Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-01-05
RECOMMEND new
LAWS FOR IDAHO
IEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ASSN. FINISH WORK
Important Laws Recommended to the
New Legislature for Passage.-Of
Importance and Many VIII no
Doubt be Passed.

The legislative committee appoint
ed by the state association of Coun-
ty Commissioners, representing ev-
cry county in Idaho, consisting Of
Robert Sterling, T. r. Sherman, j.
z. Kerrick. S. f. Scott and w. d.
Huffacker following a three days
session in Boise, concluded Saturday
night to recommend the enactment
of laws looking to the betterment of
the procedure and conduct of coun-
ty government in part as follows:
1.-THE collection of all road taxes
IN money.
"The granting of power to county
commissioners to let road building by
contract. whenever practical. and
where not so practical to have the
same done at the expense Of the
county, by the day, payable out Of
the road fund.
"The passage of law making
every section line a public highway,
insofar as the same can be legally
done.
ITO abolish the Office of county
road district overseer, and place the
sole control and management of roads
in the hands of the county COM
missioners.
THAT salaries of county survey
ors be fixed upon such basis as to OBJ
tain and retain for the various coun-
ties the services of efficient civil en-
gineers.
ITO lengthen the terms of county
commissioners so as to retain at all
times at least one member upon the
board. A four or six-year term is
recommended.
ITO compel all corporations and
persons to furnish list of employees
to the proper county road officials
making saidcorporations and per-
sons personally responsible for the
collection Of road, poll and hospital
taxes from said employees and pro-
viding penalties for a failure to com
ply with said law.
ITO provide for compulsory en-
ployment of county and state pri-
soners upon public roads.
To provide home for the feeble
minded.
ITO make wife desertion felony.
"To amend the law of condemna-
ton of roads so the grantees or own
ers of abutting road land, who be-
come grantees during condemnation
proceedings. shall take said lands
with notice of said proceedings.
"To make the county treasurer the
collector of taxes.
ITO provide for the establishment
Of good roads districts in such way
that a district may be established
covering parts Of two or more coun
ties
1--WE further recommend that i'm
mediate organized action be takei
for the improvement of our count,
roads. and to this end we advis
a convention Of county commission
ers to meet in Boise on Jan. "a, 1871
at o o'clock a. m, then and Their
30 organize, permanently elect officer
and appoint committees for the com
ing two years, and to confer wit
the proper legislative committee, an
we do hereby call meeting of sal
association for said time and place
The secretary of this board, Z
r. Sherman, is hereby appointed a
a committee Of one to prepare pre-
gram for said meeting and to max
the proper arrangements therefor.
eve further recommend that tn
various boards of county commission
ers of the state appoint delegate
from among their own members
attend said meeting. 1t is further r
commended that the boards of cou
" commissioners of the state pa
resolutions seeking the aid of q
members of the legislature of the
own counties in the promotion
good road building and that each
said legislators be provided with
copy thereof. The secretary Of II
committee is hereby instructed
mail to Governor-elect J. II. Hawl
and to each board of county comm
sioners Of the state a copy of the
resolutions.