The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-06-17
HOW TO GET
GOOD ROADS

How to get good roads is question
Of great interest to every citizen OF
Grady county.
The last legislature opened up the
way by which money can be raised for
this purpose without working any
hardship whatever upon anyone, and
Il is proposed to take immediate action
along the lines mapped out by the
new law and push it until the sandy
portions OF the road are made even
better than other portions.
~ order that all the people may
learn what the law is and be pre-
pared to do their part when called up
on we publish below those sections
that apply to case:
Section A. The township board Of
any township is hereby authorized and
empowered to issue bonds not to ex-
ceed 3 per cent Of the taxable prop
erty Of said township as ascertained
BY the last assessment for county pur-
poses for the purpose Of securing
right-of-way and for improvement by
draining, grading. graveling, or ma
cadamizing. Said bonds shall bear in
terest at the rate Of not exceeding
per cent per annum, payable semi
annually principal and interest to be
payable at such place as the town
ship board shall direct. Such bonds
shall be made payable in twenty-five
years, and redeemable in not less than
ten years. and be issued in amounts
not less than five hundred (500) dol
lars nor more than one thousand
(l,O00) dollars as the township board
may direct and shall be sold at such
times and in such amounts, as in the
opinion Of the township board seems
best; provided. that none of such
bonds shall be sold or disposed Of for
less than par value. Said bords shall
be issued by the township board, and
signed by the president and attested
by the clerk thereof.
Section 50. Road improvement dis
tricts consisting Of not less than eigh-
teen square miles in area may be ere
ated in any county upon a written pc
tition signed by IS per cent Of the
qualified electors Of the proposed road
Improvement district being filed with
the county clerk Of the county in
which said road improvement district
is sought to be created. and rs per
cent of the costs OF improving any
road within such district shall be borne
by said district. and 70 per cent by
the county; provided, that should any
county refuse to vote bonds TO pay its
gOrtion Of costs Of improving roads in
road districts as provided in this act
nothing herein contained shall prevent
any road district in such county from
paying the entire amount OF costs of
such improvement.
Section 81. Immediately upon filing
a petition for the creation of road
improvement district the county clerk
shall notify the county commissioners
Of such petition. and the county com
missioners shall meet within ten days.
and shall by order create the district
as prayed for in the petition, and each
district shall be numbered consecutive
ly in the order Of its creation. The
function Of the board Of county COM
missioners in the creation of road dis
tricts is limited to the investigation Of
the number and qualification Of the
signers Of said petition, and if they
are in compliance with the provisions
of this act, then the county commis-
sioners shall enter the improvement
district, and shall order an election to
be held for the purpose of issuing
tonds o pay the road distriets's por-
tion Of the expense, which in no case
shall be in excess of ) per cent Of
the total valuation Of the taxable prop
erty in said district