The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-09-16
ROBESON'S ROAD LAW.
Provisions of the RoadLaw That
has Been in Effect in Robson
County Since April l Last.

County Since April l Last.
The Robesonian was requested
recently to publish the new road
law Of the county. The paper has
been 50 crowded since the re-
quest was made with news that
could not be held over that it has
been impossible to comply with
the request until now. The main
provisions Of this law We're pub !
lished in The Robesonian Of /
March 4, last. To publish the I
law in its entirety would require
more space than can be devoted /.
to it. However, it is not neces-
sary to publish it as it reads, and, |
stripped of all unnecessary word
ing it makes the following pro-
visions:
Section |. That the board Of
commissioners Of Robson shall,
on the first Monday inApril, 1909,
and biennially thereafter, elect,
upon the recommendation of the
members Of the General Assem-
bly,, board Of road trustees
for each township in the coun-
ty, which shall be composed Of
three citizens, residents and tax
payers Of the township, and they
are incorporated and the board
of road trustees" Of such town.
ship shall be their corporate
name.
Section 2 provides that the term
of office Of said boards shall be
two years and they shall meet
within 20 days after election and
organize by the election Of a
chairman and secretary. Section >
! prescribes the oath which the
members shall take to honestly,
diligently and faithfully perform
the duties Of the Office.
Section 4 provides that the
road trustees shall meet on the
first Monday in May andNovem-
Der, and at such other times as a
majority OF them may deem ad-
visable, and shall keep a record OF
] their proceedings. 1t shall be
their duty to examine into the
condition Of the public roads OF
their respective townships al
least twice a year and make Z
report in duplicate on the condl-
ton Of said roads, and present
one copy Of said report at the
May and November meetings OF
1 the county commissioners, Civ
k. ing the other copy to the snllci
tor.
:. Section 5. The board of roaC
trustees shall have the right t.
). lay out, alter or discontinue pub
lie roads that are wholly within
their townships, and the commits
sioners shall have the same RICH
with regard to roads that eXten'
into two or more townships. |
u is provided that the right Of wa
Of all public roads shall be 4
feet wide, and the supervisors
: with the approval Of the roa'
trustees, shall determine how
:. much of said right of way sha
Y be used for public road purposes
Section 6 makes all persons VIII
1 shall neglect or refuse to perforr
the duties enjoined by this &C
guilty of a misdemeanor, to b
fined or imprisoned, or both, i
the discretion Of the court.
Section 7. The road trustees Q
the several townships shall, O
the LIST Monday in May next, c
within 4 weeks thereafter, divid
their respective townships int
suitable road districts, MAXIM
such alterations annually as the
may deem proper, and cause
brief description thereof to b
made on the township records
7 they shall appoint one, and NJ
n more than three, supervisors fC
= each township, and each supervi:
or shall be furnished a plot of h
road district. The supervisor
{. shall take an oath and give sue
bond as the trustees shall deter
~~ mine; and on refusal to Qualif
~ and serve shall pay $25 and cost
81 into the road fund of the toWr
81 ship. Sections 9 to 18 deal in d,
~ tail with the duties of supervisor
~ and road trustees. Section
~ provides that all vehicles sha
- pass to the right of the travelle
% way, every person wilfully viola
ID ing this provision to be liable
% fine not to exceed $40. Sectio
n 70 makes Transporting logs {
% other timbers along public road
- by means of sliding on the roa
- bed by the method known q
sA shaking logs" a misdemeano1
% subject to a fine Of not more tina
~ $50 or Imprisonment not MOI
% than 80 days.
=, Section q provides that roa
- trustees shall receive as compe1
s8 satiOn for their services 81. so pt
ID day such compensationto be pal
So 10 trustees tor not more than |
~ days in one year. Under sectio
.. Il road supervisors may be pal
- 81 per day for each day actual
~ engaged in road work.
q Section 81 provides that II
- supervisors shall work publ
roads that lead to different town
OF the county on through tn
- towns, this not applyingof cours
{ to the side streets of the town!
( All petitions for the establish
: ment Of new roads that lie who
ly within one township shall
5 addressed to the trustees of tina
: township, but if the propose
! road shall lie in two Or MOI