The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-02

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eight inch rise in the center shopping
each way when completed.
Section 6. All work done under
any contract let by supervisors of
any township shall be paid by the
township treasurer out of the road
fund in his hands belonging to the
township in which such work is
done, on order of the board of
supervisors of such township certify
ing the amount of work done and
the amount to be paid for the same,
but IN no case shall more than
SeVenty-tiVe per cent Of the contract
price be paid until the work is
completed and accepted by the board
and SO certified by them.
Section Z. In case OF urgent nee
eSSltY the chairman Of the board of
supervisors may make nominal re-
pairs at any time, and employ a
man 70" that purpose who shall
drag the highways after rains when
in proper condition to do 50 to OBJ.
tain the best results his pay to be
stipulated by said board of super
visors.
Section s. In last of transients,
or those not assessed for personal
taxes, the township board of super
VISOrs, or some person authorized by
them in their respective townships
shall collect poll tax in cash under
the provisions OF the law in force
for the collection of such tax.
Section 9. All taxes for road pur-
poses including road poll taxes.
hitherto levied, with the option to
paw the same in labor, must be paid
in labor before the first day in Sept
ember, 1911, otherwise the same
shall be paid into the county treas
ury in cash.
Section. 10. All road cOnstruc-
ton work which in one place or con-
tinued stret,h Of road including
bridge approaches and grading
same. which will in the option of
the county commissioners require
an expenditure of five hundred
! dollars or over, including surveying
| fees. shall be done by the county
under the supervision of the board
Of county commissioners In cOun-
ties of a considerable ares which
are mountainous, said county COM
missioners shall have authority to
employ a practical engineer to super
intend the road work of the county
establish all grades under supervi-
Of the county commissioners. His
pay shall be fixed by said board.
Section IL. 1t shall be the duty
Of each county commissioner to
examine the roads requiring the ex-
penditure of five hundred dollars
500 COZ or more in his district,
when requested by the township
board of supervisors or ten electors
Of said township and report his con-
illusions to the board of county
commissioners at the next meeting
and for such work and looking after
said construction each commissioner
shall receive the compensation fixed
by law.
Section II. The board Of county
commissioners shall be the sole
Judge of what roads shall be built
by the county at a cost of five hun
dred dollars or over but shall give
preference to the roads to markets
over which there is the most travel.
Section Is. On the first Tuesday
in September the board Of county
commissioners shall meet at the
county seat and levy a road tax in
addition to the road taxes. levied
by the several townships IN their
county and for said object the board
shall have power to levy for county
roads MT to exceed five mills on the
dollar of the assessed valuation and
they shall have entire supervision of
the expenditure of said taxes and as
far as equitable they shall expend
said fund for the benefit of the
people of the township from which
said tax is received; provided. they
may levy a higher rate, not to ex-
coed ten mills on the dollar, if they
have been directed to do so by a
majority of the electors.