The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-04-06
NEW ROAD LA w.
PROVISIONS UNDER WHICH ROADS
MAY NOW BE WORKED by CON-
TRACT.

JkACT.
Tie new road law is a long dOcu.
ment, and II its provisions are faith
fully followed, will result In better
roads than at present.
Section l provides that the board OF
supervisors may at any reglar meeting
hereafter, divide the roads into first
and second class, and mark them of
into convenient links, to be worked
BY contract.
Section 2 provides for the employ
ment Of a competent person to serve
rs 4 road and bridge commissioner,
whose pay shall not exceed Is a day
for the time actually employed as
such. The appointment Of a cOmmis.
sioner Is left at the discretion OF the
board, however, and they can look af-
ter this work themselvs il they choose.
Section 3 requires each supervisor
to exercise General supervision over
the roads in his beat. for which he is
to receive $50 Il year II there is a road
commissioner, or $50 a year II no COM
missioner Is appointed and the whole
work OF supervision falls on the board.
Sections 4 and 5 provide that the
supervisors shall carefully inspect the
roads and note the amount OF work
needed on same, and all else necessary
to make good highways. and then
prepare plans and specifications for
the working OF the roads by contract,
the same to be filed with the chaocery
clerk to lie inspected by bidders, and
the contract or contracts shall be
awarded as other contracts are let out,
and any or all bids may be rejected,
and all or any part may he let out as
the hoard may decide. The contracts
shall not be for less than two nor more
than four years.
Section 6 provides that all male
persons over lS and under SO years
who are not tblind. nor deaf nor dumb
nor otherwise disabled by disease OF
loss or limb, and who are not ministers
in charge OF churches. nor students In
attendance on some school or College,
shall work eight days In eacll year on
the roads or pay 80 communication. In
addition there shall be levied an ad
valorem tax not exceeding l mill on
the dollar, to be collected as other
taxes and paid over to the county
treasurer, who shall keep IL 10 a sep
arate fund to be paid out on the order
of the board OF supervisors. All the
Communication tax be expended in the
district or municipality where collect.
ed, and that collected In municipalities
shall be turned over to the treasurer
thereof, but the ad vaIorem tax shall
he treated as Il general road fund for
Use anywhere In the county, except
the taxes SO collected on property
within the municipality, the streets OF
which are worked at the expense 0f
the municipal treasury, which shall
be equally divided between the county
road fund and the municipal street
fund.
Sec. I. Any person, In lieu OF the
Communication tax OF %, shall have the
right to perform eight days Of work
under the contractor. for which the
board shall receive allowance Of % on
contract, and make provisions there
for In the letting 0f contract, ON the
nearest nnworked road contiguous to
his residence, provided said work Is
done prior to September !, OF each
year, at which time each cOntractor
shall report the names OF tl"se that
have worked out their time under him,
to the board Of supervisors, who In
turn shall make report Of same to
the sheriff and tax collector, who shall
then regularly procecdto the collection
Of all delinquent road tax, aud any
person who fails to pay said tax or tn
perform the required amount Of work
or To pay said tax shall be guilty Of q
misdemeanor, and punished by the
courts as other misdemean0rs. Tie
provisions Of this act relating to com
mutation tax shall not apply tn mu
inequalities which work the streets at
the expense Of the municipal treasury.
Sec. 8. TIE board Of supervisors
may require the contractor Of any
road N take and work the convicts
sentenced To the county Jail or com
mitted to same TO pay fine and coats
imposed upon them, upon such terms
and conditions as the said board ant
contractor may agree upon.
Sec. 9. On the first Monday Of Jan
uary, April, July and OctOber 0f each
year, each supervisor shall make q
true and complete report M the board
0f supervisors Of the needs and condi
tIons Of the public highways In hi.
district, together with such rccum
mendatIons as he may deem necessary
which report shall be spread upon til,
minutes Of That particular meeting.
Sec. ~. The circuit judge shall OF
each term 0f tho cnurt especaill,
al. v.r<. tho sven nj is,rv ts Inn N - In n