The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-04-06
THE NEW ACT
Text Of the County Road Commission Law
We are now Under

We are now Under,
Last week we made mention OF the
fact that the law under which the
county road commission OF this county
has been working Stree 1893. has been
repealed and a special act passed in its
stead. We are in receipt Of the text Of
the act which we reprodute below
AN ACT
Providing for the appointment,
terms OF Office and comp, n sation Of
county road commissioners for the
county Of Iron. and the levying Of
county road tax within all townships
in said county.
The People OF the State Of Michigan
enact
Section 1. The board Of county road
commissioners for the county of Iron
shall consist u three members who
shall be appointed by the board OF
supervisors Of said county for the term
Of three years from and including the
first day of May following such ap.
pointment.
Section 2. Said county road com
missioncrs shall in the first instance
be appointed between the fifteenth day
of March and the first day OF May.
nineteen hundred seven. one for the
term OF one year one for the term Of
TWO years and one for the term OF three
years, from and including the first day
OF May, nineteen hundred seven, but
their respective terms Of Office snail be.
gin Immediately upon filing their
oaths of Office rs hereinafter provided,
and thereafter one commissioner shall
be appointed by said board OF super.
visors, between the first day of March
and the fifteenth day Of April in each
year, for the term Of three years as
provided in section one Of this act.
Section B. The clerk Of said county
shall within Eve days after the ap.
pointment of any commissioner notify
him in writing Of his appointment,
and such commissioner shall within
ten days after being 80 notified take
and subscribe the constitutional oatn
of Office and file the same with the said
clerk.
Section 4. The compensation of the
county road commissioners shall be Ok.
ed by the board Of supervisors Of said
county, by annual salary or otherwise.
Vacancies that may occur in the Office
of county road commissioner shall be
filled by said board of supervisors for
the unexpired portion Of the term.
The said board Of supervisors may
remove at will without notice OF hear
ing any member Of said board of
county road commissioners. whenever
in their opinion such member is deem
ed to be disqualified or incompetent to
hold such Office or that he Is guilty Of
negligence in the conduct Of his work
or careless In the expenditure Of
county moneys
Section 8. The provisions Of section
numbered four thousand two hundred
eighty-one Of the Compiled Laws Of
eighteen hundred ninety seven, shall
control the action of the county road
comm issioners In all matters therein
mentioned. except the amount Of money
TO be raised by tax for county road
purposes In determining the amount
Of money to be raised for all county
road purposes, the board Of county
road commissioners shall on or before
October first in each year make de.
tailed statement Of the work il proposes
TO do and the roads they intend TO build
and improve and the amount OF money
needed 10 pay for such improvement,
and present the same TO The board OF
supervisors OF said county for IL APP
prevail. The board Of county road
commissioners Of said county may. and
it Is hereby authorized and empowered
by and with the consent Of the board
of supervisors Of said county, raise TO
by tax on all taxable property in said
county for county road purT oses a sum
of money not exceeding six dollars on
each one thousand dollars Of the asses
sed valuation upon the assessment rolls
of the county for the preceding year
nor shall the sum 80 raised exceed two
dollars ON each one thousand dollars Of
the valuation without FIRST having OBJ
tanned the consent Of said board OF
supervisors.
Section o. All townships in said
county of Iron, whether any one or
more OF them have adopted and may
be operating under a township road
system, as provided by sections four
thousand two hundred eighty.four 10
four thousand two hundred ninety OF
the Compiled Laws of eighteen hundred
ninety seven or not shall be liable for
and shall have county road tax levied
therein, notwithstanding the provi.
sions of section four thousand two
hundred eighty eight Of Compiled Laws
OF eighteen hundred ninety seven.
Section T. Act number one hundred