Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-10-18
WANTS THE LAW
 WELL DEFINED
County Clerk J. H. Shelby Makes Re- quest of Prosecuting Attorney Jones For Opinion Before He Consents to Pay Road Warrants Or
 dered by Judge Gould.

County Clerk J. H. Shelby has rc- quested Prosecuting Attorne.; w. l.. Jones to render him legal opinion as to whether or not he has the au- thority to pay out road warrants, or dered by Judge James Gould to meet the indebtedness of Road Improve hlent District No. 1, known as the macadam road south of this city. He has declined to issue said warrants until an opinion is furnished him by Judge Jones.
 The warrants were ordered paid Cut in accordance with an allowance of $31 ,560. It is stated that pro- lest has been made to the county clerk against his issuing the war, rants, as ordered by the county court on the ground that the county court IS preparing to take money from one road district and defray the expenses incurred by another district. The money is said to have been ordered taken from Road District No. which is in the city of Pine Bluff. The 1n- terest on bonds issued to finance 5he macadam road is ordered paid out of the fund of Road District No. 1.
 Judge Gould,s order follows.
 In the matter of the allowance of the sum of $51,56 towards the COL StrnctjOn and int >f bo county road improved by Road Im- provement District of Jefferson cuun- ty, Arkansas, out of any fluids be- longing to Road District No 1 of the city of Pine Bluff, Ark.
 Whereas, It is deemed to the Jest interest of Jefferson county and that portion of the county improved by Road Improvement District Mo- ]. ot said county to eXpend portion of the road tax fund now and hereafter accruing and belonging to Road bis trict No. 1 of said county OR sait. public highway;
 Now Therefore, it is by the count considered, ordered and adjudged that the sum of 31,560, payable as here matter mentioned, be and the same is hereby apportioned out of aay funds now or hereafter coming rtu the hands of the county treaslrcr Of Jefferson county to the credit of s1id Road District No. 1 of said county for the purpose of contributing and pay ing towards the cost of building. con- structing, maintaining and repairins said road as above mentioned; and to that end the county clerk is hereby authorized and directed to draw eight warrants upon the county treasurer of Jefferson county, payable at times ard in the several amounts hereinafter mentioned out of the funds of said Road District No. 1 of said county to said board of directors of Road iln- provement District No. 1, as foiluNs to-wit:
 i One warrant in the sum of S4,tSO payable March 14, 1911.
 One warrant in the sum of S4,t-r, payable March IA, 1912.
 One warrant in the sum of si.5O payable March IA, 1913.
 One warrant in the su moi $l.0.sd, payable March H, 1914.
 One warrant in the sum of $3.Si0, payable March IA, 1915.
 One warrant in the sum of $3,G30, payable March 14, 1916.
 One warrant in the sum of S3. 12O payable March IA. 1917.
 One warrant in the sum of S3.lt1 payable March 14, 1918.
 The county clerk is hereby farther authorized and directed to make cut and deliver all of said warrants to said board of directors of Road lm- provement District No. 1 of Jefferson county, Arkansas, forthwith. (signed) JAMES COULD October 3, 1910. County Judge