Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-03-16
NEW KANSAS ROAD law IN EFFECT.

commissioners Of roads and highways
to receipt to each person who per-
forms labor on public highways. 10
their tow wnship, under the provisions
Of this act, for the amount Of labor so
| performed, aud such receipt shall
specify the land or lands or the per-
sons for which such labor was the
i payment Of road tax. Such receipt
shall be received by the county treas
urer in payment of road taxes charged
against the lands or persons described
therein fer the year, and all roads in
townships where the same may be
paid in labor, as herein before provid'
ed, which remain unpaid on the 18th
day Of September shall be returned to
the county clerk who shall charge the
same against the respective lands,
lots or personal property on the coun'
ty tax roll for the current year.
Section 4. Said commissioners Of
roads and highways shall have entire
control and general supervision OF all
roads aud highways in their resPec-
tive townships, and all tools, imple-
ments and road machinery, together
with all materials for the oonstruc-
tion Of culverts and bridges, shall be
purchased by the commissioners Of
roads and highways; and such COM
missioners are hereby empowered to
let by contract to the lowest respon'
sible bidder any road work in their
township where they deem it advis-
able to do so after first having given
due notice Of the letting of such con-
tracts; provided, however, that said
commissioners or any Of them shall
not be financially interes Led in any
said contract.
Section 8. Tle commissioners Of
roads and highways shall have author
| ity to divide their respective town
ships into not more than four road
districts with power to change the
number and boundaries Of the same
not to exceed four in number, and
shall appoint one road Overseet for
each District; all road overseers shall
make full itemized and sworn reports
to the commissioned OF roads and
highways on the last Monday Of April
and October iu each year, reporting
all work done by them, days worked,
giving dates Of same, Of moneys COL
lected by them, how expended, and
all information said com missioners or
roads and highways may require; and
for failure to make said report or any
neglect OF duty, commissioners Of
roads and highways may discharge
such road Oversesrs; provided that no
road ovsrseer shall incur any obliga'
Nou not authorized BY the board.
Section 6. No road overseer In
this state shall make or cause to be
made any ditch more than two feet
deep without the consent and aP-
proval Of the commissioners o. roads
and highways; and in any case where
q ditch one foos deep or more shall be
made in front Of any residence prop
erty, the road overseer shall construct
and maintain bridge or Culvert at
the usual entrance connecting said
residence property with the public
highway SO as TO make a good and
substantial crossing over any ditch SO
made.
Section 7. Nothing in this act
shall be SO construed as to prevent
the requiring Of each male resident
between the ages Of twenty-one and
forty-fvs years from performing two
days labor on the highway as now
provided BY law.
Section 8. For the purpose Of car
rying out the provisions Of this ac'
the commissioners Of roads and high
ways shall recommend to the county
commissioners Of each county 10 this
state on or before the irst day ol
August Of each year . levy Of mol
more than five mills on the dollar on
all the property in Such township
and Il shall be the duty Of the county
clerk to place said levy on the tai
rolls Of said county provided that nc
provision Of this act shall be construed
J to HuPerCede any special act.