Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-03-16
LEGISLATURE HAS CHANGED
METHOD OF WORK.
Township Board IS in Charge Of the
Roads Of the Entire Township
Complete Law Az Now on statute
Book.

One OF the most imp p,rtant laws
adopted by the recent legislature was
one changing the method OF working
country roada. 1t took effect Oy pub
lication last week. The scope and
purport Of the law seems TO be that
all road overseers' offices are vacated
and all road district boundaries are
obliterated. The entire control and
supervision Of oil roads in township
are placed in the township board
whose members may, II they choose,
appoint not to exceed four road over
seers at salary OF two dollars day
to assist the board in the necessary
work upon the highways,
No change has been made regard
ing poll taxes, save that the working
thereof will be under the supervision
Of the township board instead OF road
overseers as formerly. All taxes as
sessed for road purposes are to be
paid in money unless the township
board at the time of recommending
the levy adopts resolution that the
same shall be paid in work.
The law will necessarily disturb the
old order OF things and for time
give cause for complaint, but doubt
less when once in operation the new
system will far surpass the old in
giving satisfactory roads. The law
which should be read by every farmer
is in full as follows:
Section /. The township board,
consisting Of the township trustee
clerk and treasurer Of each municipal
township Of this state, shall be and
the same are hereby made commits
sioners OF road and highways Of their
respective townships; and all roads
shall be under the direct control OF
the township commissioners Of roads
and Highways except incorporated
cities Of more than 600 inhabitants
and they are hereby authorized to aP'
point one or more roadoversesrs as
necessity may require. who shall
serve for q term Of two years unless
discharged for cause by said com mis-
sioners Of roads and Highways, aud
shall receive salary Of two dollars
per day for each days actual service
for as many days each year as said
commissioners may direct.
Section 2. All taxes assessed for
the purpose Of constructing and main
tanning public roads and highways
ehsll be paid in cash and collected as
provided for in relation to other taxes;
and when so collected, the county
treasurer shall pay the same to the
treasurer Of the township or city from
which said taxes are collected to be
used exclusively for road purposes
unless the commissioners Of road and
highways, when they meet to recon-
mend the levy Of the tax, provided
for in this act, adopt a resolution that
the same shall be paid in work, In
which case such tax shall be worked
out under the direction Of the COM
missioners Of roads and highways' az
hereinafter provided.
Sections. Whenever 1t shall have
been determined, as hereinbsfore pro-
vided, that said tax may be paid iu
labor, the county clerk shall, on OF
before the first day Of January nexl
after said tax shall have been levied
furnish to the commissioners Of roads
and highways, in the township 10
,which-such tax shall have been levied
q list Of all taxable real estate and
persons charged with taxes on per
sonsl property, within their rsSPec'
tive townships, And the amount Oi
road tar chArgeable to each tract Of
person. The said tax may then b
paid in labor undsr the direction Of
the commissioners Of roads and high
ways Of the township in which thu
property Is situated, BY any abl'
bodied man at the rate Of one dolIaI
and City cents per day, and the SAINT