The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-11-13
An Address to the Voters.

ton Special Road District of La
fayette County, Missouri
In order that each voter may
thoroughly understand the propO-
sition to organize a SPECIAL road
district, above mentioned, for the
improvement of all the roads
within such district the CONNER
cial Club of Lexington, Missouri,
desiring your cooperation in what
is believed to be "a work Of great
interest to all persons in the dis
trict, has appointed the under
signed committee and authorized
such committee to prepare a syn
opis of the law governing special
road districts;
First; The law provides that
territory not exceeding eight miles
square wherein is located an in
corporated town or city, may or
ganize a special road district.
Second; When sach special
road district is organized the
County Court, together with the
Mayor and City Council. shall APP
point three commissioners who
shall act without pay, except theiI
actual expenses, and who shall
have control and charge of all
the roads in such district, out
side of the incorporated town or
city therein.
Third: All the taxes paid for
road purposes on all property both
real and personal within the dis
trict to be turned over to such
commissioners to be spent in
working and improving all the
roads of such district. The poll
taxes collected within the district
outside of the Incorporated town
or city to be placed in the hands
of the commissioners. The law
also provides that an amount e.
quail to one-half of all dramshOp,
pool and billiard hall licenses paid
TO the county, from saloons with
in said district shall be turned
over to the district, and also one
fourth of all saloon, pool ana bill
lard hall license collected by the
city shall be turned over to such
district. The above funds to be a
special road fund for the purpose
of improving all the roads in the
district, and shall not be used
for any other purpose.
Fourth: The board of commits
sioners may gravel or macadamize
any roads in the district after all
roads and bridges therein are in
good repair For every dollar
raised by the district or citizens
or both, for permanent road i'm
provement the commissioners are
authorized to issue u rcquisition
on the state auditor for an equal
amount to be paid out ot the stat
road fund to be used in connec-
tion for permanent road improve
ment in such district.
Fifth Such board of Commis-
sioners may repair, grade and i'm
prove to the distance o. fifteen
miles from any line Of such spec
ial road district any highway out
side of such special road district
if the same be a prolongation Of
a highway in said district, if the
inhabitants interested in such i'm
provement, or the County Court,
or both, will assist literally in
contributions of money or work
in making such improvements.
The County Court Of Lafayette
County, on the petition IF some
thing over one hundred and sew
enty-five taxpayers residing with
in the proposed district, who re-
side in the county and own farms
in said district, praying That the
proposition Of organizing Il spec
ial road district embracing terri
tory eight miles square, within
which is located City Of Lexing-
ton, Missouri, be submitted TO a
e Al. loraI vot.re of ct,ob.