The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-07-18
HALIFAX COUNTY ROAD LAW.
Passed by tic Last General
Assembly.

ing the public roads and highways OF
Halifax county.
The General Assembly OF North
Carolina do enact:
Section /. That section two OF
said act be and the same Is hereby
expressly repealed and the following
inserted in lieu thereof: That there
shall hereafter be elected by the
board of township supervisors here
matter provided for at their regular
meeting in June, one thousand nine
hundred and seven, ard at their reg
ular meeting in June of each and
every year thereafter, one or more
superintendent Of roads in each OF
the respective townships in the coun-
ty, which said superintendent, or SUI
perintendents, shall be paid such COM
pansation as may be fixed By the said
board of township road supervisors,
and to be paid out of the township
road fund, and who after June, one
thousand nine hundred and seven,
shall hold office for one year, or I'M
til his successor has been elected and
qualified, as provided for in this act:
Provided, further, that the said su-
perintendent or superintendent OF
roads may at any time be removed
by the board of township road SUI
pervisors, after having been given
ten days notice and q hearing, when,
in the opinion Of the board, there
exist good and sufficient causes for
such action, and for malfeasance and
misconduct in Office he may be re-
moved by them without further no
tee than may be necessary in order
to give him hearing.
Section 2. That section three OF
said act be, and the same is hereby,
expressly repealed and the following
inserted in lieu thereof: That it shall
be the duty of the said superintend-
ent or superintendent of roads, with
the advice of an under the super.
vision and direction of, the board OF
township road supervisors, and sue
ject to the approval OF said board
to supervise, direct, and have charge
of the maintenance of and building
of all public roads in his township
and he shall give good and Lawful
bond satisfactory to the said boar(
of township road supervisors, fol
two hundred dollars as a guarantee
of the faithful and honest discharge
of the duties of his Office, which bono
shall be registered in the Office of thu
register of deeds and filed with tn.
clerk of the superior court and i
shall be the duty Of such superin
tendent of roads to submit to salt
board of township road supervisor
a quarterly report, or as often a
said board shall desire a report, con
corning the work in progress an;
moneys expended, and he shall sub
nit a quarterly report on the condi
ton of the public roads and bridges
and plans for their improvement, am
he shall include IN this report an ir
ventory Of the tools, implements, an
other equipments on hand.
Section 3. That the eighth sec
ton of said act be amended b.
striking out all after the wor
"out" in line eight of said section
and adding in lieu thereof the TO.
lowing: under the direction, an
supervision and with the approval 0
the said board of township road ST.
pervisors.
Section 4. That the ninth sectio
Of said act be amended by strikin
out the word annually" in lin
four of said section, and inserting i
lieu thereof the word Quarterly
and by adding after the word "quc
rum" at the end of said section tn
: following: "The said board of towr
snip road supervisors shall hav
charge of the maintenance an
building of all public roads in thei
respective townships, and shall hav
full and complete control and supe,
: vision of all work done thereon.
Section 5. That section twelve c
said act be amended by striking OF
I the words county commissioners
in line twenty-six of said section an
inserting in lieu thereof the wore
board of township road supervi
q ors, and by striking out the wor
, commissioners" in line twent,
q eight Of said section and inserting
a lieu thereof the word Superb
+ ors."
q Section 6. That section fifteen {
said act be amended By striking O,
! all Of said section after the wor
hereunder" in line eight of sal
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