Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-04-15
rhE NEW ROAD LAW.
Provides for Repairing Of Roads and
Appointment Of Supervisors.

The oath legislative assembly pass
ed and Governor Otero signed the
good roads law. substitute of the spe-
cial committee for House Bill No. 151.
The following are its main provis-
ions:
All able bodied male persons be.
tween the ages OF 81 and 60 years,
shall be required to perform labor
upon the public roads and highways
for any number OF days required by
the road supervisor Of their respect.
I've precincts. not less than two days
nor to exceed five days of eight hours
In any n year. Provided. That. any
person subject to labor upon public
roads may pay to the road supervisor
VI per day for each day such person is
required to perform such labor, in lieu
thereof. or instead may furnish an
such required labor. Provided, fur.
Their. That any person desiring to pay
money in lieu OF work shall do so with
IN ten days after they have been mott.
fed to perform such labor.
The boards Of county commission.
ers in each county shall. at their reg.
ular January meeting appoint some
resident person In each precinct OF
their counties to serve as
road supervisor for the current
year: such person shall be a freehold.
or In the precinct, subject to road duty
and OF good moral character. and shall
under the directions OF the county
commissioners manage the road work
in his precinct. Provided, The several
boards Of county commissioners shall
at their first regular meeting after
the passage OF this act appoint road
annnrNtgnrg I'm tho anynral nraafnata
OF their counties who shall hold their
Offices until the regular appointments
provided for In the preceding part OF
this section are made.
The probate clerk shall issue under
his official seal and mail or send to
each person appointed as road super.
visor. n certificate OF appointment,
and shall also send to each an am
davit, to be by them subscribed and
and sworn to before some officer auth.
OriZed by law to administer oaths..
Any person appointed road super.
visor shall as soon as he receives his
certificate Of appointment make the
AFFIDAVIT required and return the same
to the probate clerk OF the county to-
gether with a bond In the sun OF 5000.
II any person appointed as road
supervisor shall fail to comply with
this act within twenty days after no.
ace OF his appointment is received by
him, the probate clerk shall at once
notify the chairman OF the board of
county commissioners, who shall ap.
point some other suitable person to
act as such road supervisor.
IL shall be the duty OF each road
supervisor to make a list of all per.
sons in his precinst subject to labor
On the public oad and highways, In
a book furnished for the purpose ~
the probate clerk ut the expense OF
the county. in which he shall also keep
a record OF all his acts and transac.
lions as such road supervisor,
The road supervisor OF each pre-
cinct shall by the first day of January |
Of each year, file with the probate
clerk OF the county a statement OF
the labor performed on the public
roads and the money paid in lieu
thereof. and a statement OF all moneys
paid out by him. and for which pur. |
pose expended; and any balance of
road funds held by any road supervis.
or shall be by him paid over to the
county treasurer to be converted into
the road fund of the precinct of said
supervisor. Any road supervisor who
hall resign his Office before the ex-
piration OF his term shall report and
urn over any funds at the time OF
rendering his resignation.
Road supervisors shall receive for
thelr services sl'oo per DAY Tor each
Jay engaged IN working the roads,
ana VI per DAY Tor each day employed
n summoning persons to work upon
the roads, which they shall retain
nut Of any road funds that may come
INTO thelr hahds' OF the amt may De
paid out OF the ROAD iuhu OF the couh'
W upon the ORDER or the commission
'rs court. fTo'ided' ihat no roan
supervisor shaii pe paid more ina
you IN any one year.
the ROAD supervisor shaiI
leem u necessary 10 Worh ,he Ioaus
IN MS precihct ne shail can u the
nunlper Vi men Una ne may 'hihk
necessary anu 'nat can WORK 10 au'
VANTAGE, ana ne snail oruer WORK aone
ohly "heh ana where such Work III
necessary anu shall uhuer no clrcum'
stances eau mel out 10 WORK on any
ROAD II JUS CONDITION c not require
IT,
l'oad SUPERVISOR snall give three
nays hVtIce 10 persons supJect 10 per
lorm Iapor On ,he roaus Oh MS pre-
SIhct anu Vi Tue tI,he anu pace such
'apor 10 10 DC perIorned'
Eacn person sumnlohed 10 Work on
a ROAD shaIi take WIN MN an axe,
hoe; DIN spauu OF other oool as may
DC ues,Ieu ny ,nc roau suPer'lsoI, OF
u ne naSe no surh ,ooi, ne shali take
sucn o'her suitao'e 'ooi as nc ma
nave.
any person supJect 10 road iaDor
VINO snail re1use 10 perform such Ia
Dor or 10 pay 81 ior each DAY S iapor
required OF MN, n VINO snail not
nave iurnlshed a substitute snail be
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor' and
upon conviction thereof shall be lined
IN any sum not more thar 10.
Road supervisors shall m from