Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-20
NEW ROADLAW
PROVISIONS
This Makes an Entire Change in the
Management Of County
Road Affairs.
POST OF SUPERVISOR ABOLISHED
First Trustees Will be Appointed by
the Commissioners in
June Mex.
POST OF SUPERVISOR ABOLISHED

bill for an act for tie establishment Of a
uniform system Of road government and ad.
ministratlun in the counties 81 Montana.
BE ii enacted By the Legislative Assembly Of
the state ~ Montana:
ARTICLE l.
S%ECTIoNl /. Every road district must be des.
ignatcd By the style uf ............ road district
using the name Of the district of ..u........
county using the name Of the county in which
said district Is situated; and in that name the
district may sue M be sued and hold and con-
yey property for the Use and benefit Of such
district. Al road districts nov existing IN any
uf the counties OF this state nrc hereby rccug-
niZed and continued in existence. butthe same
may hereafter be changed rs herein this act
provided; and il is hereby made the duty ofthe
boards OF county commissioner in the several
counties OF this state in which road districts DO
not now exist 10 subdividr such cuuutics into
road districts as by law nos provided, immcdi-
ately after this act takes effect, and whether
any petition therefor j. presented by freehold
er, or not; that for tle purpose oi carrying this
act into effect the board ~ county commission
rrs NJ il June session mH,t divide the county
into road districts and must appoint three irus-
tees fur each road district In their respective
counties. which said road trustees shall hold Of
flee uetilt the first day Of May, 1872, or nntliheir
successors arc elected and qualified, aud shall
take The same oath and give the same Lond,
and shall be subject to the same duties and
liabilities rs herein prescribed for regularly
elected trustees
No city or incorporated town shall he subdi-
yidcd into road districts, nor included within
any road districts, but the streets and highways
thereof shall be laid out and maintaincdhy and
be under the Jurisdiction Of the municipal
authorities thereof, as is now or may hereafter
be provided by law.
Sec 2. Noncw road district shall be formed
in any county al any other time than between
the first day OF October and the first day OF
March next succeeding, nor at any time unless
one fourth of the iteeholdcrs, r~csidenisuf such
proposed new district, present a petition to the
board of county commissioners of the county
setting forth tie boundaries O. the proposed
new district and asking that the same he cstab-
lished as a road district; provided, that new
road districts may bc established At any time
between the date when this actshali take effect
and the first day of March, lH2. upon the petit
ton Of onc-foutth of the ftecholders, residents
Of such proposed new districts, presented IL
the board ~ county commissioners Of the
county. setting forth the boundaries of such
proposed new district and asking that tie same
be established as a road district.
SECS. The boundaries Of a road district ol
districts may hc changed only between ihc
first day OF October and the first day of March
Of the year next succeeding, and then only
upon petition by at least une-fourh of the
irechulders residing IN each district affectedhy
the proposed change OF boundary OF boundar.
les to the board OF county commissioner Of
the county. setting forth the proposed change
OF boundary or boundaries and the reason
therefor; provided, that two or more road dis.
tricts lying contiguous may at any time bC
united into one road district. whenever a peti-
ton signed by majority of the freeholders re-
siding in each Of such districts shall be pre-
scented TO the board Of county commissioner
OF the county, asking that such road districts bt
so united.
SEc.a. Whenever a petition is filed with
board of county commissioners, rs in this act
provided, asking for the formation of u new
district. such board shall, II in session. or il moi
In session. then at IFS next regular meeting, lS
n day for hearing the same, and must give no,
ticc of the time and place Of such hearing by
causing notices thereof TO be posted within
the boundaries Of such proposed new
districts as follows: One such notice
shall be posted in a conspicuous place
At each school house. II any. in sucl
proposed new district and one Of such notices
shall be posted in 4 conspicuous place at eacl
postofice, II any, in such proposed new dis
tict; provided. that such notice shall be posted
in NJ least three conspicuous places in sucl
proposed new district; and provided further
that If such proposed new district is to be formed
out Of the territory of any existing district o.
districts, the clerk Of the board Of county com
~missioners shall send, by registered mail,
copy of such notice to each trustees Of cacl
road district in which is contained the whole 0
any part Of the territory that is to compose sucl
proposed new district,
SEQ Whenever a petition is presented d Il
The board of county commissioner of any
county asking for the uniting of two OF NOR
existing districts into one district. rs in this &C
provided. such board Of county commissioner
shall, il in session. or II not in session, then a
It's next regular meeting. fix a day for hearing
the same, aud must give notice of the time an,
place Of such hearing by causing notices there
Of to be posted In at least three public place
In each OF the districts sought to be united. ON,
Of which said notices shall be posted in a con
s%picuous place At each school house, II any, IL
...t Il ..I 1t.a.... u..I .VAu - aatI r,,fsr.
shall be posted in a conspicuous place at eacI
postoiiice. If any. in each OF such districts; an
such board shall further require the clerk there
of 10 send. by registered mail. a copy of sue
notice To- each of the trustees of each OF the dis
tricts so sought TO be united into one district.
Sect 6. Whenever a petition is presented I
the board Of county commissioners Of an
county. asking for a change IN the boundarie
in any district or districts, rs In this act pro
vided, the board ofcounty commissioners shal
If in session. or If not In session, then n lis ncS
regular meeting. fix a day for the hearing &
the same and must give notice Of the time an
place Of such hearing by causing notices there
Of to be posted in at least three public places /
each of the districts affected by the propose
change of boundaries, one Of which sue
notices shall be posted in a conspicuous plac
at each school house, II any. and one Of whic
such notices shall be posted In a conspicuou
I. place at each p~ostofliee. If any. in each of tn
districts affected by the proposed change
boundaries; and such board shall further re
quire The clerk thereof to send, by registere
mail. copy of such notice to each Of the trus
tees of each of the districts affected by sue
proposed change OF boundaries.
SEc.7 Z. The notice required by this act 10 b
given of the hearing Of the petitions for til
formation of any new district, or for the unitin
of two or more districts into one district. OF f.
the change in the boundaries of any district c
! districts. shall contain a statement OF The tim
and place whcn and where such petitions sha
I he heard and a hripf and substantial stutcmpT