Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-05-19
The New Road Law Construed.

authorize tne DOafu OF SUPERVISORS W
levy the one mill ad valOrem road tax
in addition to the limitation of the 1879
mills fixed for all purposes Except to
pay interest and to provide sinking
fund to pay debts, when it may be as
much as 1G mills for all purposes) by
the revenue act of March i, 1900. These
statutes are not repugnant and both
must stand and be so construed as to
give effect to each. The act of March
u was not intended to amend the act of
March g. The one mill road tax must be
within the limit allowed for all pur-
poses.
2, The act approved March 70, 1900,
providing for the working of the public
roads by contract, does not limit the
funds for roads and bridges to the one
mill ad yalorem tax mentioned in that
act; that tax may be supplemented by
any other funds which therefore might
have been properly appropriated to such
purposes.
8. Under section of said act, plans
and specifications may be prepared for
letting the road contracts IN the alter
native, including section Of the road
and all bridges, both large and small,
or to let the road and bridges usually
kept up by the ROAD hands, rescrving
the large bridges to be let to contrac'
tors as heretofore.
4. There is nothing in the act requir
ing any specific division Of the one mil
tax; it may be appropriated to botf
classes and to different links of the roads
and to both large and small bridges "a
the plans and specifications may pro
vide. The Communication tax must b.
expended in the district, town, village
or city Of its collection.
). The eight days service required b,
the act of 1900, may be paid by persona
service, or by the three dollar commute
ton tax, or by the service of teams ant
tools as provided in section 1906 an
8 800 of the code for counties having n
contractor: and when the eight day
is thus paid the person liable and hi
tools are exempt. The teams and tool
of persons not liable should not b
, worked longer than those of person
who are.
, 6. The levy and payment of the on
mill ad valorem tax authorized by sal
act would not have the effect Of eXemp
ing person liable to road service or {
teams and tools so liable.
7. The act provides that the one mi
ad valorem tax shall bc treated as
/ general road fund for use anywhere
the county, except that collected G
: property within a municipality, I'll
4 streets of which are worked at the e.
S pense Of the municipal treasury,
II which case it shall be equally divide
\ between the county road fund and IL
u town street fund.
! s. If the one mill tax is not sufficiel
v to keep up both roads and bridges
may be appropriated to the roads, al
the bridges built and kept up as her
tofore.
II 9. 1t is entirely optional with the sc
eral boards of supervisors whether thu
adopt the road contract law OF 1900;
is not compulsory.
V 10. Under the act of 1894, municip
u authorities may make their own co
e tracts with the county contractor,
u with any other person, for workil
y those convicted of violations of m
u nicipal ordinances. Such convicts ne
not be delivered to the sheriff; init
q mus from the convicting court direct
u the contractor will authorize the
!" tention of the convict until the senten
= of the court is satisfied. The penal
IL of five dollars per day for unlawful
> holding him does not apply until AT
TT the term of his sentence has expire
Y" Convicts from municipalities for VIC
81 tions of State laws, and those unC
~ conviction by justices of the peace,
=" the county jails go to the contrac
from the sheriff with detention W
rant, but the municipal officers and
Justice and his constable are to be p
- their fees out of the county road fur
when the convict's time is up
II. BY an omission part of section
of the act of 1894 was not publish
ID See Murch VS.. Warren county, and X
its bold VS.. State, 70 Miss, 236 and 1856.
Ia Amounted County Superintendent.
Oh 70. A county superintendent of pull
10 education appointed, confirmed
100 commissioned pursuant to section
',' of the constitution, and to section 4,
IL annotated code, as amended by
=" 1896, page ll3, is the lawfully con
NY tuted superintendent for term of I
i" ~, years beginning April 1, 1900, and is
- affected by an act of the legislat
"s afterward passed and approved, N
irp the Office elective at the expirat
.na of the last appointive term; the OF
~ will be filled by election at the Il
~ general election for the State and &C
nts genera oioN''Nl
the ty officers.
To-, Supervisors May Purchase Typewrite
IS. If the board of supervisors She
believe that the public service We
be promoted thereby, it may purcl
ner typewrters for the county officers
sho necessary articles under section
Cow annotated code. 1t is matter in
~ discretion of the board.
in, Fuel Must BE Furnished
en- IA. Fires in the courtroom and col
Of offices are as necessary in the wi
ON. for the transaction OF the public
ON ness as furniture and other art
tho mentioned in sections 200 and 926 of
the code. under either of which sect
the wood and coal should be supplied
hite the board to the county officers.
Allowances to Clerks-Are Not Passe
by Supervisors.
Is Section 9Si of the code autho
ltes n circuit Judge to make an allowan
was the circuit clerk for deputy or 9
'osi- clerical assistance during term
oon' and such allowance, when approve
uu' the district attorney under section
urge Of the code should be paid by the {
Nv treasurer under section 9oe OF
rba. code.
80 a. The circuit and chancery CT
mas. are instituted and held for the pun
pst,. Of administering the law and tran