Oxford eagle., 1900-05-17

in addition 10 the Limitation Of the q
mills hsed for oil purposes .escep, 10
pav iassrest aud TO provide . sinking
fund 10 psy debts. WHEN !, may b. a.
msch A. ts mills for all purpn-esi BY
the revenue s<s Of March 9. isoo. These
statutes are rot repugnan, and both
---. -tand All - a. o.ostru~d - "
give effect 10 each. rh~ act Of March
- was not intended 10 amend the act of
within the limit allowed fcr all pur-
poses
. The act approved March ~. Isso.
providing for the working - the public
roads by contract. dos not limit the
funds for ruads ami bridges To the one
mill al valoreu taS mentioned in that
act; that ;ax may b. supplemented by
any other funds which therefore might
have been properly appropriated TO such
purposes
J. Under section % aid At. plans
and specifications may be prepared sor
letting the road contracts IN the alter
native. including a section ~ the road
and all bridges. both large and small.
or - le, the road and bridges usually
kep, mp by the roai hands. reserving
the large bridges to b- le; - cuntrac-
tors A. heretofore.
q There j. nothing ia the act requir-
ing any specific division of the on~ mill
,aS; it NAV be Appropriated u both
classes aud To different links % the ruads
and % both large and small bridges as
vide The communication Tar must b.
expended in the district, town. village
or city Of it, collection
s The eight days service r~gniret BY
the act q ispo. Haay BE- paid b. personal
service. or hv the three dollar cpmmuta-
,ion tax. or by the service ~ ,easas .ad
tOSls a. provided in section 1Pss and
=. ago ~ the code for counties havinx M
contractor. and when the eigh, days
j. thus paid the person liable. and his
tools are exempt The teams and tools
Of persons no; liable should No, b.
worked longer than those Of persons
who are.
&. The levy and payment % the one
mill ad valorrm tax authorized By Said
act would not have the effect of exempt
ing person liable 10 road service or %
teams and tools 10 liable.
= The act provides that the Que mill
I'D valorem tax shall be treated as .
general road fund for use anywhere ia
the county. cxeep, tha. collected on
property within 4 municipality. the
streets Of which are worked at the ex-
pen,e of the municipal treasury. in
which ease IL shall be equally divided
between the county road fund and the
town street fund
= II the one mill tax is not sufficient
to keep up both roads and bridges. il
may be appropriated to the roads, and
the bridges built aud kept up As here
toforc.
/ D. II is entirely optional with the sev-
eral boards Of supervisors whether they
adopt the road contract law Of 1900, IL
Is not compulsory.
! 10. Under the act of i-3t. municipal
authorities may make their own con
tracts with the county contractor. or
with any other person. for working
those convicted of violations of mu-
nicipal ordinances such eonvicts need
not be delivered To the sheriff; \ mitti-
mus from the eonvic;ing court direct TO
the contractor will authorize the de-
tention Of the convict until the sentence
of the court is satisfied The penalty
OF five dollars per day for unlawfully
holding him does pot apply until after
the term Of his sentence has expired.
Convicts from municipalities for viola
tious of State laws, and ,hos- under
conviction by justices of the peace, in
the county jails go to the contractor
from the sheriff with detention war
rant, but the municipal officers and the
justice and his constable are to be paid
their fees out of the county road funds
when the eonvict's time is up
ID. BY an omission part of section -
of the act Of 1895 was not published.
Sec Nurch vs- Warren county. and Rea-
bold Vs. State. u Miss, .3s aud 3sS.
Appointed eoaasy sap>rsssenS-nt.
Ie- A county superintendent Of public
education appointed. confirmed and
commissioned pursuant to section 20s
of the constitution. and to section s.sS-
annotated code. a. amended by acts
1895. page iis, is the lawfully eons,i-
tuted superintendent for term OF four
years beginning April I. 1900, and IS not
affected BY an act Of the legislature
afterward passed aud approved. max
iLg the Office elective at the expiration
of the last appointive term. the Office
will be ilied by election At the next
general election for the State and eoun.
ty officers
supervisors Nay Parehass ryp~~rit~rs.
H. IL the board OF supervisors should
believe that the public service would
be promoted thereby. !, may purchase
typewriters for the county officers as
necessary articles under section 30
annotated code. II is q matter in the
discretion Of the board.
Fuel Mast Ne Furnished
IA Fires in the courtroom and county
Offices are as necessary in the winter
/ Tor the tr1u>AcLiOu Ot tur paoAAC Oust'
ness as furniture and other articles
mentioned in sections 226 and SaS of the
code. under either of which sections
wood and coal should be supplied by
the board to the county officers
Allowances to CIerks-Ars Not Passed es
by Supervisors
is. Section e54 of the code authorizes
. circuit Judge to make an allowance &c
the circuit clerk for deputy or Other
clerical assistance during term time
and such allowance. when approved By
the district attorney under section i,S5'
ef the code should be paid by the coun
" treasurer under section so5 Of the
code
l6 The circuit and chancery court,
are instituted and held for the purposs
of administering the law and transact
ing the public business of the count,
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