Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-07
The PubIiC Road Bill.
As Introduced in the Territory
Legislature by Representative
Roman Sanchez Of this County

- VIZ w AnAhhANN hF-
sembly of the Territory OF New
Mexico:
Section /. Hereafter the Boards Of
| County Commissioners of the various
counties Of the Territory Of New Mex
leo shall have full charge. control and
supervision of the public roads and
bridges nf their respective counties out
side Of the incorporated cities. towns
and vileges or said counties. 1t shall
he their duty to keep the said hublic
roads and bridges first class condition
and repair.
Sec. ;. When any nuhlic road or nor
tion thereof or any~public bridge shall
he in need Of repair or whenever auy
public road is to ne built. or any public
bridge is needing repairs, or any pnblle
bridge isto he cons'uc'cH, il shall be the
duty of the board of county commits
sioners of the county wherein such road
is TO be opened or repaired, or such
bridge is TO he constructed or repaired
to advertise for bids for the said work
and the said Doard Of county commits
sioners shall let the contract for such
work TO the lowest responsible bidder
and al of the proceedings in connection
Herewith shall he made part of the
recorder proceedings nf said hoard. Said
advertisement for bids shall be publish
ed in the official newspaper of said conn.
ty for at least thirty days before the
date of letting the contract for such
work.
Sec. 3'lt shall he the duty of said
boards of county. commissioners to re-
q'ire from the successful bidder a good
and snfhciept bond in sum equal to
the amout of the bid accepted running
in favor of therl5 rard of County Com.
missioners of the county wherein such
work is done, conditioned upon the
faithful performance of such work in
good, substantial and wOrkmanlike
manner, and no contract for such work
shall be let until such bonds is furnish
ed as aforesaid, and snch bond shall he
approved by the board of couaty com
.missioners or by the Probate Clerk If
delegated bythe county commissioners
80 to do
Ser. 4. FOrthe purpose Of carrying out
the provisions of thil act the county
commissioners OF the respectlves coun-
ties of TIE Territory OF New Mexico
shall Nuke a tevynot 10 exceed 8 mills
on tho dollar on ali uf the tsxable prom
erCy in-such counties ou'slie Of the in
corperated cities, towns and villages
which said tax Shalt be levied ami co..,
ected as other special taxes. and desig.
mated AS the ROAD Lax uf--coup-
ty and the funds 90 arising snail be-
kept separate sWd abart from all oth4r
funds of such csGnty, a taz of one
dollar per a"nnm upon each voter over
the age Of q years and under the age of
seventy wears refid rg outside Of the
limit # 'he incorporated cities, towns
and vi. ages shall he collected by the
collectors of said counties and placed in
said road funds. The county commits
'sioneFa shall use said road fund consu
tuled as sfuTessid 10 pay alboproper in I
debtedness Incurred ss aforesaid in the
and repairs Of all roads and
bridges in.Haid respective counties upon
proper vorehers
sec. B. 1De per capita tax of one dol. |
lar provided for by the above section
shall be due upon the first day of Juns
of each year aud If not paid when due
the collector shall notify each delinquent
in writing, andif the same is not paid
within 80 days after such notification
the collector shall report the same to
the clerk n the board Of county com
missloners, who Oshallimmediatel bring
ssit against such delinquent for sum
double the amount due before any JUS
tica Of the peace Of said county in the
name of the board of county commits
sionSTs of such county, and upon. judR