Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-04-01

district, and must keep the same in
good repair, and If such levy is not
sufficient the Board of County Com.
missioners is authorized to appropri.
ate from the general road tax any
amount they may see fit for the use
and benefit of such district.
Section 30. Whenever the Board
of County Commissioners direct any
road supervisor to repair any public
highway in his district, or to on
struct any new highway therein, it is
the duty of the road supervisor to
proceed without unnecessary delay,
to repair or construct said highway.
The road supervisor is empowered
to employ suitable laborers, teams
and implements, and to contract as
to the price to be paid therefor, which
must not exceed the rate of three
dollars per day for each person, and
six dollars per day for team and driv-
er; the price to be fixed by the Board
of County Commissioners. and the
amount of the expenditures for such
labor, together with the compensa-
ton to be paid to the supervisor, shall
not exceed in the aggregate the sum
apportioned quarterly by the Board
of County Commissioners to his road
district.
Section 81. The road supervisor
must keep a correct account of all
such labor, and give to the person
performing it, or furnishing any ami
mails or implements. a certificate stat.
ing the number of days work perform
ed and price agreed upon therefor,
and the number of days any animals
or implements have been used, and
the price to be paid therefor, not ex-
ceeding the limit above prescribed.
Section 80. The road supervisor
must make and file with the County
Clerk on or before each quarterly
meeting of the Board of County Com
missioners, or monthly, II required by
them, a detailed statement showing:
/. The names of all persons en-
ployed to work on the public high
ways, the number of days each person
has worked, and the place or places
where the work IA done, and the
date thereof, and the price to be paid
therefor.
2. The number of teams and i'm
plements used, and of whom employ
ed and the place or places where they
worked, or were used, and the price
agreed to be paid therefor.
3. The number of days the super
visor has been employed in attending
to the duties of his office.
4. The above statement must be
itemized and sworn to by the super
visor and filed with the county clerk,
with the account for his services rem
dered.
Section 33. The Board of County
Commissioners at the first quarterly
meeting, or at any special meeting
held after filing the statement men,
toned in the preceding section, must
examine the same, and IL found cor
rect, cause an order to be drawn on
the county treasurer against the road
fund for the amount due any road
supervisor for his services. Upon the
presentation of any certificate issued
by road supervisors as provided In the
next preceding section, and the veri-
fication of the owners thereof, as in
other cases of claims against the
county. the Board of County Commits
sioners must cause to be issued to the
owner or holder of such claim a war
rant for the amount thereof drawn
on the county treasurer against the
road fund.
Article v.
Section "a. The road supervisor
has authority to open or construct
drains and bitches for the making and
preserving of roads or highways, do.
ing as little injury as may be to the
adjoining land, and any person stop
ping or %obstructing the drains or
bitches so made forfeits the sum OF
| twenty dollars, to be recovered by the
| supervisor in a civil action in any
court of competent jurisdiction. II
any person feels aggrieved by the act
of any supervisor he may make com
plant in writing to the Board OF
County Commissioners who must al
low Just damages and pay the same
out of the road fund.
Article VI.
Section 35. Road supervisors may,
under the direction of the Board OF
| County Commissioners, purchase any
| plows, scrapers, or other implements
necessary for the use of the road dis
trict, and pay for the same out OF the
general road fund of the county. The
supervisor must preserve such tools
and implements and must not allow
the same to be used except on public
highways. At the expiration of his
term of office the road supervisor must
turn owe all such tools and nipple
ments to his successor or to the Coun
ty Commissioners.
Article WI.
Section 36. II at any time during
the year any highway becomes OBJ
structed from any cause. or any bridge
needs repairing, or becomes danger
GUS for the passage of teams or trav
elers, the supervisor OF the road dis
trict, upon being notified thereof. mus
forthwith cause such obstruction t.
be removed. or bridge repaired. To-
which purpose he must immediatel,
order out such number of inhabitant'
of his district as may be necessar!
to remove such obstruction or repai
such bridge; and all persons so or
dered out are, after having receive'
notice, subject to the same restric
lions and liable to the same penalties
as IL ordered out under Section Il
OF this Act.
Section 81. II any highway dul,
laid out or erected is encroached M
on by fences. buildings or otherwise
the road supervisor Of the distric
must give notice. orally or in writing