New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-09
THE NEW ROAD LAW
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Section 70 hereof. shall be charged against any apportionnent
of such funds to which the county wherein such road or roads
nnoy be located, may be entitled.
The tax levy by this section authorized shall be and is
excepted from the provisions Of Section IL Chapter 81 Of
the Session Laws of the State of New Mexico for the year
1915. There shall not bechargedon account of administra-
ton and engineering expenses in excess of seven and one
half per cent of the estimated cost Of any work of conssruc-
ton, rpair or maintenance, uponary state highway OK bridge
or upon any highway or bridge for work upon which State
aid is provided.
Sec. 1t. That the Stese Highway Commission shall
be and hereby is authorized to anticipate the proceeds of the
aforesaid leves by the issuance of certificates
at such times and in such amounts as in the judgment OF such
Commission may be necessary, which certificates shall be is
sued for such length of time as said Commission shall deter
mine, rot exceeding hUo yeors: Provided, that no certificates
shall be issued in excess Of the estimated pro-
duct of the leves heve;nbefore mentioned, based upon collec-
tons for the preceding year, and that such certificates
shall bear interest at a rate Of not to exceed five
per cent per annum. Subject to the foregoing Limitations the
State Highway Commission may from time to time issue
certificates in such amounts as shall be necessary fully to carry
out and meet the provision of the act Of Congress approved
July eleven, nineteen hundred and sixteen, and known as the
Federal Road Law, and to byosfde amounts sufficient to
equal the sums which may be available to the State of New
Mexico under such law. Said certificates
shall be issued by the Commission in a form to be approved
by the Attorney General, shall be signed by the president OF the
Commission, attested by its secretary, u1sh the seal OF te
Commission theveanto affixed, and shall be counterslgned by
the State Treasurer; said treasurer shall keep a correct and
complete record of such certificates. Said certificates shall
be paid out of the revenue derived from the collection of the
le74es hereinbefore mentioned and authorized.
Sec. II. The State Highway Engineer, with the ap-
proval of the State Highway Commission, may perform or
cause to be performed, any highway work OF part thereof,
under the provisions of this act, and prepare materials to be
used in such highway work, by means OF the labor of state
or county convicts, when such convicts shall be by law avail
able and satisfactory arrangements can be made by which
they may be used. When such work is performed by means
of the labor of convicts, the State Highway Engineer shall
compute the value of such labor so used on such highway work,
according to rules and regulations which shall be prescribed
by the State Highway Commission, and if the convicts so used
are state convicts, equipped and maintained by the state, the
state shall receive credit for the value thereof on its portion
of the cost of such highway work, and if the conyicts are
county convicts, equipped and maintained by the county, the
county shall be credited with the value thereof on its portion
of the cost of such work.
Sec. 18. The several Boards of County Commission
es shall haze the general control and management of all
roads, highways and bridges in their vespeehve counties u1h
the exception of such roads, highways and bridges as are de-
ela,ed by the State Highway Commission to be state highways
or bridges, and roads constructed o, maintained with state aid,
oxd shall haze poover to establish and change as provided by
IaU ond to maintain the same, save as by this act otherwise
provided. The State Highway Commission shall employ
a County Highway Superintendent for each county of the
state, or may employ one such superintendent for two or
more counties. The Commission shall fix the compensation
of such superintendent in accordance with the importance
of the work in the several counties, and no person shall be
so employed unless in the opinion of said Commission he
possesses the knowledge, experience and ability necessary pro-
perly to perform the duties of such position. The State High
way Commission may adopt such rules and regulations as
may be deemed e~xpedient for ascertaining the fitness of the
persons for such position, and for otherwise carry
ing out the provisions of this act. In no
case case shall the salary of such Superintendent
exceed the sum of One Hundred and Sixty-six and 66-Ioo
Dollars per month, nor ten per cent of the amount of the
estimated proceeds of the county road levy or levies in the
county or counties by which he is employed. Provided, in
counties expanding the proceeds of county road bond issues
such salary may exceed said ten per cent. but in no event
shall such salary be in excess of the aforesaid sum of One
Hundred and Sixty-six and 66-1oo Dollars per month The
County Highway Superintendent shall be required to qualify
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