Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-11

required by this act, then the board
shall make an order appointing high
way commission for the county which
shall consist of three commissioners
who shall be, and have been for two
years. bona fde residents and free
holders of such county Said commits
sioners shall be county officers. The
commissioners first appointed shall be
appointed to serve for terms of one,
two and three years respectively and
until their successors are appointed and
qualified, and thereafter such commits.
eioners shall be appointed for the term
OF three years, and until their success
sors are appointed and qualified. ANY
vacancy occurring i'm such commission
shall be filled by appointment of the
board Of supervisors for the unexpired
term. Each commissioner shall take
an oath of office and give a bond for
the faithful performance Of his duties
i'm the sum of $4,000, to be approved by
a judge OF the superior court of the
county.
Defines Highway
section 3. For the purposes of this
act main public highway is defined to
be highway connecting different cities
and towns i'm the same or different coun-
tics. or connecting any city or town
i'm one county with the public highways
of another county. 1t shall be the
duty of such highway commission to
proceed at once to investigate care
fully the roads of the county and to
cause a map to be made at the cost of
the county, showing the main public
highways in said county, and their con-
noCtions. and such other information
and data as may seem to them neces-
sary to carry out the purposes of this
act; and they shall make to the board
Of supervisors of the county pre-
lininary exhibit designating said main
public highways by name or other in
telligiblc description, and stating the
condition thereof and the Improvements
necessary in their Judgment to put the
same in the best condition for the use
of the public.
Section 4. After fling said prelim-
mary exhibit the commission shall have
the power to make all surveys and esti
mates necessary to ascertain and to
determine the cost of improving and
putting i'm proper condition any and all
of said main public highways for the
Improvement of which they may de-
tcrmine that bonds of the county should
be issued. and for this purpose they are
authorized and empowered, at the cost
of the county, to employ a competent
engineer or engineers and other eX-
ptIlS 10 llltht SllCi ulNtSS anu W us
sist the commission in determining the
best material to be used and the best
manner of making such improvements
and the cost thereof.
"Section 5. The commission may pro-
vide for the improvement of one or a
number of highways under this act to
be paid for with one bond issue for one
or more or for all jointly, as hereinafter
provided for.
Section 6. After having ascertained
what improvements should be made and
the estimated cost thereof proposed to
be covered by a bond issue. the COM
mission shall make and file with the
board of supervisors a report setting
forth the main public highway or high
ways proposed to be improved, by their
termini, describing generally the kind
of improvements to be made thereon
and stating the estimated cost of the
work to be done and the amount to be
raised by bonds therefor. and praying
the said board of supervisors to call an
election for the issuance of bonds of the
county therefor, for the estimated
amount. The commission may, from
time to time. make other like reports
upon other main public highways, upon
which like proceedings shall be had as
provided for the first report.
Bond Elections
"Section I. Within thirty days after
receiving such report it shall be the