The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-01-18

of election shall receive $1.50 for their
services rendered on the day of cleo
ton and for making the returns re-
quired by this act. The costs of the
election to be paid by the board of
county commissioners out of the road
fund.
Section II. If a majority of the
voters of the county of Durham quail
flied to vote at said election shall fail
to vote For Road Improvements"
then the provisions of this act shall
not be operative.
Section IL. This act shall not be
construed as repeating part of chap
ter five. hundred and eighty'one t5S1)
Of the public laws of 1899 except In
so far as said chapter or any part
thereof may be repugnant to or in
consistent with any part Of this act.
Section 10: n a majority of the
voters of the county of Durham quail
fed to vote at said election shall vote
For Road Improvements" then the
board OF commissioners Of the county
Iof Durham are hereby directed and re-
quired to elect at their meeting held
on the first Monday In NAL 1907.
three citizens and residents Of said
county who are free-holders therein,
not more than two of whom shall be
Of the same political party, and shall
be known, designated and compose,
1.-THE Road Commission of Durham
County, and fix their compensation.
The three men so elected by said
board Of commissioners shall meet
, within three days after their said
election and elect a chairman and
secretary of said commission and the
, chairman and secretary shall certify
to the board of county commissioners
: the name of the chairman of said road
, commission and the name Of the sec
, rotary OF said road commission so
elected.
, Section IA. The road commission
? Of the county OF Durham herein Great
b ed shall have entire charge of the
1 expenditure Of the proceeds of the
| sale Of the bonds herein authorized
J. 10 be issued, and the expenditure Of
\ the fund derived from the tax au'
I thorfzed by this act to be levied and
I collected. less the interest on the
,. bonds issued and sold. and the amount
set apart for the sinking fund. and
I before entering upon the discharge
: Of their duties under this act each
Of them shall take and subscribe an
r oath for the faithful performance oil
= their duties and file bond with sure
Y ties approved by the board Of county
commissioners payable to the board oil
@ commissioners Of the county of Dur
r ham In the sum of $4,000. 900 for the
= faithful discharge of their duties pre-
scribed by this act Upon the taking
i. OF said oath and the filing and ap
+ prevail Of the bond the board of county
. commissioners shall turn over to said
! road commission all the road machin.
cry. and implements now belonging to
j said county taking receipt therefor
] and the convict force Of said county
! shall be subject to the order of the
r said rnad commission. who shall nav
. all costs Of maintaining and guard.
> ing said convict force out Of the mon.
les provided In this act.
Section Is. II shall be the duty
I of the road commission herein created
Immediately upon their qualification
Q and organization ~ herein provided
] to elect some competent and exper
fenced engineer 10 lay out and super
wise tho building ane macadamizine
" Of the public roads If the county oi
Durham and fix his compensation and
q appoint such assistants and overseers
M may be necessary. And whenever
i there shall be change made In the
=" location Of any public road and other
\ land taken for the same. the land
owner shall have the same rights as
4 now provided by law under chapter
5s1 OF the public laws uf 1899 and
" any act amendatory thereof applicable
I 10 the county Of Durham. And the
q method of procedure Of said land
j owner for damages shalt he the same
as therein prescribed II shalt be- the
duty of the said engineer under the
direction Of the said road commission
T. 10 take maps and profiIes Of MI roads
l to he lOcatai, built and macadamized
7 and furnish estimates NJ the dirt and
stone to h. moved In the construction
and maCadamizing n said road and
If the said road commission shall de-
. termine tn let any part NJ the grading
and matchmaking If said roads by
contrac5 then the corporations. part
nershIps and persons 80 bidding for
said work shall bid upon the specifi
: cation for the same furnished by the
said engineer The said rad com
mission In hereby authorized to LET
the grading and macadamigIng or tho
grading and macadamizing by con.
tract uf any section Of road TO be
built or any subdivision Of any road
TO be- built to any person. partner.
ship or corporation requiring the said
person. partnership. or corporation "a
give bond In such amount as the
said road commission may decide 10
g0unIefn tho said s-nnd In urnnrAnnra