The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-02-20
STAFFORD ROADS.
BILL DEcIDEDONAT MEETING OF CITIZENS.
The Proceedings and Full Text Of the Bill
Adopted

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Adopted.
At meeting of citizens and taxpayers
of Stafford county, held at Stafford c. II.
on Monday, Feb. II, 1902, the object
being the preparation of a road bill for
county of Stafford. On motion Mr.. A.
W. Gill was elected chairman and Mr..
John W. Payne secretary. The following
road bill was read, section by section,
and unanimously adopted
Az ACT TO PROVIDE FOR WORKING AND
KEEPING IN REPAIR THE ROADS AND
BRIDGES lN THE COUNTY
or STAFFORD.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Virginia, That on and after
the st day of June. 1902. Il shall be law
ful Tor the county Of Stafford To work
and keep in repair highways roads
and bridges as follows: The Board OF Su-
peryisors of said county shall take charge
Of and have worked and kept in repair
all public roads and bridges heretofore
and hereafter established and for this
purpose are authorized and empowered
to levy road tax not exceeding in any
one year 20 cents upon the 500 OF tax
able values in said county unless the
voters of any district should vote for
higher rate of taxation, and in taking
said vote should there be majority for
said proposition which said majority
shall contain a majority OF the free
holders of said district. and the said
Board of Supervisors shall have author
ity to order vote upon said increase OF
taxation upon n petition signed by 100
citizens OF the district 50 asking for said
increase The said election shall be held
in accordance with the law governing
special elections) And the said Board
OF Supervisors shall adopt such regula-
tions as may be necessary to secure the
proper working OF said roads in said
county.
See ,. The said Board of Supervisors
shall annually, at meeting TO be held
on the fourth Monday in June, let to con
tract to the lowest bidder the work OF
keeping in repair such roads and bridges
in their county as in their judgment
should he put to contract, in sections OF
not more than four miles, notices OF
which lettings shall be posted for ten
days prior to the day of letting at each
post-oiiice and otherwise published at the
discretion of the Board of Supervisors.
1t shall be stated in said notices that the
contractors shall employ hands TO work
said sections adjacent to the sections for
which he contracts. The said lettings
shall be for the years ending on the Both
day of June in the year following Said
bids shall be in writing, signed by the
contractor and delivered to the Clerk OF
the Board of Supervisors for approval or
rejection by said Board at their said an
nual meeting. Each contractor shall be
required to give bond with good security.
in penalty Of at least double the amount
of his bid, for the faithful performance OF
his contract, which bond shall be filed
with the Clerk OF the Board OF Supervis-
ors. A recovery may be had for any
breach OF said contract in the name OF
the county for the benefit OF the road
fund, in the County or Circuit court, by
motion, after ten days notice to the con-
tractor and his security or securities.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Su-
pervisor of each of the Magisterial dis
tricts to give personal supervision to all
the roads and bridges in their respective
districts and to see that the roads work
ed by contract or otherwise are properly
worked, and where there is violation OF
any of said contracts by contractors
he shall at once institute proceedings
through the Attorney for the Common
wealth, in the name Of the Board Of Su-
pervsors for the recovery of damages for
any breach Of said contract. The said
Supervisors shall each receive, as compen-
sation for such services, the sum Of $50
per annum, to be paid out of the county
levy.
Sec. 1. The Board of Supervisors shall
provide for all costs of roads and bridges
now in existence and for altering and
opening new roads aud building new
bridges or rebuilding old ones, to be lev
led, collected and paid out according to
provisions of law, provided that all ex-