The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-01-20

In the Fiscal Court last week the
magistrates presented the following
order and wanted it passed. The judge
refused to recognize it and ordered
the clerk to not record it. We under
stand the magistrates say they will
proceed regardless Of the judges OBJ
jections, though no steps have yet
been taken. The judge says the whole
thing is contrary to law and he does
not proprose to have anything to do
with any such order. Here is the or
der in full:
PUBLIC ROADS.
Be it, and it is hereby ordered, that
the following shall be the management
of the Public Roads in and for Gar
rard county, for the year 1859:
The pixies of said county acquired
therein and therefore shall be divided
into four equal districts, the same and
equal number of miles to compose each
district.
Said district shall be placed under
the absolute control and supervision
of the magistrates or justices of the
Peace in and for said county, each
magistrate to have the district near
est to him, and when in the radius.
said magistrate can be called i'm the
shortest period of time, or as near to
as practicable.
Said magistrates shall make con-
tracts and employ labor for the re-
paratiOn and maintenance of said roads
in their several districts, and when
bills Hereunder are approved by said
magistrate or magistrates herein, a
warrant shall be given on the County
Treasurer by the magistrate so ap-
proving, and shall be paid by said
treasurer out of the funds allowed,
and set aside for the maintenance of
Public Roads in Garrard county.
Said magistrates shall meet from
time to time before any contract OF
any employment of labor is entered in.
to or money paid for same, and shall
determine out of road fund that pOr.
tiOn which shall be expended on roads
in each district: provided, however
that the expenditure on and for same,
shall not in any case exceed the
amount so allotted and set aside, mol
shall the whole amount exceed that
portion allotted and set aside for the
Public Roads in and for Garrard cOun
tv.
Said magistrates shall report theil
acts, contracts entered into, labor EN-
ployed and money expended, together
with reports of condition of roads il
their several districts, to the Court O
Claims and the Judge and AttOrne!
thereof twice year at its regula
terms april and OctObel), and sait
magistrates shall have the sum of tw'
hundred dollars (S2OO.OO) each, as
compensation for the management
herein, to be paid by the County Trea
surer out Of the Public Road fund, ant
no committee fee shall be charged b
or paid to said magistrate for wOrl
which this compensation is for, and
they and each one shall be responsible
upon their or his official bonds or BON
for the faithful discharge of their du
ties herein.
This order to take effect at the tim
and after its passage and approval.
Section 1874, KY. Statutes, says: N
member of the fiscal court shall b
interested, directly or indirectly, or b
concerned in any contract for work t
be done or meterial to be furnished fC
} the county, or any distric Thereof, nc
purchase or be interested in any clail
against the county or state An
member of the fiscal court who sha
7 violate the provisions Of this sectiO
; shall, upon conviction, be fined not LEI
. than five hundred dollars nor mol
than five thousand dollars for each O
Tense.