The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-02
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Il the courts are given Jurisdiction a
all, they will not draw fine distinction
between constitutional rights and law
fur or legal rights. Tut Will see thu
4 the rights under the law Of oil person
or corporations involved IN any order
the commission are protected. we be
lieve also that any order Of the ,comtnls
sion which violated the lawful rights Q
the railroads would, upon application, D.
suspended by Injunction. otherwise, ou
court system might ma we'll be abolished f'
Local Option in Road-Makii1g.
Among the enactments OF the last
General Assembly were two road laws
Of general interest, of which Judge
Sims. Of Louisa, was author.
One provides for dividing roads OF
counties, whose boards OF supervisors
choose so to DO into divisions contain
! Ing not less than ten or more than thirty
| miles of roads. Each subsection en-
braces In It's territory those property
| owners who chiefly use the roads therein
and tho act gives them tho right to Sc
| lect for cnch subsection n practical
road surveyor, who shall discharge GER
tain duties with respect to frequent re-
pair work, MS section foreman does
on n railroad These duties arc set forth
in the act and include the use Of drag
or rut scraper over ali tho roads Of clay
soil, or soil other than sand, In his rond
sub district on an average OF onco per
month after the thaw In the spring and
after each heavy rain. Each road Sur
vcyor may be pnid by contract or other
wise, as may be determined by the
Board of Supervisors. with respect to
such work ms he may do. and as may be
determined by the sub-distrlct road tax
payers with respect to work done for
them.
Tho net also allows taxpayers in each
sub section to vote annually MI extra
road tax for the exclusive benefit OF the
roads In their section. This Is optional
and In any event only freeholders are
allowed to vote.
This statute designed to have purely
repair work on roads done frequently
and Systematically by d local man Sc
lected BY the taxpayers and road-usors
Of each neghborhood, and 1t gives tho
freeholders the option OF taxing them
selves for that PURPOSE.
The other statute modfles the general
road law SO as to give the State high
way engineer general supervisory and
advisory Jurisdiction over boards Of su
pervisors SO as to CO. ordinate tho whole
road system and prevent the waste OF
a great deal OF the 100000 now being
raised by local road taxation throughout
the State. 1t enables counties opernt-
Ing under the general road law to use
money thus raised By local taxation, to
get the benefits OF tho provisions Of tho
Lassiter- Withers law, which provides
for the use OF convcts. 1t also provides
u less expensive and more expeditions
method OF the acquisition Of rights Of
way for new roads and change of oca-
ton of all roads, and further, allows
boards OF supervisors to .aappoint dis
trict,road !, uperinttcende 9use them as
foremen. allowing supervisor himself
to act IN lieu of a district road super
lntendcnt or supplementary to tho du-
ties of same; and leaving 1t to the dis
erection Of the Board OF Supervisors
whether 1t will go to the expense OF
having a county superintendent Of roads,
thus making the general law more
flexible. to meet local conditions.
We direct the attention OF our readers
in the counties TO these statutes, that
they may take advantage Of them If
they so desire. GsM