The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-02-11
ANOTHER ROAD LAW.
MIR. Rhodes Bill To Regulate
Making and Working of
Henderson County Public
Roads.

NOoOSS
Below we give you Synopsis
of the bill introduced by Mr..
Rhodes.
Section l. All roads and fer
in Henderson County that have
been laid out or appointed by vir-
tue of any act of Assembly, or
any order of Court, are hereby
declared to be public roads and
ferries. And the Justices of the
Peace in each township in said
county shall have the supervis-
ion and control of the public
roads in their respective town.
ship subject to the provisions of
this act; they are hereby incer-
porated, and the Board of Trus-
tees of such township shall be
their corporate name. They shall
have the right to sue and be
sued, plead and be interpleaded
in any of the Courts of the State.
The Boards of Township Trus-
tees and the Board of County
Commissioners of said county as
hereinafter set forth in this chap
ter. shall have full. power and
authority as. now provided by
law to appoint and settle ferries,
and to order the laying out of
public roads where necessary, to
appoint where bridge or bridges
and fords shall be made, to dis
continue such roads and ferries
as shall be found useless, and to
alter roads so as to make them
more useful: Provided, that the
making and using of roads shall
not be delayed by litigation with
the owner of land about dam
ages.
Sec. 2. Regulates meetings and
organization of Trustees, their
duties, etc. Exempts members
from road duty. To examine
and report condition of Township
road to spring and fall terms
Superior Court. Makes neglect
of duty a misaemeanor.
Sec. 3. Township Trustees
shall divide respective townships
into road districts; elect a district
supervisor for each district; fixes
penalty for failure to serve at
$50 and costs; money so collected
| to go into road fund, credited to
proper district; shall have power
to fill vacancies.
Sec. 4. Road bed shall not be
more than 16 feet wide, unless
ordered by County Commission
ers; in opening new roads five
jurors shall be summoned or re-
quired; supervisor to open or
cause to be opened all public
roads laid out in his district, and
keep same in repairs; owners OBJ
structing to pay him $40 for each
ofense, to be applied to school
fund, and also be guilty of mis-
domeanor
Sec. 5. Makes all able bodied
male persons between 18 and 45
liable to perform 8 days service
on roads, or pay $3.50 to be
applied to this purpose by super
visor.
Sec. 6. Supervisor shall Or
der out all persons liable between
February 1st and December 1st,
to work as aforesaid; all such
persons failing to respond shall
forfeit 81 for each day and be
liable to four days service, and be
guilty of a misdemeanor, unless
legally exempt.
Sec. z. & 8. Provides for
proper adjustment in case of re-
moval from one district to
another, and prescribes working
hours.
Sec. 9. The residence of any
person who has a family is held
to be where his family resides;
other persons where they may
board.
Sec, 10. Provides for collec-
ton of forfeitures by District
Supervisors; makes judgements
secured same as other judg-
ments at law.
Sec. II. Supervisors shall ac-
count to Township Trustees for
all money collected, and furnish
true list of all persons liable in
their respective districts annually
Sec. 13 & IA. Supervisors are
authorized to construct foot
bridges over streams, and pro-
vide finger boards at cross roads.
Sec. Is. Penalty for removal
or damage to guide boards $50
and 80 days Imprisonment.
Sec. rs. Township Trustees