The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-18

 Section l2, Uf this Acl, for such i'm proyement of the County rad tax iund of the road district, in which said road or section thereof may lie, as well as for tie depo-it of Fifty b liars as provided for in section one, of this Act.
 Sec. 9. Within ten days after the said D per cent. has been secured by said petitioner as hereinlefOre pro yided, the County Judge shall certify to the State Engineer that the DOT tions of the said estimated cost re- quired of the County and of the peti- tloners are available. and that the work is ready to proceed.
 "Sec. 10. Upon the receipt Of such notice from the County Judge such State Engineer shall advertise for bids for two successive weeks in a newspaper published in the County Scat of such County, and in such other newspaper as shall be deemed oi advantage, for the construction of such highway or section thereof, according to such plans and specified tions, and, subject to approval of the State Board, award such contract to the lowest responsible bidder, and he may in his discretion. with the ap- proval of the State Board and that of the County Judge, award the con- tract to the County or to some Board or persons acting officially for the County or Road District in which said improvement may lie; but no contract shall be awarded at greater sum than the estimate provided in Section :. But if no bid otherwise acceptable be made within such esti- mate, such State Engineer may |amend his estimate and certify the same to the County Judge, and upon the deposit of any additional sum necessary to make l5 per cent. of such amended estimate, proceed anew to obtain bids and award the contract as herein provided, subject in all cases to the approval of the State Roard of Road and Highway Com missioners, who, acting with the ad- vice of such Engineer, may reject any or all bids; and before entering into any contract for such construction they shall require a bond with sui ficient surety, conditioned, that, if the proposal shall be accepted the party thereto will perform the work upon the terms proposed and within the time prescribed and in accordance with the plans and specifications; and as bond of indemnity against any direct or indirect damages that shall suffered or claimed during the con- struction of such road and until the same is accepted, and the State of Arkansas, and the particular County or Road District shall in no case be liable for any damages suffered. Par tial payments may be provided for in the contract and paid in the manner herein provided when certified to by such State Engineer to an amount not to exceed so per cent. of the value of the work done, 20 per cent. of the contract price being retained until the work has been accepted. Such State Engineer shall have some com potent person to superintend and have engineering supervision of such work, at d price not to exceed Three Dollars per day, to be chosen by the County Judge and to be paid as part of the cost of construction.
 "Sec. II. One-half of the expense of said construction shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon the warrant of the Auditor, issued upon the requisi- tion of such Engineer, and approved by the State Board, out of the appro- priatiou made to carry out the pro visions of this Act, but no construc- tion or improvement shall be under taken, the cost of which with other such work previously done or under taken, shall exceed the amount ap- propriated, under the provisions of this Act. And B per cent. of the ex- Iense of such improvement shall be a County charge, and shall be paid out of the general fund of said County after presentation and allowance in the same manner as is provided for the filing and allowance of other claims against the County, but such claims shall first have been approved by the State Engineer and State Board, and the remaining l5 per cent. shall be paid upon the order of the County Judge out of the fund depos' tied for that purpose as hereinbefore provided.
 "Sec. 12. That in order to facilitate the raising Of b per cent. of the cost required herein of the petitioners, il shall be lawful, upon the written con sent of the Road Overseer in which such road may lie, and with the ap' proyal of the County Judge, to include therein. in making up the said l5 pei cent, part of the funds raised ir said d strict by the levy of the County road tax, not to exceed one-half ol such funds in any one year, and in nc case to be used upon any roads out side the Road District from which