The Marshall republican., 1914-03-13
KNOWN A. sHACKLEFORD ROAD
LAW WHICH HAS PAST LOWER
HOUSE or CONGRESS-.
10 MAINTAIN RURAL POST ROADS
Appropristes a25 .OOO, OtO for COn-
strwctlon and Maintenance NJ the
Dirt Roads Over which The Mails
Are Carried In United states.

State OF American In congress Assem-
bled. that the secretary OF agricul
ture. on behalf OF the United states
may aid the states and the civil sub
divisions thereof. In the construction
and maintenance Of rural pos, roadsir
an AMOUNT not exceeding SIS, zoe. 90,
in any fiscal year: that put " sal,
amount which may be 30 expended IL
any fiscal year shall be paid the ex.
penses incurred by the secretary oi
agriculture In the minstration OF this
act. and that. 10 administer the pro.
visions OF this act. he l. authorized "a
employ such engineering and other
assistance and incur such expenses
in the city OF Washington and else.
where NJ may be necessary: that after
deducting from said s25,00O.000 a
sum sufficient TO pay the expenses
OF administering this act by the Sc
cretary OF agriculture. the portion of
the remainder which may be cxpend-
ed in any state In any fiscal year un.
der the provisions Of this ac, shall be
determined upon the following basis.
,o.wi,. & non I'm oach stat. ,,d en-.
balance In the respective states. one
hair An N. ratio which ,h.,, ,o,,t
~ponula,ion hears IN m. total ~,o,,ia.
tom NJ aj, M m. states a. h., h.,
Oh. n.,, ,,.e.d,ny fedora, c.,s,s .,s
on..haif In IN. ratio which ,b.,, o..
,.i MILEAGE n, ,urai mo-, .o.ds ,..r.
Ia the ,o,a, MILEAGE n, rn,.i ,os,
road, I'm ALI q, the s,.,es A. shov,
bv m. ropor, nj, ,he pos,u.s,., Cen
ara, n, An. o,o.o q, cocoon, n,ar,o. .,
IN. las, nrec.dInr usc,, yo.,. thu, ~,
or before On. ,won,,.,h d.y n, IT,
.rv In .,ch y.ar IN. socr,,ary So,
eu,,ur. sha,, an, u,o ,n ~.
Office a statement, showI,, y
smoun, which ,ns.r tho ,,o,,.io,s .,
INF. ac, mav n. ..,on,o, 60 coo,
,,a,e dur,,, the nov, uso., yoar al
the nropor,ions ,heroo, v,,ch ma,
La e,nended ,na.r sec,,o, ,hr.o and
s.etIon fopr nj this .c, aud -,,a,sm,,
by Registered mail a co,v a, sno,
statement IN m. ,oy.,,or -, o.o,
STATE an mr. ,esoro Al. ,hIr,y-n,s, ,,.,
of said January. prov,d.d Th,, ,o,
tbe fiscaI x.ar h~.yi,,,,, ,,,y n,s,
nin.,een h,,dr., an, ,o,r,oa, a.
secretarv NJ a~,r,cuI,ur. sh.u sn -
pare ana file said s,.,.m.n, On,
transmit comics ,ber.o, 40 IN. cover.
nors ~ Tho ,.snec,iy. s,,,.s .,,,,,
sixty DAYS after the finn, nass,ro nr
this act. And providea further T,,,
the term rur.I nos, roads NJ ,so, a.
this section. shall, n. h.,a n, wo.n .n,
pubIie roads outside ,ncorno,.,.d.,,,a,
outside Of in-rorporated cI,,es oyor
which ,he Initial s,,,.s r.r,,..,.
carries rural mails either Nv fro. do.
livery or ~stsr-route earrI.rs
Sec. .. Tia, an mr. h.,oro Al. u.s,
day OF January IN each ,,sco, yo.r
the governor of each state I'm conf form
itv 10 the laws nj such s,a,. . /, =,
the absence of n law n, such s,,,o
on the subject. NAV elect whs,hor
federal ala 70 the construction ana
maintenance of rural most roads IN
such state shalI be given unde, Tho
proyisions of section three or -sec,,o,
four Of this act. or partly under both
sections and the p~roport,on under
each, by filing a written statement, NJ
such election in the office OF the so.
cretary Of agriculture: Provided
That for the fiscal year beginning
July first nineteen hundred ana four.
teen. such election shall be made with
in forty-nve days after the final
passage OF this act. II the governor
Of any state shall refuse or fail TO