The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20
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Mr.. AULL'S ROAD BILL.
Newbery's Representative VIII Work
Hard for the Cause Of Good Roads.
The Bill Mr.. Aull has
Prepared.

MI Aull mas u OIL 10 Rt.tnOflHe
and direct the county boards of com.
missioners to order an election in the
various counties in the State Oh the
question Of issuing interest bearing
coupon bonds for the purpose of ma.
cadamizing and permanently i'm
proving the public roads and high.
ways i'll SAID State, the provisions Of
which are:
Section |. That the county boards
Of commissioners in the various coun-
ties in the State are hereby author
lied and directed to order special
election during the months Of July
aud August, 1903, for the purpose Of
deciding upon the question Of issu-
ing interest bearing coupon bonds,
to be used in macadamizlng or per
manently improving the public roads
and highways in said county and
that said election shall be ordered and
held after the publication Of q notice
thereof for st least six consecutive
weeks in one or more OF the weekly
papers or journals published in said
county. That said notice shall fully
set forth the object OF the election 80
ordered and the amount Of the bonds
to be voted for.
Section . That said election shall
be held at the various voting pre-.
cincts rs now established by law in
said countless at the time advertised
in the notice of ssil election and by
the msnsgers appointed for the va
rious precincts by the county board
Of com misssoners: that the return Of
the managers Of said election shall
be made t. the board Of county com
missiouers within one week after the
holding Of said election.
Section ;. Tuat the question to be
submitted to tia electors at said elec
ton snAu hH written or printed on
ballots !" be- prepared by said com
mlsslODors. and the words For the
issue or A g8lust the issue written
or printed th,reou. That il ma
jorltv Of the qualified electors voting
at sad commissioners are autho, .zed
and directed forthwith to prepare
and issue said coupon bonds, to bear
. per cent interest, in the denomina
tions of 800 and $500, to the ex
tent Of the amount mentioned in the
notice of said election, and pa, able
within thirty years after date Of
issue, the proceeds Of which bonds
shall be used only for the purpose Of
macedamizing or permanently i'm
proving the public roads, highways
aud bridges in said counties, as here
inbefore provided.
Section A. That the amount of the
bonds to be voted for in any county
under the order Of the said count,
board Of commissioners shall mo-
exceed the sum Of 100000 in an,
one county: Provided, the amount ae
ordered to be voted for in any coun
ty shall not exceed 8 per centum O
the assessed value Of all taxabl,
property therein.
Section S. That if the result O.
the said election be in favor of tn,
lsHue Of bonds said board of county
commissioners are hereby authorizes,
aud required to advertise for the
sale OF said bonds and to sell the
same to the highest bidder in blocks
of not less than $4,000, nor more
than 100000 at any one time, this
advertising and sale to continu. af
ter the proceeds Of the first sale tc
continue after the proceeds Of tn,
first sale shall have been expended
upon the public roads, highwn, 6
aud bridges, and until the whole is
sue shall have been disposed of:
Provided, that no bonds shall be ad
vertised and sold until the proceeds
Of the first bonds shall have been
expended as ereiu provided for;
aud. provided further, that the pro
oeeds Of said bonds shall never be
applied for any other purpose than
The improvement u the pnbIic roads.
highways aud ; ridges in said cnuu,y
Section + Thst the said hoara nt
e2nh'y r9mm.sslpD"rs are hereby IN
shot.s-5 T. d dr.,, 8 lDst rs .oon As
to- no y H. rer@jY,d from rb.- ale
u the 6'st block Il bonds, torn wlrr
tc apply tDe @so@ u 'h- grading and