The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-04-17
SCOTLAND NECK, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL II, 1913.

roads where the county owns ant
controls the right of way.
Sec. 9. All expenses incurred by
the good roads commission on &C
count Of meetings held by reason OF
duties imposed by this act, shall bt
paid upon their order out of the
good roads fund provided for By
this act.
Sec 10. Any good roads commits
sioner or superintendent making ol
causing to be made any fraudulent
order whereby money is to be paid
out of said good roads fund, or any
: treasurer knowingly paying any
fraudulent order, shall be guilty OF
a felony, ard shall be fined or in
prisoned or both at the discretion of
the court, and shall BE removed
from Office.
Sec. II. The treasurer of the
good roads commission shall on the
first Monday Of each and every
month, post on the court house door
Of said county an itemized state
ment showing in full an account Of
his receipts and disbursements for
the previous month, and the good
roads commission shall require him
to account to them quar- terly in each
year for the said good roads fund,
and it may require as often as it is
deemed best reports from officers
and employees concerning their
progress and their duties, and to
what extent and in what manner
they have performed the same.
Sec. IL. The board O. county COM
missioners may for good and suffi-
cient cause remove any one or more
Of the good roads commissioners,
and the. vacancy or vacancies shall
be flied as provided in this act.
Sec. 13. Any moneys that are
raised by special tax or by bond
issue Or il any other manner what
soever by the county officials of Hal
flax county for the construction or
improvement Or repair or mainten-
ance Of the public roads Of Halifax
county, shall become a part Of what
is herewith designated as the good
roads fund, which shall be in the
custody Of the good roads commits
sion to be drawn upon IS directed
by the good roads commission.
Sec. IA. The good roads commits
sion is hereby auth orized to use the
good roads fund provided for in
section thirteen to construct and
improve and repair and maintain
the public highways in Halifax
county, and shall purchase for such
work the necessary tools, machin-
cry, implements and stock: Pro-
vided, that no such purchase shall
be made until the order for the
same has been approved either by
the highway engineer or the high !
way superintendent or both, if this
is deemed advisable by the good
roads commission. The good roads
commission is also authorized to en-
ploy overseers, supervisors, foremen
and laboTers as it may be necessary
for carrying out the purposes of
this act, and to pay for the hiring Of
such out Of the good roads fund
The good roads commission is also
to let out any road work |
on contract when in the opinion of
the hig hway engineer and highway |
this is more econom-
ical for the county.
Sec. IS. That the money collect
ed for the road purposes in the
of Halifax county shall |
be used On the public roads Of the
in which it is collected, ex-
cept the road taxes from the public
service corporations, which shall be
divided equally between all Of the
in the county.
Sec. IS. That the sum of one
thousand dollars (s1, ,000O0) per an
num, together with the accumulat-
ed interest, shall be paid out Of the
road fund for Weldon township to
the holders of a certain note for five