The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29
Frank N. Julian.
 Sec'y. of State

Approved Aug 14 1907. F Official Frank N. Julian.
 Sec'y. of State No 7SS9 AN ACT (H. 127s To amend Section of an act entitled
 an act to provide for the construc-
 tion and maintenance of good pub
 lie roads and bridges in the several
 counties of the State of Alabama
 approved October 10, 1908.
 Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Leg. islature of Alabama, That Section 8 of an act entitled an act to provide for the construction and maintenance of good public roads and bridges in the several counties of the State of Ala bama, approved October 10,. 1903, be amended so as to read as follows: Sec tion 8: That the courts of county com missioners and boards of revenue may, if they deem it expedient or proper, divide their respective counties into road districts" and when such dis tricts are created the said courts of county commissioners or boards of rev nue may order elections in such dis tricts or any of them, or in and for the entire county, for the purpose of ascertaining whether 1t is the will of the people of such district or districts or county that tax of not more than one-fourth of one per cetum on the taxable property in such district or districts or county shall be levied and assessed for the purpose of construct ing, improving and maintaining the public roads and bridges in such district or districts or county. That such cleo tion shall be held in such manner as the courts of county commissioners or boards of revenue shall provide and only the qualified electors of such dis trict or districts or county shall vote at such election. If a majority of the voters at such election shall vote for such tax the same shall be levied, as- sessed and collected as other taxes for county purposes. All taxes which may be levied and assessed under the pro- visions of this act shall constitute a lien on the property of the person against whom they are assessed. su- perior to all other liens, except the States lien for taxes. Provided, no contract shall be made except after ad- vertisement for thirty days in some newspaper published in the county ac- curately describing the character of work to be done and of the time and place of letting and then only to the lowest bidder for such work. who shall enter into bond in double the amount of such bid conditioned for the proper performance of said con tract according to the plans and speci- fications and within the time prescribed by the order of the court for such work which bond shall be approved by the judge of probate for said county. Pro- vided also that the court of county commissioners or courts of like juris- diction may accept a money compensa- tion to be fixed by them not to exceed ten dollars per capita per annum from those liable for road duty. in lieu of the labor required by law upon public roads. Said money to go into the road fund of said county and to be appro- priated exclusively to the public roads in the precinct or beat from which the money was collected. Provided that no contract under this act shall be let to any State, county or municipal of ficer or to any firm or corporation in which any such officer is interested. That the courts of county commission CTS of the several counties of the State, and similar courts of like juris- diction, by whatever name designated, be and they are hereby authorized in their discretion to work the public roads of their respective counties by the labor of county convicts. and for this purpose may employ the county convicts of their respective counties of hire the county convicts of other coun- ties at such sums and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon, not in conflict with the general laws of the State relative to the proper care and control of such convicts. That nothing in this act shall be construed as affecting or repeating the law now in force requiring persons subject to road duty to work on the public roads for not more than ten days. Provided that this bill shall not repeal any local or special laws now In existence, un- less the commissioners court or board of public works having charge of the public roads,~entered on the minutes of said court or boards adopt the pro- visions of this act in addition to any special or local laws that may exist in said county.
 Approved August 13, 1907.
 Official:
 Frank N. Julian.
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