The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-03-24
FReOe 2IoKsBURo, Va, THURSDAY, MARCH "a, 19Oz

alwAys To the board Of supervisors, shal
have charge of the working and building
of all roads aud bridges and the polling
of all hilsin his Dad district, and 10 this
end shall have authority to hire and en-
ploy all necessary labor and teams IN the
discharge OF his duties. The cost and ex
prnse of making, opening aud maintain
ing Of roads, and repairing and building
OF bridges and the polling OF hill, rhall
be allowed by the board OF supervisors
upon itemiz a accounts certified TO he
correct by the road commissioner OF
the road district ia which the work II
done such certificate To be made on the
bArk of each account. Such accounts 80
itemized shall be kept by the clerk, and,
together with the entries Of all receipts
and Disbursements, in the minutes oil the
bonrd. which likewise shall state plainly
for what given and from what received,
shall be subject to the examination ana
inspection OF any citizen or tax payer OF
the county.
H. The road commissioners may take
from any convenient lands 10 much
wood. stone, gravel or earth as may be
necessary to be used In constructing or
repairing such road or any bridge or
causeway therein: aud may, Tor the pur'
pose of draining such road, cause ditch
10 be cut through any land adjoining the
SAME: provided such wood aud other ar
tirles he not taken from, aud such ditch
be not cut through, any lot in a town.
ward or garden without the consent oi
the owner
u II the owner or tenant OF any
such lands shall think himself II inred
thereby. a Justice, upon application 90
him, shall issue IA warrant To three Tree
holders requiring them to view the said
land and nscertain what is a urt CON
pensation TO such owner or tenant for
the damage u him by reason OF any
thing done under the preceding tecti"n.
The sold ireeholders. alter being sworn,
shall accordingly ascertain such cOmpen-
sation. and report the same To theb ara
of sUpervisors, and allowance shall be
made in the next county ley therefor.
He shall have the authority toiurbid the
pnhhr from travelling on any road, or
portion Of road. while the same II being
butt. improved or repaired. and there
after " hen such travel would, 10y wrHth
er conditions. 10 the opinion OF the board
Of supervisors, greatly damage shch
road. 20 require adjacent property
holders to remove all trees whirh may
fall from their land into the road; To
proceed by warrant against parties
ploughing up. moving, or encroaching
npon or obstructing the public road and
any party 20 convicted shall be punished
az for "a m'sdemeanor and fined not less
/ than five nor more than twenty-five dol
| lars.
I3. The supervisor and road commits
sioner shall be responsible Tor the con
dition of the roads and bridges IN his
| district. and the failure 10 discharge his
: duty shall be misdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof, upon a warrant be-
/ lore a Justice OF the peace, he shall pay
/ fine ol not .ess than i've dollars nor more
than twenty five dollars The road idnd
Of each district shall be kept separate,
and shall be applied exclusively 10 eaeh
district; provided that each annual dis
trict fund IN the proportion that ii bears
TO the total annual road fund oil the
county and district may be drawn upon
for the expenses Of the county road board
for the purchase OF utensils Tor use In all
Of the districts, or for any expenditure
the benefits Of which are SHARED by oil
the districts; and provided further that
the road fund in any district may in such
proportion as may be fixed by the coun-
ty road board, be drawn upon Tor its
proportionate share OF expenditure m ade
Jointly with adjacent districts.
If 10 addition to the authority con
iefred upon the board of supervisors by
this act. they may, in their discretion,
adopt theiollowing plan for working the
roads and building and repairing bridges
or any of them in said county, namely
They may purchase or hire such teams,
road machines. implements, tools, wag-
ons. camp equipage and all other neces-
sary articles for the use of one or more
road working gangs, and put the same
to work for such time during the year as
they deem best, on any OF the roads and
bridges of said county under one Ol the
commissioners Of road OF said county,
who shall be manager OF the same, and
whose duty shall he to employ such Ia
borers or hands as the board OF super
yisore may deem to be necessary to CON
stitute his gang" and at such compen-
sation as said board may prescribe. And
II the board of supervisors oisaid county
sbonld at any time adopt the plan OF
working the roads, building and repair
ing the bridges in said county, as speri-
fed in this section, they may discontinue
the working OF any of the said roads,
and 40 forth. in accordance with the plan
prescribed in the other sections OF this
act. And il shall be the duty OF the sew
eral supervisors oi the several magisterial
districts 10 supervise the roads and the
working of them aud the building and
; renairinq of the bridges in their respective
/, districts. and dtheeommissiOner Ofroads
while working the roads In any district
shall work the same under the supervi
!, sion and direction Of the supervisor e
y said district For all the services render
cd nv said supervisors under this -ac
they shall each be entitled to receive Al
!, compensation a sum not exceeding ski!
dollars in any one year
IA The boari of supnFviso arr h. re
: by authorized and empo wered, with tn
u a1p-ovsl # the Judge Of the circuit court
II to give any Of the commissioners q
Z roads for employment all vagrants ant
= convicted criminals confined In the III
I of eaid county.
/ 10. The general road law Of ftheStatt
= = except go Tar as it is not in conflict wit
Il this act. shall be in full force In the eour
Z ty of Caroline, and all special road law
J for the said county heretofore ,nacte
y , are hereby repealed.
j. II. This act shall be in force from th
frat day of July, nineteen hundred an
> four.
ID King George Personals.
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