The Marshall republican., 1911-08-31

such tools and machinery for con-
structing and improving public
roads.
Sec. 1885. Boards powers and
duties.-Said board shall have sole
exclusive and entire control and
jurisdiction over all public high
ways within its district outside
the corporate limits of any city
or village therein, to construct
improve and repair such highways
and shall remove all distractions
from such highways, and for the
discharge Of these duties shall
have all the power, rights and au-
thority conferred by general stat
utes upon road o~verseers, and said
board shall at all times keep the
public roads under its charge in as
good repair as the means at its
command will permit. AMI .or this
purpose may employ hanls at fix
ed compensations; rent, lease or
buy teams, Implements, tools and
machinery, all kinds OF motor
power, and all things needful to
carry on such road work: Provid-
ed, that the board may have such
road work or any part OF such
work done by contract, under
such regulations as the board ma!
prescribe.
Sec. 1856. May expend money
upon roads within city limits,
when.-Said board shall have au-
thority TO expend not than
one-fourth OF the revenue which
may now or which may hereafter
be paid into its treasury, for the
purpose of constructing macadam.
gravel, or rock roads within the
corporate limits OF the city within
said special road district, provid-
dc the same shall be extensions or
combinations OF similar roads al
ready constructed outside OF such
corporate limits, during a period
of five years from the time this
section takes effect in the Ease OF
existing special road districts,
and of five years from the time
of the establishment of every
special road district hereafter.
Sec. i05s7. Board TO keep an &C
count.-Said board shall keep a
full and complete record of all
moneys received, showing from
whom and on what account any
moneys are received, giving the
amount received on each particu-
lar item; and also OF all moneys
disbursed, to whom any moneys
are paid, and for what purpose 1t
Ii paid.
Sec. l05ss. Board may improve
what highways.-Such boards may
repair, grade and improve to the
distance OF fifteen MES from any
line of such special district any
highway outside OF such district,
II the same be n prolongation OF
a highway In said district, and II
the inhabitants interested in such
improvements, or the county court
or both, will assist literally In
contribution OF money or work
In making such improvements.
Sec. 105ss. May sell property OF
district.-Said board shall sell any
property OF such district, on such
terms as II may deem proper,
when same can no longer be pro-
fitably used for road work.
Sec. lo5s0. Powers OF board. -
Such board may buy all material
which may be used, directly or In
directly, in constructing, improv-
ing or repairing any public high
way or bridge In its district, and
Ii authorized to do and perform
all acts within it's district for
which any authority Is given to
road overseers under the general
road law of this state.
Sec. 1881. Board May build
bridges.-Said board may build
such bridges in It's district whose
cost does not exceed one hundred
dollars, and may repair bridges
In It's district; bridges costing
more than one hundred dollars
and repairs costing more than
one hundred dollars shall be erect
ed or made by the county.
Sec. 1882. To meet monthly :
proceedings Said board shall
meet once a month, at such stated
times al 1t may designate, to hear
complaints or reports of defective
and broken bridges, to order need
ed repairs, and TO transact such
other business as may be author
lied by this article; and in case
OF emergency, the president Of
the board may have such repairs
made, and such meeting may be