Evening journal., 1902-12-03

its amendments. The main features
are The Court of General Sessions
within each county has Jurisdiction to
lay out public roads and to change or
vacate the same.
1t is made the duty of the road COM ,
missioners annually before April / to /
view the roads and bridges in their re-
spectiye hundreds which are chargeable |
TO the hundreds and TO give the over
seers written directions respecting the |
time and manner of repairing the same.
To meet in their hundreds annually in
April and ascertain what sum of
money will be necessary for roads and
bridges and lay the road tax according
lly They shall appoint the person
who is the collector of county rates
within their hundred collector of the
road tax, who shall give bond and Sc
curity for the performance of his duty.
This provision does not apply to Bran
ldywine hundred where the commits
sioners have authority to appoint their
own collectors. They shall annually
in April. appoint in writing over
seers. one or more for the bridges and
their hundreds. The overseers so APP
pointed shall make all general repairs
TO the roads
They shall not allow or pay amy over
seer for work done ON the road or
bridges under his charge by himself,
servants or teams, more than SO in
lany one year nor shall any other per-
son be paid more than so in any one
year for work so done by him in any
lone hundred, unless 1t appears to the
commissioners satisfaction that the
overseer could not procure other work
men or teams under penalty OF $40
for the use of the roads of said hum
: dred. They shall have power and au-
thorlty to anticipate the road TAX for
J their hundred in amy year by borrow
, ing the money at legal interest. They
shall keep a record of their proceSd-
, ings in a book which shall be laid be-
fore the Levy Court annually on the
first Tuesday in February. Ihey shall
1 annually in the first week of May make
E out Cseven) statements OF their ac-
5 counts during the preceding year
showing the amount of the road tax
: levied in the hundred for that year
the net proceeds of taxes the orders
e drawn by them. in whose favor on
{ what account and for how much: five
{ of which statements shall be publicly
S posted in the hundred. one shall bt
t sent to the auditor and one to the clerk
: of the peace. They shall be paid
50 each for each days attendance in
= the discharge oe their duty.
System in Sussex
In Sussex county the roads are main.
ltained By overseers without road COM
, missioners. They employ men to make
the repairs to the roads. They are re
. quired to keep correct accounts OF al
= work done and to present to the Levy
= Court, under affidavit. that said ac-
counts are in every item just and tru'
land that the work and materials there
in mentioned were necessary for thu
q repairs of roads and bridges undsl
4 their charge. Each overseer of roads
j. of Sussex county shall before enter
+ ing upon his duty, take an OATH or al
q hrmation that i'm engaging or employ
y ing work or materials, he will ac
e fairly and impartially without favor t
p lanyone; that he will not give an or
y der on the county treasurer for Worl
: lor materials unless the same shall hav'
e been faithfully performed or provided
d that he will not engage or employ an.
L person or persons to work or furnisl
II materials unless the same shall b
necessary for repairing the roads o
IS bridges within his limits. and that h
e will perform the Duties of his Offic
= with diligence and fidelity.
d As before stated, Brandywine hun
~ dred had a special road law passe
r March 30. 1895. The hundred is di
l. vided for road purposes into three dis
8 tricts, following the lines of the elec
= ton districts, one road commissions
le is elected for each district. The com
'd missioners fix the rate of the road ta
l which must not exceed twenty-fv
)l cents on the one hundred dollars of tn
y assessed valuation. They appoint
% supervisor of roads for each schoC
u district in the hundred. The super
visor is required to give FIVE days no
le tice before starting the work of mend
ing roads, and state in his notice wha
"a road he intends to mend and give tn
L starting point, the law states that "a.
'd taxpayers who may apply for work o
the roads and highways as afCresai
"a shall receive work" The commission
Is ers of roads are required to keep a
10 itemized account Of all receipts and ex
n penditures of money which shall com
y into their hands officially. They sha
u specify from who and when the sam
ne was received and to whom the sam
d was paid and for what work. materii
on service. The same shall be ope
to the public inspection at any reason
re- able and proper time and upon the rs
n quest of any taxpayer. They sha
as make return of their accounts to th
D. Levy Court on or before the first da
le of March following their appOintmer
t. or election. The Levy Court sha
r audit the said accounts not later tha
n- the fifteenth day Of March in each yea
ID The accounts when audited shall
Of returned to the commissioners {
ai roads who shall then post statement
a. of said account as audited in five {
Id the most public places in each dis
II, trict
81 Commence New Duties
he The commissioners of roads shall n;
az cedye as compensation the sum of tw
n dollars per day for each day of actui
70 service to which they shall be T.,
D. Quired to make affidavit to be place