The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-04-19
FOR BENEFIT OF BICYCLE RIDERS.
New Law Providing for Construction
of Side Paths Special Tax for
the Owners of Wheels.


the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, and It Is here
by enacted by the authority Of the same,
That IL shall be lawful after the passage
Of this act to construct and maintain
sidepdths along the highways Of the
townships of this Commonwealth for
the use Of bicycles and pedestrians. BIZ
cycle riders, however to have the right
Of way thereon.
Section 2. Upon petition signed by
at least twenty-five frce-holders. resi-
dents of the county in which such petit
tion shall be presented. who are also
riders of bicycles, the court of quarter
sessions shall appoint three resident
wheelmen. one to serve for one year,
one for two years and one for three
years from the first day of January
subsequent to their appointment, and
annually thereafter, upon a like petit
tion, appoint one person for term of
three years, such officers TO be termed
sidepath commissioners, and vacancies
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otherwise in such offices shall be filed
by said court upon n like petition being
presented, setting forth such vacancy,
and any person appointed to ill such
vacancy shall serve the unexpired term
Of their predecessor.
Section 3. The side path commits
sioners shall take the oath of office and
file the same with the court OF quarter
sessions, and shall form an organization
by electing one Of their members presi-
dent and one secretary. They shall
keep a record Of the proceedings had at
their respective meetings. and shall
have general supervision Of the con-
struction and maintenance OF side paths
in the townships Of their respective
counties and shall serve without COM
pensation other than their actual neces-
sary expenses.
| Section 1. II shall be the duty of the
assessors and assistant assessors in the
townships, boroughs and cities of this
| Commonwealth in the counties In which
sidepath commissioners shall have been
appointed, on the first Monday of May
| OF each year, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, to assess in books to be fur
nished by the county commissioners
resident taxabes with all bicycles
owned by them and make complete
return OF same on or before the fourth
Monday OF May of each year to the
county commissioners of their respec-
tive counties.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty OF the COM
missioners OF the respective counties to
levy a tax, not to exceed one dollar, on
each wheel annually, or so much there
OF, as shall be recommended by such
side path commissioners, which said
tax shall be entered upon the tax dupli-
cate issued to the respective tax collec-
tors, and by such tax collectors collect
ed and paid to the county treasurer as
county taxes are now collected and paid.
| The fund so raised to be called "Side
Path" fund and to be used by the side
path commissioners in constructing and
maintaining side paths constructed un-
der the provisions of this act. Provid-
cd that no other fund now authorized
to be raised by taxation shall be drawn
upon for the construction or mainten-
auce of the side paths constructed under
| the provisions of this act.
Section 6. All paths constructed un-
| dor hn ,,rnuioinnc of g.. Ill l.
built along the sides of highways in
| in townships between the roadway
proper and the land abutting thereon,
and shall be not less than three feet
wide nor more than six feet wide, meas
uring from outside to outside of ditches
Section I. 1t shall be the duty OF
side path commissioners to file with the
county commissioners from time to time
an itemized bill, with voucher, for ac-
tual necessary expenses in constructing
and maintaining side paths, and said
commissioners shall draw their warrant
on the county treasurer for the amount
of bills so filed, but such bills shall be
approved by the entire board of side
path commissioners.
Section s. The commissioners and
county treasurer are hereby required to
keep accurate accounts, in separate
books to be kept for that purpose, of all
receipts and disbursements, which ac-
counts shall be audited by the county
auditors at same time and place as other
accounts are audited by them, and full
and complete statement of the account
so audited shall be published with the
county auditors annual statement.
Section 8. All acts or parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
f. X. Mullen, OF Reynoldsville, who
has been leasing coal lands along Ma
honing creek for the past year, and who
controls about 10000 acres between