The Dermott news., 1915-04-01
Important Facts on New Road Lav

! l trict
 The county court shall enter order of assessment of taxes to cover esti- mated cost of work. with 10 per cent for tncideutals, and this creates first lien on property, over all other en- cumbrances No order for assessment shall exceed 70 per cent of assess ment benefits for any one year.
 should the county court at any time refuse or fail to make any order for assessments. extension of taxes. etc. be may be forced to do SO by man. damus hy any property owner or the commissioners. The county clerk ex- tends the district tax for collection by the county assessor. The collector gets one per cent for his work. ana the assessor gets not to exceed one half of one per cent on all moneys handled through collections. but gets nothing on proceeds of bond sales
 The county court may make addi. tional asseasmonta to complete any work undertaken. but must not exceed total of benefits derived Delinquent property Is taxed @5 per cent adtl- ttoaaI. and nay be sold by chancellor The road improvement district may buy such property. where uo offer k made in excess of the delinquent as sesSmeHts This Is highly important to tmaravament districts
 niztlcts may issue bonds not to ex. ceed fp psr cent of total assessed value et lands in district. and this maximum of 90 per cent K absolute. except tlt it does not include lHter. eztea bonds After roads are com faefr5 e#-f mt hn maintained h-- >afpE a#HfaI rt,.uHos from general aaea= tez#a. eeaa'e. or 1T a mHartfe ef tHe HsanarsN eNu.r- prefer. additional taaa=# af f=fear limit mas bs fszasI fa amount at aH rer r,ot os value of prorarHF in n .t~ict. to be uss4 for H5afate#=fe~= roads
 All Haaz amounting to ioao ar oyer mH=f 6r. .8a4 srt5~ca hy tte rammfs senaers and let hy ,pmpetitlye hidz Gautracter- aust make payment te all ah=aautractors and supply men. aid H8=t F. covered by -Haeiant bond To gulra .ea.tl., ~ no tlme sHaa the contractor te allowed more than S5 per esHt af tae amount due him on Contract m4u tH. work k eamp1etet and tae comm Es-lonors are saasaal thaf aI contracts for supplies have been nala When tt appears Chat the contractor Is not paving Tor these sapz pile. tlee commissioners H4e ~tth- hold all amounts du" h.m uutl he mafas tHese#settIemcu or may them seIyt= f5s the said debts nf tae gen erat contractor
 Any attempt tn influence any pc. son connected with the district by bribery sHal consttnte felony. Ntta punishment of from one to dva years n prison
 Commissioners may do certain work With day lahor but 1t shall he under supervision of the state highway eo. einter
 Fat'uf~ If a district to pay any bond. ar Interest n#sreea. nav re4sl1t tn reeeeersHtp and foreclosure ef a4- #eEt If#as hf chancellor within &o da>s tawHf~-iauer~ must ala as. uaai reper'. of all moneys reeaigel ard dI=Wr-ed same heinz subject to tee8-.ef# at eauH'y court Commission CTS shan not b. uablo for any errors ,N.ept aaeg a, are 0lfal G#in. -rae.s fn~ artr own u~o or hapoHt -uhect,-tlrm to charge of felony. with prison sent,aco ou conviction
 Condemnation proccodiurs for rtehts of aays shall n' by same process ae in ratlroatS. #varre property owners aeWaad iart trials for damages II project for Improvement k abandoned. eii deht, for preliminary work must be pat1
 No appeal shall delay the proceed frea for carving out any improve ucut urdertakcn and appeals anect onlF tHo lands of the particular ownor making tGe appeal County Court may enter orders at regular. Special. or ad burned terms fnr any matters relating to Improvement districts under this law and should the county court fail
 
 bo preee.d"d aran~t immediately hy ua.3anas When appeals are taken to Supreme court that body shaH nd. >anee saeh case as matter of public interest
 No aJuucuon shall stay progress In road work or collecting assessments. end any p"reau -.rtinE injunction shall civ" bond to commissioners in enm double a'l amounts paid cut hv district and all ohIigatious oufstend. tuE and srch bond shall he condi- toned 9Fer tbo payment of sala oh ugatinns and contracts should luuuc. tion be wrouetullv granted No inIunc- ton against district or commissioners shall he valid unless notice of hearing on such petition shall havc been fled with chairman o' commission. in writ. ing. ten days prior to such hearing
 In other words, the new law Is one