Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-04-20
THE NEW HIGHWAY
DISTRICT Law
Salient Features Of the Highway
Law Permitting the Organization
of Districts in this State for
Road Improvement.

Whenever fifty or more holders
OF title or evidence Of title to lands
wholly within the limits of single
/, county and aggregating not less than
twenty thousand acres of contiguous
territory. desire to provide for the
Organization OF the same as high
way district, they may do so under
this act. provided that they hold
title or evidence Of title to at least
one tenth par of the total area of
land in the proposed district. or
such organization may be proposed
and such petition signed by a num-
Der of adult residents within the
proposed district equal to at least
twenty per cent OF the aggregate
vote cast for governor at the cleo
ton precincts within such proposed
district at the last general election.
A petition plainly showing the
lands in, or the boundaries Of the
said district and signed by the
proper number Of holders Of title OF
evidences of title shall be filed
with the clerk of the board of eoun-
sty commissioners. The petition must
be accompanied by a map Of the pro
posed district and the name OF dis
trlct be stated. Said petition and
all maps and other papers at al
proper hours shall be open to pub
lie inspection from the time filled
until date OF election
On receiving such petition the
clerk shall publish notice of cleo
tiou to be held in such proposed
district for the purpose OF determin-
ing whether such district shall be
Organized or not. Such notice shall
clearly state the lands designated as
living within said proposed district
and shall state the name OF the
district as designated by the petition
The notice shall require the electors
TO cast ballots which shall contain
the words. " o.. =. o.. =. - High
way District Yes" or
Highway District No" or words
equivalent thereto,
The election will be conducted as
nearly as possible in accordance with
the general laws of the state excep-
ting that no previous registration is
necessary. After election the board
Of commissioners shall within ten
iays meet and canvass said returns
and if shall appear that more than
half of the votes cast are IL
Highway District Yes" the board
shall by order entered upon its
minutes declare such territory duly
organized as a highway district un-
der the name designated in the
petition.
There shall then be appointed by
the governor three highway cem-
missioners who shall held office for
four years and in case Of vacancies
shall fill all such. After the expira-
ton OF the first four years term
Of office they shall be elected by
the electors of the district for terms
Of four years.
Immediately after qualifying the
members Of the highway board shall
meet and organize as board elect
ing a president and shall appoint
secretary and treasurer whose
terms of office shall be fixed BY the
board and the treasurer shall give
a bond in the sum of $1,000 and
shall thereafter file bond In any
sum when so required by the board.
The board shall constitute the high
way board and shall have full, ex-
elusive and general supervision oy-
or all highways within their dis
.rict. with full power to construct.
maintain, repair and improve all
highways within their district eth
or by their own agents or by con
tract. They may enter upon any
and all lands TO survey and may lo-
cate the necessary works on the
line of any highways. on any land
that NAV be deemed best for such
location and shall have full and COM
plete charge OF any road work or
improvement
The highway commissioners shall
receive no pay for their services as
commissioners, but shall receive the
amount of their actual necessary ex-
pense incurred in the performances
Of their duties. The board shall
fix the compensation Of all other
officers OF the district and Of all
agents and employees Of the district
to be paid out Of the treasury Of the
district.
As soon as possible after the or
ganization of the district the
board shall employ a director Of
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