The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-03-22
TO Handle Money Secured
BY Bond Issue.
FOUR men ARE TO Be NAMED
By Fiscal Court, Equally Divi-
ded Between Dominant
Political Parties.
MEN NAMED MUST GIVE BOND


One of the most important bills
passed by the recent session of the
Legislature, and which has become a
law through an emergency clause
attached to it, is that which affects
the handling of money secured
through bond issue by commits
s,oners appointed by the Fiscal
Courts of the various counties.
The bill in full is as follows:
An act to enable the Fiscal Court
of any county to select commissioners
for the purpose of handling the pro-
ceeds of any bond issue voted BY the
county to build or reconstruct roads
and bridges.
Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky:
1. That the Fiscal Court of any
county in the Commonwealth may,
| if 1t so desires, select or appoint
four or more commissioners who
shall be free-holders and legal vo-
tiers and residents of said county, to
act as road commission in tie
handling Of any funds derived from
the sale of bonds authorized and
voted by the said county for the
purpose of building and reconstruct
ing roads and bridges; and which
commissioners shall be equally di-
vided between the two dominant po-
litical parties of the county. Said
commission shall be selected at least
Is days before the date of the cleo
ton on the question of the bond is
sue. and their names published in
some newspaper of general circula-
ton in the county; and If none, by
three printed notices posted up one
at the court house door and the 9TH
er two at prominent places in the
county.
Amend House bill 1913 by insert
ing at the end of Section l, the fol-
lowing: Provided, however, that in
any county that has already voted a
bond issue or shall vote bond issue
before this bill takes effect, and the
bonds voted have not been issued or
sold, the Fiscal Court may elect to
take advantage of the provisions OF
this act and may appoint commits
sioners herein provided for, at any
time without advertisement"
2. That in the event that the
Fiscal Court of any county does Sc
lect or appoint commissioners as
aforesaid, that their duties in so far
as the building and reconstruction
and designation of roads to be built
with the proceeds of the bond issue,
shall be identical with those now en-
ercised by the Fiscal Court.
8. That before entering upon the
discharge of their duties, said COM
missioners shall each give a good
and sufficient bond, approved by the
county Judge of the county, for the
faithful discharge of their duties.
and that the said commissioners
shall be allowed a reasonable sum
for their services by the FiscalCourt,
to be paid by the Fiscal Court. Blu.
out of the county levy for road and
bridge purposes.
4. That further, commissioners
appointed under this act shall per-
form their duties subject to the SUI
peryision of the State Road Com
missioner of the State Road Depart
ment, should the county so voting
bonds take advantage of State aid
or receive funds from the State of
Kentucky in building public high
ways.
5. Emergency clause. And where
as there are number of counties In |
the State which desire to take ad-
vantage of the State aid law. and
desire to hold elections under this
act, an emergency is declared to en-
LIST for the passage of this law and
this law shall take effect upon it's
passage and approval by the Cover
nor.