Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-10
New Road Law for RockbrIdge
Adopted by Supervisors

New Road Law for RockbrIdg,
D Adopted by Supervisors
A full meeting Of the Board o
Supervisors was held at the Court
house Saturday, January 9th, ad
journed from the meeting Tues
day, for the purpose of consider
ing the new road law for Rock
bridge, prepared by a special com
mittee, composed of Colonel Rob
ert Catlett, Judge w. p. Houston,
Messrs. w. G. Mcdowell, D. H
East and A. t. Shields. The Few
law is a revision of the old law,
amended as the needs of the coun.
ty demanded, and will be sent to
Delegates R. G. Mitchell and S.
| W. Sterrett to be offered in the
General Assembly Of Virginia.
The bill was drafted by Colorel
Catlett, who received the assis-
lance Of his associates on the CON-
mittee. The measured s q compre-
hensive one. and was unanimously
adopted by the Board of SuperVis-
ore.
One of the important changes
is the appointment of the road
commissioners by the Board Of Sup
ervisors instead of by the Coun-
tY and Circuit Courts as hereto.
fore. This change is to go into
effect July 1, 1907, and their APP
pointment is TO be made sixty
days prior to that date, aud bien-
nially thereafter. In addition to
the general supervision of the
roads of their respective districts,
the commissioners are specifically
required to examine all the roads
in their districts in the months of
June and November of each year
and if any roads are found not in
proper order, they shall have the
same repaired.
The board of road commissioners
of each magisterial district shall
consist of the supervisor of the
district, who shall be chairman
thereof, road commissioner and
the commissioner of the revenue of
tie district, who shall be treasurer
and clerk of the board. The
treasurers and clerks of the board |
are required to give bend, and |
shall settle with the board In the !
months of June and Decem Der of |
each year. A report to the Board |
of Supervisors shall be made an
nually in the month OF June by
the clerk of the board of road CT m
missioners, showing the amount of
money received by the district
from the county at large for road
the amount realized
from district taxation for road
purposes, and how the same was
Provision is made for levYing "a
specific road tax by the Board Of
Supervisors, upon estimates fur
lished by the road commissioners
If each district, not TO exceed
twenty-five cents on every hun-
ired dollars of all real and person
Il property, which shall be as
essed by the commissioner of the
'evenue and collected by the cOun.
y treasurer. The funds so raised
hall be used by the several boards
# road commissioners in opening
lew roads, building bridges and
epairing the same. In addition
o raising taxes by district levies
he Board Of Supervisors are en-
covered to set aside out of the
GENERAL county levy $4,744, which {
hall be apportioned among the
everal magisterial districts for j
he benefit of the road boards. T
Every petition to change or dis b
ontinue public road, TO open a O
ew road or build a bridge or y
cry must be referred to the v
GARD Of road commissioners Of the v
istrict or districts in which the t
anne is to be located, who shall en-. o
oree thereon their approval or O
isapproval and their reasons b
lerefor. The road board Of each a
iagisterial district has the right
, estsb lish roads, and when the G
amages do not exceed $25, the D
Ime are to be paid for out of the N
istrict fund. d
The compensation of officers for D
rvices are provided as follows: +
be supervisor, CLERK of board of m
ad commissioners and road com. al
issioner shall each receive $3.50
IT day for each meeting, not to in
.ceed 81 in any one year; the nj
ERIK of said board shall receive Ii
so per day, not to exceed $40 N
any one year, Tor all other services Ell
may perform; the road connie II
oner, for locating and opening
W roads, $3.50, not 10 exceed $50 p
Lexington district, $40 each in
iffalo and Kerr's Greek districts,
d $50 each in Natural Bridge, 81
alker's Greek and South River N
stricts in any one year; super NJ