The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-24

a Working Public Roads by Contract,
An Act to provide for the working Of the publ
roads by contract.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legislat ure @
the State OF Mississippi That the board of su
pervisors OF the various counties of the State q
mississippi, may at the regular April term Q
thelr meeting, or any other regular meeting
a1ter the passage Of this act, meet aud classif
the public roads In their respective counties a
roads Of the first class. and roads OF the secon,
class, which are TO be divided into convenien
links and are to be worked by contract as here
matter provided for
Sec. 2. The board OF supervisors in each coun
ty is hereby authorized and empowered. IL the,
consider 1t necessary, to the better working Of
the roads, and the general interest of the coun
ty, TO employ competent person to serve a,
road and bridge commissioner, whose compen.
sation shall not exceed $500 per day, for each
DAY actually put in, in the active discharge OF
MS duties as defined by the board of supervisors
In each county.
Sec 3. The supervisor OF each district in each
county IS TO nave and Is required to exercise
general supervision over the public highways of
mis- district for which service he Is to have a
salary of $40 per annum, if a road commissioner
Is employed during the year, if no road COM
missioner is employed during the year, he shall
receive for said extra service a total sum of $40
| per annum.
sec. 4. The members of the board of SUPER
visors, together with the road commissioner, if
there be one, as they may agree, shall inspect
each section Of the road as sub-diyded. to-
gether with all bridges in said section, and care
Iully note the character and amount of work
needed on same, and all else necessary to make
same good and acceptable highway, and then
prepare detailed plans and specifications for the
working oil the same contract, filed for record
with the clerk of the board of supervisors for
the inspection of prospective bidders, prior to
the first public letting under the terms hereof.
at regular meeting to be named and if the in
spection is not made by all the members of the
board the board may alter the plans and specifi-
cations submitted.
Sec. g. The letting of the contract or con-
tracts for the working and keeping in condition
In It's entirety OF the public roads or any section
thereof shall be done as in cases of letting other
pubic contracts, as is specially provided for in /
sections $40 and 341, of the Annotated Code of
1872, except that the board shall have the right
TO reject any and all BIDS and said contract or
contracts shall be let for a term of not less than
two nor more than four years.
Sec. 6. There shall be required annually in
each county eight days special work service on
the public roads under the contractor. but any
person In lieu of said special work service NAV
pay accumulation tax for road purposes of $500
ana SAID special work service on the public roads
Or Communication tax for road purposes in lieu
hereof, shall be imposed $500 per capita per
ihhuin, on all male persons over the age of IS
ears and under the age of 50 years, who are not
'llnd, nor deaf nor dumb. nor otherwise dis
Ioed by disease or loss of limb, and who are not
minister's In CharQA of I
tudents In actual attendance. In addition to I
lie per capita tax, there shall be an adyalorem s
Ak on all taxable property in the county not to S
xceed one mill on the dollar, In any one year. y
II OF which tax is to be collected as other taxes
NJ palu over TO the county treasurer, who shall s
eep All such taxes as separate road fund, to t.
used exclusively as such in compliance with s
ne terms hereof, and only upon the warrant of Il
10 soard OF supervisors. All of the commuta- il
on TAX shall be expended in the district or in. it
'rporated village town or city from which the II
'hle was collected. and such Communication tax ii
" road purposes paid by the residents of such t.
unlcipality shall be turned over TO the treas ST
fer OF such municipality and be expended nv
10 proper authorities thereof for that purpose b,
II the adValorem tax shall be treated as a gen. fl
al road fund for use anywhere in the county ci
cept the taxes so collected on property within he
c municipality, the streets OF which are worked ar
Tue expense OF the municipal treasury, which
all De equally divided between the county en-
ad iund and the municipal street fund. al
sec. Z. ANY person, In lieu of the Communication tn
OF 1900 shall have the right to perform eight by
Us OF work under the contractor. for which ca
BOARD shall receive allowance Of s3.O0 on an
ntract, and make provisions therefor I'm the di,
ting OIL contract, on the nearest unmarked on
10 contiguous to his residence provided said DO
TX is done prior to September l, of each wear sh
which time, each contractor shall reDOrt the CHI
hes oI those tnat have worked out their time a s
ner MIN, to the board OF supervisors who in cit
n Snail make report OF same to the sherif AM
TAX collector, who shall then regularly nro- sh;
q TO the collection OF all delnuuent road poi
: anu any person who fails to pay said tar or sal
perform the required amount OF work shall ces
guilty OF mlsdemeanOr. and punished nv the law
lts as other misdemeanors. The provisions S
THIS act relating to Communication tax shall cirt
apply to municipalities which work the the
ets at the expense OF the municipal treasury trio
&C. 8. The board Of Supervisors NAV reouira tive
contractor OF any road to take and work tho The
vets sentenced to the county Jail or com par
Led to same to pay fine and cost Imposed exc
q Them upon such terms and condi,,ors - cou
BOARD ana said contractor may agree upon. A
c, y On the first Monday of January, April. =
and October, of each year, each supervisor
make true and complete report to the tleI
u OF SUPERVISORS OF the needs and conditions per
70 public highways in his district together are
such recommendations as be may deem eial