The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Alabarna Must HaUe
 System of Good Roads
By HON. JOHN ". CRAFT.

and conditions will permit. and as the rules and regulations of the commis- sion may prescribe. and he and his as- sistants may be required by the com mission to attend any public meeting held by the commission or other par ties in the interest of road improve ment in the State, and the state en- gineer and his assistants shall be al- lowed necessary travelling expenses while performing their official duties All the files and records of said com mission shall. under reasonable regula- ttcns, be kept open for public inspec- ton, and certified copies shall be re- ceived in evidence in any court of this State. The attorney general of the State shall be ex-officio attorney for the commission and shall give the com mission such legal counsel, advice, as 1t may, from time to time require.
 Section 3. When practicable. said commission shall investigate and de- termfne the location of road materials in the State. ascertain the most ap- proved laws in relation to roads, and hold public meetings throughout the State when deemed advisable. On, oi before April of each year. 1t shall be the duty of the commission. to make a printed report to the Governor. stating as near as possible the number oi miles of public road built or improved during the year. their itemized cost and general character and location of ma terials suitable for road construction the general character and needs of the State and recommend such Legislation as it deems advisable. and any other information concerning road improve ment as 1t deems expedient. In the study of road materials the cofnmis- sion shall have the cooperation of the State geologist.
 Sec. I. For the purpose of State aid in the construction, improvement and maintanence of public high ways. there shall hereafter be expen- ded all money derived from State con vict labor which has not been already appropriated. which shall constitute the State road fund.
 Sec. s. There is hereby appro- priated out of said road funds of the State, ten thousand dollars, or SC much thereof as shall be necessary for the year 1907. and so much thereof as shall be necessary each year thereaft- CT to pay the expenses of said commis- sion, including the salary and travel Ing expenses of the State engineers and all other persons employed by the commission, but in no year shall tho expenses of the commission, engineer assistants. stenographer. office sup plies, exceed the sum herein appropriat- ed. All accounts and expenditures : shall be certified to by the chairman oi said commission, after being audited and allowed by said commissioners. and paid by the State Treasurer upon or ders drawn by the State Auditor and approved by the Governor. The said commission may purchase from time to time such road building machinery and equipments as 1t may deem neces- sary for carrying on the work to be paid out of said state road funds, upon warrant drawn by the State Auditor and approved by the Governor.
 Sec. 6. No member of the high ways commission, the state engineer or any other person in the employ of the highway commission. shall be, either directly or indirectly interested in any contract for constructing, im- proving or maintaining any road un- der this act, and such persons violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof. shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $500.
 Sec. '. On or before the frs, day in the month of January of each year the highway commission shall es. timate the probable sum of money that will accrue sthe state road fund dur ing the year. and apportion the same among the different counties of the State. herein provided, and shall inn mediately send a notice to the board of county commissioners of each coun- ty stating the amount that such county shall be entitled to receive for said