The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-06
ANACONDA NEWS.
To ELECT SUPERVISORS
They Will Be Chosen Saturday,
April l.
TEXT OF THE ROAD LAW
Commissioners VIII Meet To-Day to Dr.
vide the County Into Districts-Du-
ties and Compensation OF
the Supervisors.

lone of the most important measures
passed by the Sixth legislative assembly
is the bill providing for the election of
road supervisors, defining their duties
and fixing their compensation. The new
road law repeats the law which has been
in effect for the past two years, by the
provisions of which the county surveyor
had direct supervision over all the
county roads. The new law provides
that each county of the state shall be
divided into road districts by the county
commissioners and the voters Of each
district shall annually elect a super
visor for such district. 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 1. The bill pro-
vides that there shall be but one polling
place in each road district and that the
polls shall be kept open between the
hours of s a. m. and p. m. The super
visors shall hold office one full year,
and their compensation shall be So for
each day actually engaged in perform
ing their duties.
The bill as amended is as follows:
"A bill for an act to provide for the
election Of road supervisors to define
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.
Section 1. That on or before the 10th
day of March, 1899, it shall be the duty
Of the county commissioners of the sew
eral counties of the state to divide their
respective counties into as many road
districts as in their Judgment will best
conserve the public good, and to ap-
point 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 all 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 allowed
by the county commissioners. a>*-a's'
Sec. 3. The Office of road supervisor
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 pre-
scribed by law for the election of school
trustees, and at the place designated by
the board of county commissioners; pro-
vided. that there shall be but one poll
ing place in each road district. and the
polls at such election shall be kept open
between the hours of s a. m. and p. m.
of such day.
Sec. 4. At least Is 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 commits
sioners in each county shall appoint
three male citizens in each road district
within the county, who shall act as
Judges of the election within their dis
trict.
Sec. 6. All laws relative to the cleo
ton of school trustees, SO far as not in
consistent with this act, are hereby
made applicable to the election of road
supervisor In each road district. The
county commissioners shall prescribe
the form of ballots to be used for the
election of road supervisors in all dis
tricts within their county, and shall pro-
vide the judges of election within each
road district with special ballot box,
to be used for the deposit of ballots in
the election of road supervisor.
Sec. T. The judges of election, after
canvassing the votes, which must be
completed within five days after the
election, shall deliver to the county clerk
and recorder of the county, within the
period above described, a certificate
duly sworn to by each of the judges,
showing the number of votes cast for
each candidate, and the name of the
person elected; and it shall be the duty
of the county clerk and recorder there
upon to make and deliver certificates of
election to the person shown to be en-
titled thereto, by the return of the
judges of election of the several road
districts within the county.
Sec. s. The person SO elected shall
make written oath or affirmation of
office before entering upon the dis
charge of his duties, to the effect that
he will, at all times. during his term
of office, faithfully perform all duties
prescribed for him by law, to the best
of his ability, which oath or affirma-
ton shall be filed with the county clerk
and recorder of the county. Road super
visors shall hold office within the dis
trict for which they are elected. for the
full period of one year. beginning the
first day of May. following their cleo
ton, and ending the Both day of the fol-
lowing April, or until their successors
are elected and qualified
Sec. 8 Road supervisors shall give
bond of $500 before entering upon the