Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-05-21
Missouri Road Law.

Sec. |. Repeats numerous previous
laws, and especially the law creating
road commissioners, and defining their
powers and duties.
Sec. .. Provides that in the month of
February, 1908, and each year thereafter,
the County court shall appoint road
overseers, and that they shall give bond
and shall be under the supervision of
the county highway engineer appointed
by the County court.
Sec. 3. Gives qualifications of road
overseers and fixes their compensation at
not less than $500 nor more than $500
per day.
Sec. /. Provides for the giving of bond
by the overseer, its requirements and
conditions.
Sec. >. Defines some OF the duties of
the road Overseer. He shall keep the
roads of his district in as good repair as
the funds at his command will permit.
He shall at all times conform to the
plans and instructions OF the county
highway engineer in working the roads,
and in building orrepairing culverts and
bridges. And shall follow the directions
of the highway engineer in the expendi-
ture of the road funds of his district, etc.
Sec. 6. Provides that each overseer
shall make report to the highway engi-
neer on the first of each month, showing
amounts collected and from whom; ;
amounts disbursed and on what account; !;
what work has been done in his district,
including his own work; when and where
done.
Sec. :. Provides for the filling Of
vacancies when they occur in the offices
of road overseer or highway engineer.
Sec. 8. Provides for the levy of poll
tax of not less than $500 nor more than
S400. Persons subject to poll tax for
road purposes shall have the right to pay
the same in money or labor. II in labor,
at the rate of S1.OO per day for hand or
! SO. co per day for hand and team. Those
desiring to pay poll tax in labor must
notify the oYerseer to that effect, prior
/ to June of each year. If the notice
/ provided for be not given before June 1,
! it is deemed that the poll tax payer elects
! to pay in money, and it becomes due
and payable on the first day Of June.
/ Secs. 80. Provides for the levy, col
lectious and expenditure OF the road
taxes on real estate and personal property
! which is about the same as the old law.
/ Sec. II. On the tst day of June OF each
year the county collector shall deliver to
the road overseers of the county receipt
! book containing a receipt for the poll
and road tax of each person in the re-
! spective districts. The road oyerseeI
| shall give his receipt for the aggregate
amount of taxes OF said receipts and be
| charged Herewith. The Overseer shall
proceed to collect the amounts shown
due by such receipts in money and when
fully paid, deliver the receipt to the per-
son entitled to the same. On October Isl
the road overseer must return the receipt
book to the collector, and shall receive
credit for the amount remaining un-
collected. He shall file with the collector
his statement of the amount collected
by him from each person, and a detailed
statement of his disbursements. Any
sum remaining in his hands shall be paiC
to the county treasurer, who shall receip
for same and place it to the credit of thu
proper road district.
Sec. IL. Provides that the collecto
shall use diligence in collecting poll ane
! property road tax the same as othe
taxes are collected, and no propert!
whatever shall be exempt from seizure