The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-23
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and providing a sinking fund for their
redemption.
Three commissioners to be appointed
to construct and supervise highways
Duties and qualifications Of same.
Sec. s. That 1t shall be the duty OF
the board of supervisors, in case such
election shall result in favor of the
issuance of bonds, or If there be no
election, at their next regular meet
ing, or any subsequent meeting. ap-
point three commissioners, who shall
be qualified electors of such district
or districts and real estate owners
therein, who shall hold Office for
term of four years from the time OF
their appointment and until their sue
cessors are appointed by the board OF
supervisors, whose duty it shall be to
have the management and supervis-
ion of the construction and mainte-
nance of the roads built under the
provisions of this act, subject to the
approval of the board of supervisors;
and for their services shall be paid
actual expenses, not exceeding fifty
dollars each, per annum: and 1t shall
be the duty of such commissioners,
subject to the approval OF the board
of supervisors, to determine and fix
| what road or roads shall be construct
ed and maintained in such district or
districts out of the proceeds of the
sale of such bonds and the levy OF
such taxes; and it shall be their duty
to let all contracts for the construc'
ton and maintenance of such roads In
the manner now provided by law fol
the letting of contracts for public
work by the board of supervisors; and
| ii shall be their duty 10 employ 6
competent engineer to survey and lay
out such road or roads in such dis
trict or districts, as they shall deter
mine upon, whose duty it shall be t.
|
structing and maintaining such high
way or highways for each separate
mile covered by such survey, and re
port such survey and estimate to SAT-
commissioners before contracts are lie
for the same; which survey and est
mate said commissioners shall hav
the power to adopt or reject and in tn
latter event to have another made
and when adopted it shall be thei
duty to report the same to the boar
of supervisors, whose duty it shall b
TO order the clerk of said board to fiji
the same among the records of tn
office, and spread the same on tn
minutes of the board, and make a
order adopting such survey and est
mate so reported and adopted by sue
commissioners; all of which acts
said commissioners to be subject
the ratification or rejection by tn
J board of supervisors.
Highways built out Of proceeds
Bonds-Tax levy to pay bonds ar
st. interest.
III Sec. 6. That the public highway
highways so surveyed and adopted
such commissioners shall be construC
= ed and maintained out Of the process
II of such bonds; proceeds Of such bon'
to be used alone in their construction
and the board Of supervisors shs
levy an annual tax, on the recomme
. dation Of such commissioners, on {
,. the taxable property in such distri
or districts of not exceeding one m
on the dollar which shall be used
3 supplement the general fund OF t
county in maintaining said road
roads and the culverts, bridges a
ievees thereon. And for the purpo
of paying such bonds and interest a
so maintaining said roads the boa
~ of supervisors shall, at the time fix
- by law, levy the tax for the same, a
It shall be the duty of the county au
tor to keep a separate account OF su
funds SO raised from the other fun
OF the county; and 1t shall be the dt
of the treasurer, who shall be
treasurer of such funds and liable
his bond therefor, to keep a separf
account thereof. And all allowans