Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-04
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BRIDGE BILL
Taxpayers May Read Bill
Enacted For Purpose Of
Building It
THE TAX ASSESSMENT
Powers of Commissioners Laid Down
In ~Law-Manner Of Main
tanning Bridge.
ACT 214.

''An Act to lay oft and establish
Jefferson County into bridge district
for the construction of a public bridge
across the Arkansas river at Or near
Pine Bluff, and te1 organize and in
corporate a bridge district, and to
provide for levying assessments and
collecting the same, and for ether
purposes.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE GENER-
AL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF
ARKANSAS.
BE 1T Enacted BY THE PEG
PIE OF THE STATE OF ARKAN-
SAS:
SECTION 1. That all the lands in
cluded within Jefferson County, Ar
kansas, be and the same are hereby
formed in a bridge district to be
known as the Jefferson County
Bridge District.
SECTION >. That W. D. Hearn, E.
B. Bloom, James Gould, F. G. Smart,
Frank Tomlinson, S. C. Alexander
and P. P. Byrd, of Jefferson Couaty,
Arkansas, be, ard each of them is
hereby appointed a director for said
Bridge Distric =: ta"i,l IF years
as follows. " y I4eqrn for seven
years: E. B. Bloom for six years:
Jas Gould for i've yeas: F. G..
Smart for four years Frank Tomlin-
son for three years; S. c. Alexander
for two years, and F. P Byrd for
one yea, and until their successors
are appointed and q2ali ,ic'l. The di-
recfors hare. framed ard thHi' suc-
cessors in ofe::e, sl'all constitute. and
are hereby y clarod tt be = body polite
and corporate under the name and
style of the Board of Directors of the
Jefferson County Bridge District. and
by that name may sue and be sued,
plead and be implicated and have per
petual succession for the purposes
herein designated. They may have a
common seal, may make such by
laws and regulations from time to
time as they may deem proper, not
inconsistent with this charter and the
laws of this state; and for the pur-
pose of carrying into effec. the OBJ
iect of their incorporation, they may
appoint and employ all officers, at
torneys and agents which they may
deem necessary and suitable in the
conduct of tho business of said cor
poration, and may do all other acts
and things not inconsistent with the
laws tof this state which may be
proper to carry into effect the pur-
poses and objects of this act.
SECTION 8. Each director shall
Qualify by subscribing and taking the
oath of cIfice required by section 70
of article 10 of the Constitution OF
this State. and shall also swear that
he will not directly Or indirectly be
Interested in any contract made by
the board, which oath shall be filed
with .he secretary of the board
Said board of directors shall consist
of seven members as aforesaid, anc
it shall organize by electing from its
membership, a president, vice-presl-
dent and secretary, each OF whom
shall hold office iat the pleasure O.
said board. Said board shall also
elect treasurer an engineer or en-
SlHe6TS dS lucy uiioy uCSAii DrSN' -
such other officers as may be neces-
eery to carry ou. the purposes or TINS
Act, and said BOARD shall prescribe
the duties and fix the pay OF sale
officers, and their terms shall be a
the Measure Of said board. In cas-
IF death resignation, removal or fa'l
rra or refusal to qualify or othe
vacancv of the office of any director
herein named, or OF any oirsot'
who NAV hersafter be appointed b.
the county Judge of Jefferson count!
a. nrovidod herein, such vacanc.
shall, H. filled Nv the remaining mem
Der or members, put II all 'ie ~
of said board snall peconie ''o'ns ~. =
II all those appointed AFTER auaii'i-, q.
S ton shall, refuse or neglect TO act
! then new mempers shall be appointe'
ny The counw Judge 'oi 1eherso'
tsnrntv as herHin rrov'deh. NO "e'
son excep. DIVERS of land located IL
said district sail be eligible to b
director Suh board OF dlrector
snail meet at, sch times they ma
see fit, but the shall meet at leas
once year ad q majority OF sal
BOARD shall costitute quorum TO
uue Transaction 1 business and per
losmance l,f tt duties enjoined b