The Holt County sentinel., 1912-11-01

BE II remembered that on the 10th
day OF August, 1912, the same being
the last day Of the regular August
Term Of the County Court of Holt
County. Missouri. among other pro.
ceedinys the following were had and
done, to.wit:
Now. AZ this time In the matter Of
petition OF John II. Kunkei. Lee
Polk, and others, asking the County
Court to submit tn the qualified voters
of Holt County. Missouri, at the gen
eral elect ion held for the purpose of
electing County officers. the PROPOSE.
ton whether or not the provisions Of
Article ), Chapter 102, Revised stat.
utes OF Missouri. 1900, entitled,
County Highway Engineer, Appoint.
ment, and Duties Of" shall continue
to apply to Holt County, Missouri, or
whether the County Surveyor shall
he Ex.Ofticio County Highway Engi.
neer Of Holt county. Missouri, rs pro.
vided by Section 1882, Of said Arti.
Gle and Chapter. which said petition
was filed In the County Clerks oiflce,
August y. 1912. and said cause was
continued to this date. the Court con.
tinues to examine said petition, and
the Court finds that said petition II
signed by more than fifteen per cent
Of the tax.paying citizens and voters
representing a. least two.thirsis Of
the townships OF said Holt County,
Missouri.
1t Is therefore ordered by the Court
that a proposition for the approval or
rejection Of the provisions Of Article
;, OF Chapter lO2, he submitted to the
qualified voters OF Holt County, Mis-
souri,, at the general election To be
held for the purpose Of electing coun.
~ officers on Tuesday, November 5,
1912, whether or not the provisions of
said chapter entitled County High.
way Engineer, Appointment and Du-
ties Of" shall continue to apply tn
Holt County. Missouri, or whether the
County surveyor shall be- Ey'OniciO
County Highway Engineer of Holt
county. Missouri. rs provided 10y Sec
tion l0,J2, Of said article and chap
ter.
Mott Ice Of said election shall he Civ.
on 10y publication IN The Holt Count
Sent incl and the .Ieilcrsonian. Such
moi Ice shall be published for AT leas,
two consecutive weeks. the last inser-
ton TO be within ten days next be-
fore such election, and also See, ion
lo,372, of Article !, Of Chapter lO2,
Revised statutes of Missouri, lnn',
tO.wit:
Sec. 1882. Counties where
Highway Engineer In dispensed with,
how governed all counties In
this state that may vole against the
County Highway Engineer Act In the
matter prescribed In Section 1851 OF
this article. all matters relating to
roads and highways and the expendi.
lures of the public funds thereon shall
Ire governed by the laws them In force In
such counties, except that part OF the
law pertaining to the appointment of
the County Highway Engineer. In all
counties wherein the services of a
County Highway Engineer are dis.
pensed with. as provided by Section
1851 of this article, the County Sur
veyor shall be EX.OFFICIO County
Highway Engineer, and, as such,
shall perform such services, per-
tatning to the working, improve.
ment, repairing and maintenance
OF the roads and highways, and the
building OF bridges and culverts as
provided by this article TO be done
and performed by the County High.
way Engineer, or as may he ordered
by the County Court; and for his SER
vicss as Ex-OFFICiO County High
way Engineer he shall receive such
compensation Is may he allowed by
the County Court, OF not less than
three dollars nor more than five
dollars for each day he may be actually
employed or engaged as such County
Highway Engineer. The County
Court may empower the County
Highway Engineer, or the County
Surveyor when acting as County
Highway Engineer, TO employ such
assistants as may I've deemed neces.
sary to carry out the courts orders
and at such compensation IA may be
fixed by the court, not to exceed the
sum Of four dollars per day for
Deputy County Highway Engineer
nor more than three dollars per day