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

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foundation or basis of a claim against
the county.
Section 16. All County Commits
sioners and any other officer authoriz-
Ing or aiding to authorize or auditing
or allowing any claim or demand upon
or against the treasury, or any fund
thereof, in violation of any of the pro-
visions of this Act are liable In per-
son and upon their official bond to the
person or persons damaged by such
illegal authorization to the extent of
his loss by reason Of the non-payment
of his claim.
Section IL. The Board of County
Commissioners of the several counties
must divide their respective counties
into suitable road districts and ap-
point road supervisors for the same.
at their regular meeting after the
passage and approval of this Act: and
thereafter all road supervisors must
be appointed by the Board of County
Commissioners at their March session
and said road supervisors must serve
for the term of one year and until
their uccessors are appointed and
qualified.
Section is. The road supervisor
shall be an elector of the county and
a resident of the district in and from
which he shall be appointed and shall
within ten days after receiving a no.
tice of his appointment, qualify by
taking the oath of office and give a
bond for the faithful performance of
his duties in such sum as the Board
of County Commissioners shall direct,
the sureties thereof to be approved
by said Board, and a recovery on such
bond shall be for the benefit of the
county in which the penalty has been
incurred.
Section 10. The road supervisors
must notify every person within the
road district subject to highway la
Dor, as provided in this Act, and il
any person subject to such labor, after
three days notice either personally or
in writing, left at his usual place of
abode, by the supervisor or any other
person under his direction, neglects
or refuses to be present at the time
and place designated by the supervis-
or, or, having attended he refuses to
obey the direction of supervisor, or
passes his time in idleness or inatten-
ton to labor or duties assigned him
every such delinquent becomes liza
BILE to punishment as for a misdemean-
or; and it is hereby made the duty of
the supervisor to complain against all
such persons before any justice of the
peace having jurisdiction of the Of
tense; provided, however, that any
person may at the time of being not
flied as aforesaid pay two dollars in
money to the road supervisor in lieu
of one days work Of eight hours up
on the public highway, taking his Of
fetal receipt for the same.
Section 20. The road supervisor
shall give a receipt to the person per-
forming labor or paying money in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this
Act, certifying therein that the spec
ial road tax for the current year has
been fully paid in labor or money
(as the case may bel as required by
law.
Section 81. For the purpose of col
lecting said special road tax the Board
of County Commissioners Of each
county must provide blank printed
receipts for such special road tax,
with proper stubs containing memoir
andum of name, amount, and date at
tached.
Section %. Such blank receipts as
may be necessary must be delivered
by the County Clerk to the several
road supervisors, and each must re-
ceipt to the clerk for the number of
blanks received by him.
Section 20. All special road taxes
collected must be paid into the Coun-
ty Treasury to the credit of the gen.
eral road fund quarterly and oftener
If required by the Board of County
Commissioners.
Section "a. The road supervisors of
the respective road districts must
make out quarterly, or when required
by the Board of County Commission
ers at any other time, a true and cor
rect statement of all moneys collected
by him and the number of days work
performed in accordance with the pro-
visions of this Act duly sworn to and
filed with the County Clerk, and If
found correct by the Board of County
Commissioners they must pay the
same by warrant drawn on the gen.
eral road fund of the county.
Section 20. II any road supervisor
neglects or fails to perform the duties
required by law, and such rules and
regulations as may be laid down by
the Board Of County Commissioners
the Board of County Commissioners
may remove him and appoint a suit
able person road supervisor for the
unexpired term.
Section 26. Any person having In
his employment any other person liza
BILE for the special road tax OF two
dollars mentioned in this Act, mus
at the request of the road supervisor
give to him a complete list of all the
persons so employed, and If any per
son neglects or refuses to furnish sait
list, for five days after demand mad.
as above provided, he shall forfeit Il
the state of Montana the sum OF fift!
dollars to be recovered by an actor
brought II the name Of the road super
visor in any justice court having juris
diction thereof. and the further sun
of fifty dollars for each refusal o
neglect to so furnish said list as afore
said, to be collected as in this Ac
provided.
Section 81. II any person require
to pay the special road tax mention
ed In this Act does not pay the same
or do the work provided in this Ac'
and has no property subject to taxa
ton. and the person owning the sam
is in the employment of any othe
person. the road supervisor must az
liver to the employer a written NJ
tice stating the amount of tax OWN