Evening journal., 1907-04-03


neer. except tn case repairs on a road. I
bridge or causeway may helnecessary |
through accident, and which may re- I
quire immediate attention
The bills for work. labor and mater |
ials contracted by the said hundred [
road supervisors shall be paid by the
county treasurer upon the warrant
cf the said hundssd rold supervisors
contracting the same, counter-slgned
by the county road engineer and ap-
proved by the Levy Court and sub
jcct TO the examination and approval
Of the county comptroller as provided
by law in relation TO the payment OF
moneys for county purposes. and no
payment for such work. labor or ma
terias shall be made by the county
treasurer except as herein provided
Section Z: 1t shall be the duty OF
the Levy Court for said county at the
same time now or hereafter provid-
ed by law, i'm relation to the levy and
assessment of county taxes, to ascer-
tain what sum of money will be neces-
sary for the roads, bridges and cause
ways, in their respective hundreds In
this county for the coming year and
calculate the rate thereof per centum
on the duplicate of said hundred, APP
proved by the said Levy Court, for the
purpose of county taxation; and the
said Levy Court shall lay the road
tax accordingly in each said hundred
in said county. provided that the tax
rate shall be uniform throughout the
county, except in so far as real estate
Is now exempt by law from taxation
road purposes. The said taxes shall
be assessed, levied and collected by
the same persons. in the same way,
and with the same powers In the coll
lectors as are now provided for the
assessment. levy and collection of
taxes for county purposes, but no Off
Ger or collector sha ] receive any COM
/ pensauon, other than his salary for
I the assessment levy or collection of
l any road tax except as is now or may
hereafter be provided In relation 70
county taxes. All road taxes which
have heretofore been assessed and
levied in the several hundreds in New
A Caste county and are not collected
by the fifteenth day Of April A. d
1907. shall be collected by the col
lIectors heretofore authorized by Law
TO collect the same. who shall be in
). co lection thereof now possessed by
the collectors Of county taxes.
Section s: The amount collected
for road purposes under this act shall
\ be applied as follows;
q 1: To the payment of the wages
Of the hundred road supervisor fol
the hundred In which such taxes are
collected
.: To the payment Of the principa
and interest of the bonded indebted
lness of said hundred as now provided
by law.
8: To the payment of such amounts
as may now be provided by law 10 an,
town. vi lage or municipality in saic
hundred.
A. To the payment Of the floating
drst now existing against said hun
dred: provided. however. that no
more than one-fourth of the actua
amount received from road taxes shal
be applied in any one year to the pay
ment of the floating debt of said hun
dred. and further provided that th'
amount so paid shall be distributed
ratably among the persons holdinl
claims against said hundred.
3: To the maintenance and i'm
provement Of the public roads bridge
and causeways in said hundred as
herein provided.
Section 8: The said Levy Court i
hereby authorized and empowered t.
purchase for the use of the count.
/ such tools, implements, machinery ant
supplies as may be necessary in thei
Judgment i'm connection with the main
tenance and Improvement of the SAT-
public roads, bridges and causeway
and to engage and emp oy such per
sons as may be necessary to use tn
same. Such tools, implements, ma
chinery and supplies shall be the pro
perty of New Castle county and shal
be used as may be directed by tn
said county road engineer, subject L
the approval of the said Levy Court
The said Levy Court shall have tn
right to charge each hundred in sail
county with the actual expense ia
CURED by it in the use of such tools
mpements, machinery and appliance
within said hundred. and shall receiv
payment therefor from the road take
collected as herein provided.
Section 10: II shall ne the dut.
Of the road commissioners and com
road taxes I'm the several hundreds Il
New Castle county TO pay to tn
county treasurer on the first day O
April 1907, all sums OF money whic
may then be in their hands collects
from road taxes; and It shall also b
= the duty of the said road commits
sioners and commissioners Of road
and the road overseers i'm each hun
dred to hand over to the hundred roa
q supervisor when appointed, the tools
e implements and supplies belonging to o
T in the custody of the said road com
3 missioners or commissioners of roadi
or overseers in their respective hun
p dreds: the said money to be credite
Z to the said hundred and the said tools
? Implements and supplies TO be use
= by the said hundred road supervise
7 for the said hundred, appointed a
r herein provided. II shall a so be th
= duty Of tho road commissioners an
y commissioners of roads in the sey
e eral hundreds in said county to pre-
y pare a list OF the names, addresse
, and amounts due all persons TO whol
. the said road commissioners and CON
Y missioners Of roads may be indebte
! on the said first day Of April 1907, an
> to hand or transmit the same, to