Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

y %f0-1 sOiaE fttibE III tEUSII d1Id SdlU GOun
! ty commissioners are given full powe
n 70 change, alter, improve or repai
I, such extension OF road within suci
= county, and TO appropriate such sur
!" or sums Of money from the count,
= treasury OF such county AZ they ma.
: deem advisable therefor: provided, tina
y IN no case shall the location of sucl
q road wherewtth such extension shall
q pc connected, be changed at the poin
Q WBera the same now crosses the count,
9 line between such county and suci
: adJacent county or counties
= saction 7. That Section SO Of Chaptel
r 235. Laws 1918 be and the same la here
/ by amended 80 as TO read al follows:
0 Section 49, Roads In More Than on,
! town. etttton~-Whe fwenty-fo
rreehoiders OF any county petition this
county board for the establishment
+ alteration or vacation Of any road oil
: Of any roads which connect with each
other running into more than one town
or partly In one or more towns and
partly on the line between one or more
! towns. or on the line between two on
, more towns, In such county, or along
the shore OF any lake wholly or partly
IN such county. or into a town or towns
! and the unplated part Of any village
tor villages therein. such road or roads
q not being within city, or any road
4 wholly within town, which consti-
tIfes direct connecting link with two
or more roads In the towns adjoining
the town In which such road lis. or In to
be located, setting forth the beginning,
course and termination or the be-
Hinnings. courses and examinations OF
the road or roads, and the names OF
the owners OF the land IL known,
through which the same may pass. and
4 file the same with the auditor, he shall
/ forthwith lay the same before the
board, u IN session. and Il not, at their
first session thereafter. II the petition
relate TO road or roads. partly In a
town or towns, ard partly in the UNI
plated portion Of village or villages
/ before II shall be acted upon by the
/ county board II shall have attached
i thersto certified copy of resnlu-
ton Of the village council or OF each
lvillage council. as the case may be, ap-
proving the same.
Section B, That Section 3s OF Chapter
235, Laws 1919, be and the same In here
i by amended 40 M to read as follows
i Section 81. General Supervision In
Town Board--The town board OF each
town shall have general care and su.
pervislon of all town roads therein, and
such care and supervision OF county
roads therein an liz prescribed by the
provisions OF this not. and shall procure
machinery. implements, tools. stone,
gravel. and other material required for
the construction and repair thereof;
provided, that In counties having q
population OF one hundred and fifty
thousand n60,006) or over and which
now have or hereafter may have a
county superintendent OF highways or
other officer to superintend the con-
| struetton or Improvement OF roads
| within Its confines, the town board
shall not have Jurisdiction over coun-
| ~ roads.
section ., That Section II Of Chapter
2aS, Laws 1913, be and the same ts here
BY amended no az to read an follows.
Section III. Dragging OF Roads and
TAX Therefdr-The county auditor OF
each county shall annually extend
upon tho tax lists OF his county, In the
same manner ~ In provided by law for
extending the county school tax. tax
OF one mill on the dollar OF the taxable
property In each town. outside the
corporate limits OF any borough, village
or city In any such town; provided
that In towns having an assessed val
uafion OF one million 1,000,0 00) dollars
or moro the amount OF such tax shall
not exceed one thousand Isl. 000l dollars
The tax so levied shall be collected and
the payment thereof enforced in the
same manner a. In provided by law for
the collection and enforcement OF other
town taxes extended by the county
auditor The county treasurer shall
settle with and pay over TO the town
treasurer such taxes when collected at
the time and In the manner now pro-
vided by law with reference TO other
town taxes.
The proceeds Of suoh tar levy shall
be kept In q separate fund to be known
as the Dragging Fund" and shall be
expended by the town board only for
tho expense OF procuring suitable
number OF drags and dragging tho
roads OF the town.
The town board In each town, on
Recommendation or the town or district
road overseer may enter into contracts
for the dragging OF tho roads OF the
town or district. giving preference TO
the main travelled road and roads con.
stitutinE mail routes within their re-
spective towns; provided, however, |
that the compensation which may be
agreed 70 be paid for each time road
y draEsed shall not exceed ons dollar
per mile for each mile OF road dragged. |
The contract price shall BIO paid from
tho Dragging Fund" In the same
manner AZ other claims akainst the
town. after approval BY the road over
Section 10. That Section a az Chan.
ter ss5, Laws 1918 be and the same il
hereby amended 20 AZ to read az fol- !
lows,
Section "a, Town ana District Road
overseers- Each town shall constitute
one road district. except when other. /
wise provided, when directed 10 10 do |
by the voters OF the town at the annual /
town meeting, the town board shall d. |
vide each town into M many road dis |
tricts, not exceeding four, as shall be |
directed by the voters at the annual
town meeting, Provided that for tina /
year 1915 the Town Board may or ltn
own volition divide the township into
such Road Districts, Provided. f,r- |
ther, II town constitutes but one road I
district the road overseer may appoint 1
one or more competent assistants. sub |
teot 10 the approval OF tho town board. /
IL shall be the duty Of the town hoard
to appoint road oeerseer for each i
district. who shall have charge under
the supervision OF tina town board OF I
the construction OF all town roads In
his district and the maintenance OF all /
town and county. roads therein /
No member of the town board shall /
be eligible for appointment as town /
road ovefseer, The compensation
III the road overseer shall be f,xed l
~ the town board at sum not to ex-
coed three dollars f$s0o) per day for
the time actually employed In the per-
Torrance OF his duties, Before enter /
Ing upon his duties he shah give |
bond 70 the town with sureties to be |
approved by the town board, In the 7
sum OF TIVE hundred and fifty dollars
t$s50.00e conditioned for the faithful i
discharEe OF his duties and To return to i
the town all the property OF the town /
which may come into hts custody. The |
everseer shall hold otfioe at the pleas
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