The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-11-26

Gays nOtlce snail De given by
posting hand bills at not less than
five of the most public places in
each road precinct. If any sec
ton or sections are not sold, at
any sale or sales made under
the provisions of this section,
for want of bidders, or because
of the rejection of any bid under
section nineteen of this act, it
shall be the duty Of the road
surveyor to sell such section or
sections, or new roads, at private
sale, or have the same kept in
repair, or such new roads opened
in any other manner the county
court may direct. Any person
purchasing a contract or con-
tracts at any sale herein provid-
ed for, shall give bond with
security to be approved by said
surveyors, in a sum to be
fixed by the said surveyors,
for t h e performance
of every contract so purchased,
and further conditioned to re-
quire that every such contractor
or contractors shall put his or
their section or sections in good
repair on or before July first of
each year, and keep the same in
good repair.
XIV. The road surveyors shall
divide all the roads that may
hereafter be laid out, altered or
established in their respective
precincts into sections not ex-
ceeding one mile in length;
number and describe them;
specify the nature and character
of the work to be done within
twenty days after the time they
may receive an order for opening
the same, and after giving notice
for ten days at ten of the
most public places in the district,
by posting hand bills, shall pro-
coed to sell the same at public
sale in the manner and form
provided in the thirteenth sec
! ton, for such length of time as
they may deem necessary for
the opening of the same, after
which they shall be kept in re-
pair In the same manner as
other roads in the district,
XIV. 1t shall be the duty of the
purchaser or purchasers, to sign
his or their name, or names, as
the case may be, and write the
sum he. or they, are to receive
for repairing his. or their section,
or sections, in the book kept by
said road surveyor, men toned
in section twelve of this act,
under the description thereof,
and any contractor, or contract
ors, neglecting or refusing tc
keep his, or their section, OF
sections in repair, in conformity
thereto, upon complaint of any
citizen of the road precinct in
which such road is made, to the
road surveyor thereof, it shall be
his duty to examine thereintc
within four days after such com
plant and if upon such examina-
ton he deems the complaint
well founded, he shall give
notice thereof in writing to the
party or parties, 80 complained
of, accompanying said sotice with
a request that the party, OF
parties, so complained of, shall
put in good repair, within six
days thereafter, his or their por-
tlon OF road 30 out of repair, and
if he, or they, shall still neglect
or refuse to repair the same, il
shall be the duty of the said road
surveyor to cause the same to be
put in good repair, and the costs
Of said repairs shall be recover.
able by said road surveyors
before ajustice of the peace OF
the said district, or the circuit
court of the county, if such costs
exceed the sum of three hundred
dollars, as other debts or claims
Of equal amount are now recover.
able by law.
XVI. 1t shall be the duty oil
the board of road surveyors Oh
each district in the county, as
soon as practicable after the sale
of said county roads, OF
of any newly established OF
altered roads and annu.