The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-05-24
FACTS ABOUT THE
new ROAD LAW
Delinquent Tax Added to
Every Person Refusing
TO Pay Foil Tax

The following are the changes that
have been made ia the road law and .
the sections quoted are from the last
session laws. They viii be of interest
rs they show TIE duties Of the officers
in charge of the roads and highways
Section 9. The township trustee is
hereby made supervisor OF roads with .
in and for township. He shall be em- .
powered to employ labor and super
intend the building grading and cUn-
struction of roads aud bridges within .
his township I'm such manner as shall .
be directed by the township board
The township board shall appoint an
necessary road overseers in their
township not exceeding four I'm num-
Der who shall hold said office Of road
overseer for a period of one year un-
less sooner removed by the township
board Said road overseer when so
appointed shall perform all the
duties required by existing law and
shall receive for his services ono dol
lar and fifty cents per day for any
number of days not exceeding twenty
five days I'm one calendar year, which
shall be paid in general township
fund warrants drawn on the proper
officer by said township board The
township trustee shall receive as com
pensation for his services one dollar
and fifty cents per day for any number
of days not TO exceed thirty days in
any one calendar year which shall be
in like manner as the road overseer;
Provided, That no sum shall be al
lowed to the road oyerseer or town
ship trustee for the services men.
toned in this section until such Of
fcers shall have filed with the town
ship board a duly verified claim show
ing the time that such officer was ac-
tually and necessarily engaged in the
performance of such service.
Section Any person or persons
who under existing law are liable for
four days work on the roads Of his
district, or the payment of four dollars
in lieu thereof, who shall fail or re-
fuse for any cause to perform such
four days work or send a suitable sub
stitute therefor, or to pay such four
dollars tax or any portion thereof on
or before the first day of the January
of any year shall be liable for the un-
paid portion thereof as for taxes, and
on the first day of February following
the road overseer at each district
shall report to the township trustee
of his township the names of all such
delinquent persons and the amount
of their poll tax remaining unpaid and
said township trustee shall before the
first day of March following report the
same TO the county treasurer Of such
county stating the road district in
which the delinquent lives and such
unpaid tax shall be entered upon the
tax rolls Of such county as taxes
charged against the delinquent by the
county treasurer, and be collected as
other taxes and when so collected be
paid TO the township treasurer o. such
township and be expended in improve
ment of roads in which such delin-
quent lives; Provided nothing in this
Act shall be construed to relieve such
delinquent from the criminal prosecu-
tion now provided by law, for his
failure TO perform his road work or
to furnish his substitute therefor or
to pay the same; Provided. The Coun-
ty Commissioners shall not levy a
tax under the provisions of this Act
to exceed four mills on the dollar ex-
cept upon the unanimous vote of said
board.