Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-03

put IN their time on any OF b roads
which are in charge of the county road
trustees This section applies to the
maintenanceSof the above roads. and
shall not interfere with sa~nd-claying or
otherwise Misunderstanding any road
which shall be in charge of the county
commissioners, as hereinafter provided.
Sec. II. The boardsof county road
trustees shall have full power and au-
thority to make rules and regulations
governing all Of the road of1cials; a
right to employ and fix the salary of
the officers that may be necessary to
supervise, and guard the chain-gang,
and all other officers necessary: to re-
move all officers for proper cause after
due notice and trial; to fill all vacan-
cies caused by removal, death, ~resigna-
ton. or otherwise. and to have charge
OF the expenditure of all money collect
ed for road purposes, except that re-
ceived from the Gale of bonds. which
shall be expended by the board of couh-
ty commissioners Five members of.
the said board, including the chairman,
shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of business.
Sec; %. There shall be elected an
nually, as hereinbefore provided, one
man to be known as the general road
supervisor of all of the public roads of
Henderson county. He shall have gem
eTal supervision of all of the work done
upon the public roads and bridges in
said county, and it shall be his duty
to see that the law is fairly and vfgor-
ly carried out: he shall be ex of6cio
chairman of the board of county road
trustees. and shall be the adviser of all
or the road officers; and all bills drawn
against the road account shall be ap-
proved by him and the board of county
commissioners being paid by the coun-
ty, treasurer
Sec. ~. The county commissioners
of Henderson county are hereby auA
thorized, empowered, and required to
levy at the June session of said board
annually for road purposes not less
than two mills on thu dollar, and for
bridge not less than one mill on pro-
perty, and a tax on polls as required
by the constitutional equation, and. the
chairman of the board of county COM
missionerslshall place the same on the
tax list for the current year, to be col
lected with the annual tax
Sec. 80. That for the purpose of
saving the money already spent and to
be spent by Henderson county in grad
ing, widening, and improving the lead
ing thoroughfares in said county, the
board of county commissioners are
hereby authorized, empowered, and di-
rected to issue twenty-five thousand
dollars in Henderson county coupon
bonds to be due in ten years, drawing
interest at the rate of six per cent,
payable semiannually, and to sell
said bonds at the highest market
price obtainable after advertising the
bonds are to be issued in denomina-
tions to suit the purchaser. The inter
on said bonds and the principal at
maturity shall be paid by levying a
special tax for that purpose, all levies
tc be made on property and polls as re-
quired by law. All of the money de-
rived from the sale of these bonds shall
be spent under the supervision of the
BOARD of county commissioners in sand
claying or in otherwise hard-surfacing
the main thoroughfares of Henderson
which have been or may here
after be graded, widened, and made
ready for hard-surfacing. The county
commissioners shall protect the coun-
ty by requiring bonds of all agents, or
agencies of contractors, who shall
handle any of these, funds, and shall
see that none of the money derived
the sale of the bonds is misusedI
diverted from the purpose of this
act. All claims paid out of said fund
must first be itemized and sworn to,
and then audited and allowed by the
board of county commissioners.
Sec. 81. The county commissioners
Of Henderson county are hereby au-
.horized, empowered, and directed to
.ssue township bonds for any township
Henderson county when fifty per
cent of the qualified voters of any
,ownship shall have fled a petition to
the amount of bonds to be is
sued, the name in which the bonds
ire to be paid, and by whom the money
derived from the sale of said bonds
shall be spent, /
Sec. 80. The Secretary of State
hall furnish the chairman of the
'oard of county commissioners of Hen
county a sufficient number of
,rinted copies of this act for the use
f the district supervisors, township
rustees, and all road officials of said
and the county road trustees
hall furnish the necessary receipt
report blanks and other nee
ssary stationery for the township
rustees and the district supervisors.
Sec. SO. All tax levied by the coun-
Y commissioners under this act shall
e levied in accordance with the Con-
titution of the State, and shall apply
) all cities and towns.
Sec. "a. All laws and parts of laws
conflict with this act are hereby re-
Sec. 35. This act shall be in force
rom and after the first day Of May,
thousand nine hundred and thir-
zen.
Ratified this the 18th day of Febru-
ry, A. D. 1913.