The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-09
"A ROAD LAW FOR
MADISON COUNTY,.
Prepared by Order of the Board of County
Commissioners.

anu al monies arising from fines impos-
cd upon road defaulters, shall become a
part OF the fund provided for IN Section
One ~ OF this Act, and be applied as
thererein directed,
SECTION 3. That all public roads and
bridges heretofore establi.hed according
to law In said county are hereby declar-
ed to be public roads and bridges under
the control and management Of said
Board OF County Commissioners, and
said Board is hereby authorized and re-
quired to proceed 10 the working, inn
proving repairing and keeping In repair,
the said public roads and bridges 10 adj
dition TO the road work that may be au-
thoriSed or required by the general road
laws Ur the laws Of the State now in force
or that may he hereafter enacted, and
this Act shall not he construed to repeal
as to said county the general law reg
ulatirg to the opening, laying out, work -
ing, repairing aud improving the public
roads and bridges as to said county, ex
cept in so far as they shall conflict with
the provisions Of this Act.
SECTION A, That said Board may, at
their regular meeting in January OF
each and every year, or as soon there
after as practicable, employ some fl
and competent person TO serve as super
intendent OF Pu' lie Roads and Bridges
in said county, who shall be required
TO give bond payable to the Governor
Of the State Of Florida and his success.
sors In Office In such an amount as said
Board shall determine, with good and
sufficient security TO be approved Of by
said Board, conditioned for the faith
full discharge OF bis duties, and he shall
be paid for his services by said Board
an annual salary, or per diem, a. the
Board may elect, the salary not tO OK
one Thousand dollars per annum
and per diem not 70 exceed three
dollars per day for actual service
rendered under the provisions #
this Act; he shall be under the control
Of said Board, and the Board shall pre-
scribe rules and regulations for the
government OF said superintendent, and
shall have the right TO remove said
superintendent at the pleasure OF the
Board, upon ten daye notice, at which
time his pay shall cease, any contract
between h,m and said Board, or any
thing this Act TO the contrary not
withstanding, BE shall with the ad-
vice, approval and consent Of sand Board,
appon, as many persons as he may
deem advisable, IN each county COM
missioner's district, 20 assist MIN in the
discharge Of his duties, such assistants
to be paid only for actual services not
TO exceed two dollars per day, upon
the certificate Of the uperintendeut,
the assistants TO obey all lawful orders
OF said Boari or OF the uperintendent,
They shall summon those who are LA
bls to road duty when directed by the
Superintendent in the manner and 20
tice as is now provided by the general
road laws Of the State, and in default Of
obeying said summons persons liable TO
road duty shall be subjected to the
same pains and penalties as are now
provided by law for such offence,
SECTION 8. That the work herein d.
rected may be carried on by day labor
in the same manner as prescribed for
general roadwork or by convict labor
as prescribed for in Chapter 47G9, Laws
Of Florida, OF by contract to the lowest
responsible bidder, or in any one or
more OF said ways at one and the same
time at the discretion Of said Board.
When convict labor is used then all the
provisions OF said Capter 4769 shall ap.
ply, except that the expense Of guard.
ing and maintaining the convicts may
be paid out OF the fund by this act ere
ated, and said Board is hereby author
lied aud empowered to make and have
enforced by reasonable punishment
such rules and regulations as may be
necessary TO insure the efficiency OF such
labor.
SECTION G. That in tie event day 10.
Dor is employed, the hands shall be en-
ployed and worked under rules ami
regulations 70 be prescribed and adopt
cd BY said Board, and tho pay shall be