Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-19

the person whose bid has been accepted
which contract shall be in writing
specifying the work to be done, the
time in which it is to be completed and
the amount to be done, the time in
which it is to be completed and the
amount paid for the same, and the
board may require the person receiving
the contract to furnish bonds with
approved securities, in such sum as
they may deem sufficient conditional on
the faithful performance of the con-
tract according to plans and specifica-
tons.
Section Is. The board of county
commissioners may at any time during
the progress of the work have esti-
mates made, either by themselves or
by the surveyor, and pay for the same
by warrants drawn on the road fund,
but in 10 case shall more than seventy
five per cent of the contract price be
paid on any contract until the work is
completed and accepted by the board.
Section II. Upon a petition of one
third OF the electors of the county,
based on the vote for governor on pre-
vious election, the county commission
ers shall order an election upon the
question of levying a greater amount
than five mills road tax, for the next
fiscal year or for a term of years, not
exceeding three years, to be voted on
at the next general election.
Section 18. In counties having
unorganized townships all the road
of said unorganized townships shall be
under the control of the county COM
missioners who are empowered to levy
not to exceed eight mills for any n
year for a road fund.
Section 10. The board of county
commissioners shall, for the purpose of
establishing proper grades and levels
and getting plans and specifications of
the work to be done, be empowered to
employ any competent surveyor, who
shall establish such grades and report
the same to the board. together with
recommendation, plans and specifica-
tons and his estimate of the probable
cost of the work. When the report of
the surveyor shows that it is necces-
sary to construct a drain across private
state or county property to drain a
highway, the county auditor shall pre-
pare a notice which shall be served on
the owner, as disclosed in register of
deeds office, of land through which any
drain may pass designating a day for
hearing not less than six nor more than
thirty days in advance. If the owner
does not live in the county, service of
notice may be had by publication in
some paper to be designated by the
county commissioners once each week
for three weeks. In case records in
office or register of deeds does not dis
close any transfer of property the
notice shall be published to John Doe,
unknown owner OF the land, des cribing
it in notice as in tax sale. The hear
ing shall be had before the board of
county commissioner who shall have
power to award damages and assess
BENEFITS. Parties believing themselves
to be aggrieved in amount of damages
or benefits fixed by the county COM
~missioners, may in thirty days, appeal
to the circuit court; the procedure in
such appeal shall be the same as pro-
vided by law in the ease of appeals
from decisions of the county board
under the general drainage act of this
state. Any benefits shall be payable
within six months after date they are
finally fixed.
Section 20. Whenever two thirds of
the resident land owners of land abut-
ting upon any earth highway shall
petition the county commissioners to
do so, a special tax in such sum as
shall be specified in such petition shall
be levied ratably against such abutting
lands for the purpose of macadamizing
or gravel ballasting such highways.
before such tax shall be levied, notice
shall be given by publication in the
official newspapers of such county for
the period of three weeks, stating the
time and place when such special tax
will beIconsidered by the county COM
missioners and warning all persons to
appear at the time and place and show
cause, why such special tax should not
be levied.
Section Il. All moneys derived from
such special tax, together with any
sum which may be contributed by the
interested municipality, or persons to
assist in building such macadamized, or
gravel ballasted highway, shall be paid
into ~thekcounty treasury and shall be
expendedIby the county commissioners