The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-04-18
HALIFAX ROAD LAW.
Passed by the Last General
Assembly.

dred and eighty six, public laws OF
one Thousand nine hundred and three
entitled "An act to provide for work
ing the public roads and highways of
Halifax county.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section l.. That section two of
said act be and the same is hereby
expressly repealed and the following
inserted in lieu thereof: That there
shall hereafter be elected by the
board of township supervisors here
matter provided for at their regular
in June, one thousand nine
hundred and seven, and at their reg
ular meeting in June Of each and
every year thereafter, one or more
superintendents of roads in each of
the respective townships in the coun-
ty, which said superintendent, or su-
perintendents, shall be paid such COM
pensation as may be fixed by the said
board of township road supervisors,
and to be paid out Of the township
road fund, and who after June, one
thousand nine hundred and seven,
shall hold office for one year, or un-
til his successor has been elected and
as provide for in this act:
Provided, further, that the said su-
perintendent or superintendent of
roads may at any time be removed
by the board of township road su-
pervisors, after having been given
ten days notcie and a hearing, when,
in the opinion of the board, there
exist good and sufficient causes
for such action, and for malfeasance
and misconduct in office he may be
removed by them without further
notice than may be necessary in or
der to give him hearing.
Section 2. That section three of
said act be, and the same is hereby,
repealed and the following
in lieu thereof: That it shall
be the duty Of the said superintend-
ent or superintendent of roads, with
the advice of and under the supervi-
sion and direction Of, the board of
townships road supervisors, and sub
ject to the approval of said board,
to supervise, direct, and have charge
of the maintenance of and building
of all public roads in his township,
and he shall give a good and lawful
bond satisfactory to the said board
of township road supervisors, for
two hundred dollars as a guarantee
of the faithful and honest discharge
of the duties of his office, which bond
shall be registered in the office Of the
register of deeds and filed with the
clerk Of the superior court; and it
shall be the duty Of such super
of roads to submit to said
board Of township road supervisors
a quarterly report, or as often as
said board shall desire a report, con-
cerning the work in progress and
expended, and he shall sub.
NIT quarterly report on the condi-
ton of the public roads and bridges,
and plans for their improvement, and
he shall include in this report an in
ventory of the tools, implements, and
other equipments on hand.
Section 3. That the eighth sec.
tions of said act be amended by
striking out all after the wore
"out" in line eight of said section
and adding in lieu thereof the fol
lowing: under the direction, ano
and with the approval OF
the said board Of township road su,
pervisors.
Section 4. That the ninth section
of said act be amended by striking
out the word annually" in line
four of said section, and inserting ir
lieu thereof the word Quarterly;
and by adding after the word "quor-
um" at the end of said section the
following: The said board Of town.
ship road supervisors shall have
charge of the maintenance and
building of all public roads in their
respective townships, and shall have
full and complete control and super.
vision of all work done thereon.
Section 5. That section twelve OF
said act be amended by striking out
the words county commissioners
in line twenty-six of said section, anc
inserting in lieu thereof the words
"board of township road supervis.
ors," and by striking out the wore
commissioners" in line twenty
eight of said section and inserting il
lieu thereof the word "supervis
ors."
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