The log cabin Democrat., 1915-02-20
BOND ISSUE FOR
 ROADS PROVIDED COMMISSIONERS NAMED
ENTIRE COUNTY, EXCEPT WILL SON TOWNSHIP, INCLUDED
 IN THE DISTRICT.

Representative c. E. Condray's bill creating road improvement district of the entire territory of Faulkner county except one township was read the third time and passed by the house Friday night. The portion of the county omitted from the district is township 1 north, range 12 west, comprising the political township of l Wilson. The exemption was made on account of supreme court decision holding that an entire county cannot be formed in one improvement dis trict, and the township left out of the district is one that is contiguous to Pulaski county and the one which it was felt could be most easily spared from this district
 Nine commissioners for the district are named in the bill. They are w. Nj, Brady of Naylor, J. A. Mode of l Guy, B. l.. Harton, Jo Frauenthal, G. w. Adkisson, s. c. Smith and W. NJ. | Harrell of Conway, W. A. Simpson of Nilonia and c. o. Hendrickson of Martinville. The commissioners are incorporated as a body polite with powers to sue and to be sued and have perpetual succession for the purposes designated. Three of the commission CTS, Messrs. Brady, Mode and Harton, are appointed for term of three years; three, Messrs. Frauenthal, Ar kisson and Hendrickson, are appoint aI fnr nd Smith, Simpson and Harrell, are ap- pointed for five years. Upon the ex- piration of their terms, the county court shall appoint their successors, who shall hold office for term of four years.
 The board is required to organize by electing a chairman and a secre- tary. No member of the board may receive any compensation for his ser vices and it is made unlawful for any commissioner to be interested in any contract made by the board.
 The board is required to improve public highways in the district laid out or to be laid out by the county court by contract, it being left to their discretion as to which roads shall be improved and the order in which the work shall be done. The board is empowered to appoint such engineers, attorneys and other officers as may be necessary. Immediately after their organization they are re- quired to form plans for the improve ments and procure estimates of the cost of same.
 Five assessors are to be appointed | by the board to determine the benefits accruing to every tract of land, lot, railroad rightofway, etc., and after the assessment has been completed, notice of hearing shall be given by three insertions in some newspaper in the county, at which any property owned aggrieved by the assessment may appear for the purpose of having any wrongful or erroneous assess ment corrected. Should the assessors refuse to grant relief sought an ap peal may be taken to the board of commissioners and from the commits sioners to the chancery court. It is also provided that the assessments may be revised annually. The taxes are made payable to the county col lector at the same time with other county and state taxes. In the event road tax is voted by the people the county court is empowered to turn over to the road district all funds thus collected and this may be de- ducted from the levy made by district.
 For the purpose of improving the highways the board is given authority to borrow money at rate not exceed ing six per cent. The total amount of bonds issued shall not exceed 20 per cent of the assessed valuation of the real estate within the district. The board is required to file with the county court annually a settlement showing all collections and moneys received and paid out, with proper vouchers for the payment.
 An election is called to be held on March 31, 1915, throughout the road improvement district for the purpose of determining whether the act shall be repealed. The election will be held at the usual voting precincts, con- ductd by the officers appointed to hold the last general election in the county in the manner provided by law for holding general elections in the state. The election commissioners