The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20

Section l. Each town ut Its a,,.s,
meeting, may elect BY ballot, q road opr,,
missioner who, under the direction of IN,
seiectmen, shall have charge Of the repairs
of all highways and bridsSs within tn
towns and shall have authority to employ
the necessary men and teams. and purchase
timber, plank and other material for thu r.
pair Of highways and bridges. Said com
missioner shall be sworn b 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
pensation Of said commissioners shall be suoh
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 sslectmen monthly statements
of his expenditures, and receive no money
from the treasury except on the order of
the selectmen.'
Section L. Section six Of said chapter
thres. hundred and twenty nine Of the public
laws Of eighteen hundred and ninety.ssven
IL hereby amended BY striking out the word
"sevsnty-nve" In the nrst line and inserting
in lieu thereof the word 'sirty-nve,' also BY
inserting aftsrthe word Commissioner" In
the third line thereof the words or In case
no commissioner 10 elected ~ the select
men, also By STRIKING out the word deems"
In the third line and inserting In lieu there-
of the word deem 10 that said section, a.
amended, shall read as follows;
| Section 9. sirty-nve per cent Of the
highway taxes assessed shall be expended
upon the highways prior to the fifteenth
day Of July, and the balance at such time
as the commissioner. or In ease no commits
sioner is elected, - the selectmen deem for
the best good Of the public
Section 8. Section seven Of chapter
three hundred and twenty-nine of the pub
lie laws Of eighteen hundred and ninety
seven is hereby amended BY striking cut
| the entire section and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
Section Z. II a person elected as road
commissioner fails to qualify before the
| FIRST Monday of April. the once shalt be
deemed vacant, and shall b nlied by the
selectmen by appointment and In the event
of a vacancy caused by death or otherwise,
the selectmen shall appoint some competent
person to fill out the unsxpired term, who
shall qualify and perform his duties a. pre-
| scribsd by section four Of this act. II Q
town fails to elect a road commissioner at
Its annual meeting the money raised and
assessed for the repair Of bridges and ways
as provided by section seventy of chapter
eighteen of the revised statutes, as amended
by chapter three hundred and twenty nine
A. tow af Lob l,oA a
ninety -seven, and as amended by this act
shall be expended for that purpose BY the
selectmen.'
Section 8. Section eight Of chapter three
hundred and twenty nine of the public laws
of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven 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 selectmen of said towns shall keep
| an accurate account. showing in detail all
moneys 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 SO that
said section. as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section s. Said commissioner shall keep
accurate accounts. showing in detail, all
moneys paid out by him, to whom and for
what purpose he shall settle his accounts
on or before the twentieth day of Feb
ruary, annually, and the same shall be re
ported in the annual town report In detail
In case no commissioner is elected by a
town at its annual meeting, the selectmen
otssald town shall keep accurate accounts
showing in detail all moneys 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
Section Z. Section nine of chapter three
hundred and twenty-nine of the public laws
of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven is
hereby amended by striking out the word
respective" in the first line and all of
said section after the word election" In
the second line, so that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section 0. Said commissioner shall hold
his Office for the term of one year from the
date OF his election
Section s. Any town may, at its op-
ton, elect not more than three commission
ers whose powers and duties shall be the
same as prescribed for a single commits
soner.
Section 8. This act shall take effect
when approved. lApproved Mar. IL
CHAPTER ss.
AN ACT amendatory of Chapter two hun
dred and eighty-seven Of the Public Laws
OF eighteen hundred and ninety-three re-