The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-07-08
To The Road 0verseers
OF Breckenridge County

Section 1906 Kentucky Statutes pro.
vides. '"The Fiscal Court of each coun.
ty shall have general charge and super
vision of the public roads and bridges
therein. and shall provide necessary
rules and regulations for repairing and
keeping the same in order, and for the
PROPER MANAGEMENT of all
ROADS and BRIDGES in said county
under and subject to the provisions Of
this act. The public roads shall be
maintained, either by taxation or by
hands allotted to work thereon Tor BOTH
in the discretion of the Fiscal Court of
the respective counties as hereinafter
provided"
Section ST, Chapter 80 Acts l0l4l
THE County Judge of each County
Court may at the first regular term Of
his court after this act takes effect,
divide his county into road precincts,
shall fix boundaries for the same, and
shall alIot all the able bodied male
citizens within said boundary, between
the ages Of eighteen and fifty years, to
work on the roads in their respective
precincts. For each precinct he shall
appoint an overseer, a resident of the
precinct, who shall hold his office two
years from the day Of his appointment
and until his successor shall be ap
pointed, unless sooner removed by the
County Court. And the County Judge
shall fill all vacancies that may occur
in said Office
Section SIS. ''The duties of the over
seer shall be as follows to wit: In
counties wherein the roads arc worked
by hands allotted as herenbefore pro-
vlded, the overseers shall have charge
OF the roads and bridges in their re.
spective precincts, construct bridges,
and work the roads in the manner di-
rected by the Fiscal Court, shall sum.
mons the hands to work the roads in
their precincts; superintend and di-
rect said work and keep the roads and
bridges therein free from obstruction
and In good condition for travel; and
may employ the necessary wagons,
plows, scrapers, teams and such add.
tional implements as may be needed
to work said road; and shall report to
the nearest Justice of the Peace or to
the County Judge any failure or refus-
al OF any of the hands on said road to
appear and do good work in obedience
to his summons, and the number and
length OF time of such failure, and he
shall also report promptly to the Coun
ty Judge any damages, INJURY or ob
struction caused by one to said road or
bridge therein"
Quoting from Section IS, Chapter so.
ANY one assigned to work on a public
road who shall, without good cause,
fail to appear with proper implements
and do good work thereon, after having
been notified for two days by the offic-
er having supervision of the road, or
by some one authorized in writing by
him to give said notice. shall, on trial
and conviction before Justice of the
Peace or the County Judge, be fined
for each day he so fails to work, two
dollars and fifty cents"
At the regular April term Of the
Breckenridge County Fiscal Court, a
tax of Is cents on each 300 worth of
taxable property was levied for road
and bridge purposes; also all road
hands between the ages of Is and so
years be required to work days dur
ing the year on the road in his respect
i've precinct, but not more than days
in each week; unless in cases of emer.
gency, in such cases they may be re-
quired to work any number of days.
We earnestly request that each over
seer and all hands will comply with
these Instructions.
Yours for better roads,
r. M. Basham, Road Engineer,
ID ID nowell (,ountv Iudoe