Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-05-11
THE NEW ROAD LAW.


itself is quite lengthy one, but the
following are the main points of in
terest to the tax payer and others
who desire the best of roads on the
most economical basis:
Sec. /. THE improvement of
highways is hereby declared to be
the established and permanent pol
icy of the state of Idaho; and the
duty is hereby imposed upon the
Highway Boards provided for by
this act, Of improving and maintain
ing the public highways within their
districts and of securing as rapidly
as the public revenues will permit,
permanent good roads of hard sur
face and properly graded and avail
able for convenient travel thereon
throughout the year"
Sec. 2. Whenever fifty or more
of the holders of title or evidence of
title to lands wholly within the linn
its Of single county, and aggregat-
ing not less than 10000 acres of
contiguous territory desire to provide
for the organization of the same as
highway district they may pro-
pose the organization of a highway
district under this act"
For the creation of such High
way District, it is necessary to file
petition with the Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners,
signed by the required number of
land holders, and stating the extent
of the proposed district. On such
filing, the Clerk shall cause to be
published notice of an election to
be held in such proposed district for
the purpose of determining whether
or not the same shall be organized
under the provisions of this act.
After publication of such notice for
three consecutive weeks, an election
is called to vote on the adoption of
the proposed highway district. No
registration is required to vote at
such election. If a majority of the
votes cast are in favor of the organ
ization of the district, the County
Board shall declare such territory
duly organized as a highway dis
trict and highway commissioners
are then appointed by the Governor
to hold Office for term of foul
years, after which the highway
commissioners shall be elected by
the voters OF the district for terms
of four years. "
This commission shall have gen.
eral supervision over all the high
ways in the district, with power tC
construct, maintain and improve
same, and shall manage and conduct
the business and affairs of the dis
trict. The commissioners serve
without compensation, but shall re-
ceive the amount of their actual anc
necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their official duties.
THE Highway Commission shall
appoint a Director of Highways
who shall be skilled and experienced
in the building, maintenance anC
repairing of highways and bridges
= and the term of his office, not ex
ceeding four years, and his compen
sation, shall be fixed by the High
i way Commission. The directo
> shall act under the direction of tin
: Commission and shall be subject t,
them"
AS soon as practicable the dis
;, trict shall be divided into divisions
y and deputy appointed for each
= whose duties are similar to those O
T the present road overseer."
THE revenues of the district ar
d derived from the following sources
LIST. THE districts share of tn
: general road and bridge fund of tn
e county. Road poll taxes to be pay
S able in cash.
e End. A general property tax Of
: each one hundred dollars of taxabl
d property within the district, as fol
;. lows: For road purposes not les
d than ten nor more than one hundre,
It cents; for bridge purposes, no
# more than twenty-five cents; pro