Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-04-02
THE NEW ROAD LAW


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residing in the county. Said road tax
will be due when demanded by the
county treasurer, his deputy or agent.
The road supervisors are made the
agents of the county treasurer to collect
said road tax in cash, in lieu of one
days work of eight hours. This does
not apply to incorporated cities which
levy a road tax.
The county treasurer must collect all
road taxes not otherwise collected.
The county commissioners must di-
vide their counties into road districts
and appoint road supervisors for the
same at the next meeting after passage
of this act Thereafter road super
visors must be appointed for one year
by the commissioners at their March
session.
The road supervisor shall be an cleo
tor of the county and a resident of the
district in which he shall be appointed
and shall within ten days after receiv-
ing a notice of his appointment, quail
ify and give bond in such sum and with
sureties as the commissioners shall
direct.
The road supervisor must notify
every person within the road district
subject to highway labor, and if after
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writing any person neglects to be pres
ent at the time and place designated
by the supervisor, or refuses to obey
the supervisor, or passes his time in
idleness; every such person shall be
liable to punishment for misde-
meanor. Any person may pay So in
cash in lieu OF eight hours work.
OEvery employer Of labor must give
the supervisor a complete list of all
persons employed by him or be liable
to $50 fine after lapse of five days and
$50 more every time he refuses or neg
lects to furnish list.
On notice employer is responsible
for special road tax of employee.
If any highway becomes obstructed
from any cause, or any bridge needs
repairing, or becomes dangerous for
the passage of teams or travellers, the
supervisor of the road district must
cause such obstructisn to be removed
or bridge repaired, and may immedi-
ately under the penalty Of the law or
der out enough men in the district to
remove such obstruction or repair such
bridge.
If any highway is encroached upon
the district must give notice, orally or
in writing, requiring the encroachmert
to be removed from the highway.
If the encroachment is not removed,
or commenced to be removed forthwith,
the one who owns the encroachment
forfeits $40 for each day the same con-
tinues unremoved. In extreme cases
the supervisor may remove, or he may
when ordered by the county commits
sioners.
If the encroachment is denied suit
may be commenced. If encroachment
is not denied or removed for five days
after notice the road supervisor may
remove the same at the expense of the
owner.
Whoever obstructs or Injuries any
highway, or drains any water from his
land upon any highway, to the injury
thereof, by means of ditch or dams, is
liable to a penalty of $40 for each day
such obstruction or injury remains and
must be punished as provided in sec
ton 1881 of the penal code. 1t shall
be the duty of the road supervisor to
notify the county attorney of any and
all violations of this act.
Any person storing or distributing
water for any purpose, who permits
the water to overflow any highway to
the injury thereof, must, upon notitica-
ton by the road supervisor of the dis
trict where such overflow occurs, repair
the damage occasioned by the over
flow; and should such repair not be
made within reasonable time by such
person, the road supervisor must make
such repairs and recover the expenses
thereof from such person III an act at
law.
All persons contemplating the exca-