The Robesonian., 1917-04-30
robson COUNTY ROAD LAW

robson COUNTY ROAD LAW
Law Passed by Recent Legislature
Under Which Roads of Robson Are
Now Being Worked and Under
Which Roads Will be Built and
Maintained if Bonds Are Voted
Continued from last issue)
In previous issues the provisions
of Robson county's road law, sec
tions l to As, have been published.
In this issue the provisions Of sec-I
tions 46 to Sc are given.
Don't Monkey With Road Authorities
Sec. 46. Any person who shall in
terfere with the road commission or
any of its employees in opening any
ditch or drain, or who shall obstruct
any ditch or drain or canal opened
under authority of the road commits
sion, or Interfere in any way with
any public ditch, drain or canal used
to drain any public road shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Petitions for New Roads or Changes
in Roads
Sec. AZ. Petitions for establish
ment of new roads or for change Of
location or discontinuance of old
raods shall be addressed to the road
commission and filed with it's secre-
tary. At its next meeting the COM
mission shall post at the court house
door notice of the filing of such pe-
tition, setting forth briefly the con-
tents of the petition and notifying all
persons inerested that the petition
will be acted upon by the commission
at it's next meeting, which shall be
specified in the notice; and the sec
retary of the commission shall cause
to be posted a similar notice in some
place in the locality or section to be
affected and said notices shall re-
main posted for at least Is days be-
fore action shall be taken by the COM
mission upon the petition. Upon the
filing of the petition it shall be the
duty of some authorized agent OF
! the commission to Inspect the local
ity and the proposed road or change,
and he shall submit to the commits
sion a report in writing with his rec
concentrations. At the next meeting
! of the commission all persons inter-
ested shall be heard and the commits
sion shall make such order as it may
deem best for the public interest.
Public Bridges
Sec. 48. All public bridges in the
county shall be under the control of
the roal commission and it shall have
power to repair, maintain and keep
in good order all such bridges and
to construct new bridges wherever
required by the public interest, ex-
penses so incurred to be paid out OF
:! the road taxes.
Existing Roads Must be Kept in Coco
\ Condition Before New Roads Are
i Constructed
Sec. 40. 1t shall be the duty of the
road commission to keep in gooC
conditions for travel all existing pub
: lie roads within the county, excep1
roads discontinued by order of the
! commission, and no furds from cur
rent taxes should be expended in she
construction of new roads until al
existing roads in the county have
been rendered suitable for travel. L
the road commission shall fail o.
neglect to properlu maintain all ex
| isting public roads in the county
or to expend such of the public taxes
!. levied under this act as may be nee
, essary for that purpose, then the roat
/. commission and each of it's members S,
failing shall be guilty of non-feasanc,
in office and of a misdemeanor ant
upon conviction may be fined or i'm
prisoned In addition, any membe
: of the road commission failing t,
discharge his duties specified in thi
section shall forfeit the sum of 5000
to be recovered by and for the use O
sue for the same. It shall also b.
t the duty of the grand iuries to b
:, drawn at the January and July term
of the Superior court of the count.
to appoint committee to ascertain
4 and report the condition Of publ
roads and bridges in the county, an
f whether the road commission is dis
charging it's duties, and to report t
}, the presiding judge it's findings; an
n in case such report shall charge an
$ failure or neglect upon the part o
S the roed commission, or any membe
n thereof, to discharge the duties i'm
a posed under this act, it shall be tn
duty of the socilitor to investigat
: and cause Indictment and prosecutio
e of the parties so offending and t
: prosecute such action to final cor
e viction or final judgment.
:, Road Tax-Amount to be Levied
: Sec. 50. This section provides ths
/ the road commission shall, on or be
fore the 1st day of May, 1917, an
l. annually thereafter, determine whs
It amount of road taxes is necessary an
IS make written report of the same t
IS the board of county commissioner
g whose duty it shall be on or befo1
IS the 1st Monday in May of each yea
Iei or at the time Of year provided +
ID law for the levy Of other count
le taxes, to levy the tax requested
N the commission. Provided, that. II
St taxes levied and collected under tn
act shall not exceed Is cents on tt
S1OO valuation of property and 4
cents on the poll. And this sectic
< has been amended still further, pr,
n, ding that if at the election to
a held on the 1st Monday in May II
y road bord issue of S5OO,OOO is not a,
Re thorized the road commission ma