The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-03-24
Working Public Roads by Contract,

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An Act to provide for the working Of the public
roads by contract.
section l. BE 1t enacted by the legislature Of
the State OF Mississippi, That the board of su-
pervisors OF the various counties Of the State OF
mississippi, may at the regular April term Of
sneir meeting. or any other regular meeting,
AFTER the passage of this act. meet and classify
she public roads In their respective counties as
roads OF the first class. and roads OF the second
class. which are to be divided into convenient
links and are to be worked by contract as here
matter provided for.
Sec. 2. The board OF supervisors in each coun-
~ is hereby authorized and empowered, II they
consider 1t necessary, to the better working OF
the roads, and the general interest Of the coun.
". to employ a competent person to serve as
road and bridge commissioner, whose compen-
sation shall not exceed So. 90 per day, for each
day actually put in, in the active discharge Of
his duties as defined by the board of supervisors
In each county.
Sec. 8. The supervisor OF each district In each
county Is to have and Is required to exercise
general supervision over the public highways OF
his district for which service he is to have .
salary OF $50 per annum. II q road commissioner
Is employed during the year; il no road COM
missioner is employed during the year. he shall
receive for said extra service q total sum of $50
per annum.
Sec. 4. The members OF the board OF super
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needed on same, and all else necessary to make
same a good and acceptable highway, and then
prepare detailed plans and specifications for the
working Of the same b. contract, flied for record
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sec. b. Inc lettlng OF the contract or coz
tracts Tor the working ana keeping In conoitioh
nus entirety OF the pubic ROADS or any section
thereof shall be done as In cases OF letting other
public contracts, as Is specially provided Tor In
Sections $40 and 34l, OF the Annotated Code, OF
1892, except that the board shall have the right
to reject any and all blds, and SAID contract or
contracts snail be let Tor a term OF not less imam
two nor more than Tour 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 may
pay a communication tax for road purposes of SOC.
and said special work service on the public roads
or computation tax for road purposes in lieu
thereof, shall be imposed; $500 per capita per
annum, on all mali persons over the age OIL Is
years and undf 6ltge OF % years, VINO are not
blind, noU III 1umo, nor otherwise dls-
abled by CVAsN sol limp, and VINO are not
ministers h~chaH II churches, rabois, nor
studenL. In ctuaA..s4ndance II addition TO
the 4X[ pita tax, there shall be IN adNE.Jrem
Iaxt taxable property in the county MOTTO
exceed one mill on the dollar, in any one year,
all OF which tax is to be collected as other taxes,
and paid over to the county treasurer, who snail
keep all such taxes as a separate road fund, TO
be used exclusively as such in compliance with
the terms hereof, and only upon the warrant OF
the board OF supervisors. All OF the III
ton tax shall be expended in the district or In
corporated village. town or city from which the
same was collecied' ana such commutstoh1 ~A
for road purposes paid py 'ne residents OF such
municipality snail De turheo over 10 INC 'FcA'-
urer OF such munlclpal'ty ana De expended py
the proper authorizes thereoI LOT that PURPOSE
out the auValorem TAX suai' NC trea'eu gen
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nnsInsa ,na r,nnto,n,i troasurv which
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sec. l. ANY peisoh' IN ieuoi II
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sn,u rscs,vc Allowance If @ M on
~oa, .nd maEs nrovisions tberefor in the
Na.nN 1900 On ,na na,rest rnyorued
~ hi. ras,ds,ca nrovided said
"a = aansn rior to ssntemhsr of each vsar
1900 80 ascb oontr,c,or sh,l renort tbs
- tnns. that have worried out their tims
H. ~ ,ha Nod NJ snnerviaors who in
tn.n shan mots a renort of anne to the sh,rin
So aoiiaotor yho xhau then rscnlar,v nro.
bad to the collection of all delinquent road
an.r,orm he reonired amonnt OF work snail
ruutv of a risdemean and punished by tn,
onr,s 40 other mi,demeanors, The provision,
=, ,h,s .ct relating to commutatiop tax shat
~, anniv to municiralities which work tn,
,r..r 81 tha axnense of the munich al treasury
sec. D. Ihe = n1, 80 ~.
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