West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-02-08
ALTERNATE ROAD LAW
ENACTED In Eighteen Hundred and
klnety-one- Adopted by Reno
District Last Year.

!" "iter PROVIDED, ADOPT the method
OF constructing aud keeping in re-
pair the county or said district in
such county, provided for in this
act.
III. The County Court upon peti.
tion having been presented to it.
Signed by at least one hundred vo
ters OF said county, or twenty five
voters OF any district of said county.
shall order that the said method OF
constructing and keeping in repair
the county roads OF said county or
district, as the petition may ask,
shall be submitted TO the voters Of
said county or district, as the case
maybe. for ratification or rejection
at the next ensuing election held
throughout, the county, majority
OF the vote. cast at said election.
shall determine the question.
III. The voting upon said ques,
tion, shall be by ballot and those
voting for said road system shall
have a written or printed on their
ballots, "for the road law of 1901"
and those voting against said road
system shall have written or printed
ballots, against road law of 1901 ="
But no ballot shall be registered in
ascertaining the result of said cleo
ton at any place of voting. because
all of said words are not written or
printed thereon, il sufficient appear
what the voter intended. The said
election at each place of voting
shall be conducted and returned,
and the result thereof ascertained
by the officers conducting the elec
ton provided to be held on said
day.
Nv. When the result OF said elec
ton at every place Of voting is as
certained, as aforesaid the com mis-
sioners, or any two of them shall
sign certificate of the result there
of to the following effect. "We the
undersigned, who acted as com
missioners of the election held at
in the district of-in the county Of
on the-day of in the year, upon
the adoption or rejection of tn c
law of eighteen hundred and ninety
one, do certify that the result of
said election is as follows: For
adoption, votes; for rejection,-
votes. Given under our hands this
day Of, in the year" The
said certificate shall contain full
and true return of said election at
each place of voting on said ques-
tion. The said commission ers or
one of them, shall within four days.
including Sundays after that on
which said election was held, de-
liver the said certificate to the Coun-
ty Court, whose duty it shall be TO
ascertain thereforom the result of
said election in district, and de-
clare the same at their next session.
V. The County Court of The
county shall, il the method of con-
structing and keeping in repair the
county roads herein provided for is
adopted, in any county, or district,
by majority OF the votes cast upon
the question at said election, pro-
ceej to divide each district into
two precincts, Of nearly as practi-
cable equal extent, numbering the
same.
vi. The County Court shall ap.
point a road superintendent for
each road precinct, whose term
shall begin with the date OF his quail.
fication, and continue during the
pleasure Of the County Court. The
same person may be appointed road
superintendent Of more than one
such road precinct, in the discre
ton Of the Court.
VII. II shall be the duty Of the
Clerk Of the County Court 70 give
written notice to the appointee Of
his appointment, as soon thereafter
as practicable, and each person
so appointed If he accept, shall
within thirty days after having been
notified Of such appointment, quail.
fy by taking an oath for the faithful
Performance Of the duties of him;
such oath to be taken before anv
o N cer authorized 90 administer
oaths, copy Of which signed by
such TOAD superintendent shall be
fled in the Office Of the Clerk Of
the County Court, and he shall give
bond in such penalty as the Court
may FIX, not less than two hundred
dollars, nor more than FIVE hundred
dollars, with security, to be approx.
ed by said clerk, and conditioned
for The faithful performance of his
duties and for the proper account
ing for such property and money as
may Come into his hands as herein
provided.