The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-10
The GOOD ROADS Law
Law Drafted by the Committee
adopted by the Mass Meeting
at Court House last.
Saturday.

AuO mooS m0Cbluk CoLIOO ohu a0lu
last Saturday, met at the Court House
at n O'Clock The meeting was large
~ attended. The following is digest
of the principal points of the new law.
Proper provisions and penalties are in
~corporated in it to make it effective.
The law has called forth much dis
cussion, as was to be expected, but it
will be introduced at this session of the
legislature. Mr.. p. F. Patton is named
as general road supervisor, to hold off,
ce until the meeting of the Board of
County Supervisors in May, 1907.
Boards of Trustees shall meet in their
respective townships on the first Monday
in May and November of each year. 1t
shall be their duty to make report of the
condition of their roads, twice each year
to the Judge of the Superior Court, VINO
shall transmit same to the Solicitor,
with such instructions as he may deem
proper.
The township trustees are to divide
their townships into suitable road dis
tricts, and they shall elect q district
supervisor for each district.
Road-bed shall not be more than Is
feet wide, unless ordered by Board of
County Commissioners. Five jurors
shall be summoned to open new roads
That all able bodied male persons be-
tween 18 and As years of age, shall be
liable for q days labor on the roads, or
msy pay Sd in place thereof.
That the several district supervisors
shall expend all moneys by them collect
ed on lheir respective districts.
Guide posts are &c be erected at every
crossroads.
The township trustees are required to
furnish plOws, scrapers, etc.
That the commissioners of Hender
SON county r authorized and required
to levy at the June session, annually for
road purposes, not less than one mill nor
o than two mills on the dollar, and
sevent-enths of one mill for general
bridge purposes, and a tax upon polls as
required by the constitutional equa-
lions. Township trustees may also re.
commend TO Commissioners an addit-
ivnal levy of n mill, which may be
paid by labor. The township trustees
shall be governed, in expanding money,
by the necessities of the different road.
No Railroad or corporation shall OBJ
struct any road longer than five minuets.
Railroad companies are required to
construct and keep in repair the ro&d
bed of all public roads across the right
of way.
A General Road Supervisor is to be
elected bi-anDually, who shall have
supervision of all roads in this. county.
The said office to be filled by p. f.
Patton until annual meeting of the
Board Of County Supervisors in May,
1907.
There shall be q Board Of County
Road Supervisors, to be composed Ct the
Chairman of each Of the Boards of
Township Trustees, and with The said
General Road Supervisors az their
Chairman to be known as the Board of
SOuuGy CSOo0 OuPoENlSOES AOE "OhOCT
son county. They shall meet annually
on the second Monday in May. They
shall make the rules to govern all other
officers, township trustees and districl
supervisors. They shall have contro-
of the changing. Said Board may re-
ceive such pay as is allowed them by
the Board of County Commissioners.
That the different Justices of the
Peace shall meet after this act is passed
and organize themselves into a Board of
Township Trustees, by electing one of
their members chairman of their board.
who shall be ex-ofticio a member OF
the Board of County Supervisors,
The work of macadamizing the public
roads shall begin as soon as possible.
Work and money to be expended
under direction OF the Board of County
Road Supervisors.