby amended by adding thereto the fol
lowing words; in case no commissioner
Is elected by the towns at its annual meet
ing the seIectman of said towns shall keep
an accurate account, showing in detail ali
moners 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 30 that
said section, as amended Shall read as fol
lows:
Section s Said comm, ssione~ shall keen
accurate accounts. showing in detail, all
raonevs paid out by him, to whom and for
what purpose; he shall settle his accounts
on OF before the twentieth day of Feb
mary, annually. and the same shall b. re
ported ia the annHal town report fl detail
In case To commissioner is elected by =
Town 70 IFS annual meeting, the seectmen
# ea., town shall keep accurate accounts
Showing in Detail an moneys paid out by
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