The Marshall republican., 1911-08-31
Special Road
District Law
Complete Law for Special
Road District

MY IL. u w are opie
to give our readers the complete
road law for special districts, as
follows:
Sec. 1886. Special Road Districts
may be Observation-Disclosures
Territory not exceeding eigth
miles square, wherein is located
spy city, town or village contain
ing less than one hundred thous-
and inhabitants, may be organized
~ hereinafter set forth into a
special road district: Provided,
hevever, the provisions OF this
section shall not apply to counties
In This state now containing or
which may hereafter contain So
60 inhabitants or more lying ad-
ioiniDg any city OF this state con-
taining 500, 900 inhabitants or more.
Sec. 1857. Powers OF such spec
ial road districts.-Every such dis
tyicf organized under the pro-
visions Of this articles shall be a
body cooperate and possess the
usual powers OF a corporation for
public purposes and shall be
known and styled g. special
road district of county" as
may be designated by the county
court by order OF record, and in
that name shall be capable OF suing
and being sued, contracting and
being contracted with.
Sec. 105Ts. Commissioners-ap-
oath. The mayor and members OF
the city council OF any city or
town within any special road dis
trict thus organized, together with
the members OF the county court
of The county in which said district
is located at a meeting To be held
In the country court room, at which
meeting the presiding Judge OF
the county court shall preside and
the county clerk shall act as clerk,
within two weeks after the
voters within the territory OF such
proposed districts shall adopt the
provisions OF this article, shall, by
order OF record to be kept by the
county clerk, appoint a board OF
commissioners composed OF three
persons, designating one to serve
for three year, one for two years,
and one for n year, and In Feb
rpary every year thereafter one
commissioners shall be appointed
m above specified, to serve three
years all such commissioners shall
be resident taxpayers OF tbs dis
triri, and shall serve until their
are appointed and quail
ffrd-vacancy TO be filled as orig
iDsl appointments are made. Resig
nations shall be to the county
clerk Removal from the district
shall create a vacancy. Such COM
nissioners, before entering upon
the discharge OF their duties, shall
take oath OF office, to be admin
uttered by the clerk of'the county
court.
Sec io57e. Duty OF county clerk
after adoption OF article. - The
county clerk OF any county In
which such special road district
may be organized shall, within five
days after the adoption OF the pro
Visions OF this article by the vot
ers of any such special road dis
trict, notify the mayor and mem
hers OF the city council OF any
city within such special road dis
trict and the judges OF the county
eoprt OF such fact, and call them
To meet in the county court room
NJ n specified time within five
days from such notice, for the pur
pose OF appointing commissioners
n above provided.
Sec. 105s0, Clerk to notify COM
missioners.-The clerk of the coun
~ court shall notify each commits
sioner OF his appointment within
five days from such appointment.
Sec. 1881. Board OF commission
era 10 organize, etc.-Such COM
aisaioners shall, within ten days
from the receipt OF such notice,
meet and organize by selecting one
Of their number as chairman and
enc as clerk. The clerk shall keep
full and accurate record of the pro
seedlings OF the board, and per
form such other duties as may be
required of him by the board.
Bee. 1o6s2. Treasurer OF board.
Said board may appoint a treas
urer and fix the amount OF his
bond and prescribe his duties,
which said bond shall be filed In
the office OF the clerk of the coun-
~ court.
Sec io5ss. Compensation OF the
board---Ssid board shall serve with