The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12

load in excess of the provisions of this Act. shall apply to the Chair man of the Divisional Road Commis
 sion. or authority having such roat in charge. for . permit for such pur pose. stating the necessity for suct permit, and if 1t appears to the satis
 faction of said Chairman of the Com mission or authority that the appli
 cant for such permit is justified ir hauling such load, he shall be grant 8 permit to do so. provided that g good and sufficient guarantee may be required by the responsible authority to make good any damage resulting from such excess loading. before granting the permit. All fines collect ed under the provisions of this Act shall be paid to the Clerk of the United States Court and be converted into the Territorial Treasury. |. It shall be the duty of each member of the Divisional Commission to make complaint. to the proper authority, ol all violations of this section which may come under his observation.
 Section 16. In addition to the punishment herein provided the Ter. ritory of Alaska shall have a right of action for all damage caused by the violations of the provisions of preceding section or for any damages caused by the breaking or overflow. ing of any ditch or Hume which action shall be brought by the Divi sional Road Commissioner for the benefit of the Territory All expens. es incurred under the provisions of this section shall be paid by the Ter. ritorial Treasurer from any funds not otherwise appropriated upon vouch. CTS approved by the Divisional Road Commission.
 "Section 17. On and after March 1, 1921, in each Territorial Road Di. vision there shall be Divisional Road Commission consisting or three members, two of whom shall be elect ed as provided by law and one shall be appointed by the Territorial Board of Road Commissioners for a term of two years or until his successor is appointed and qualified, who shall serve without pay or emolument. The appointed member shall be Chair. man and Secretary of the Commis- sion; receive and account for all funds and property turned over to him as provided by law. He shall be a competent civil engineer. qualified by training and practical experience in highway engineering, and when au- thorized by the Territorial Board of Road Commissioners, be empowered tc hire the necessary OlIicG ana field forces and subject to the general di- rection of the Territorial Board ot Road Commissioners; he shall have charge of the location. construction. improvement ana maintenance of pub lie roads, trails. bridges and ferries in the Division. He shall be the cus' todian of the property and records of the Division concerning roads and bridges. He shall prepare and ap- prove all plans and specifications and none of his orders or directions shall be countermanded except by special resolution of the Territorial Board of Road Commissioners duly entered on the minutes. He shall execute a good and sufficient bond with approv- ed sureties in an amount fixed by the Territorial Board of Road Commis. sioners, which amount shall not be less than $1.000. The premium for such bond shall be paid by the Di- visional Treasurer and the amount so paid shall be charged to the Road Division. The two elective members shall receive a per diem of $10 per day in lieu of all other salary. pay. expenses or emolument for such time as they may actually serve on road work under instructions of the Territorial Board of Road Commis' sioners. and provided that such per diem paid to each members shall not exceed the sum of $1.000 in any one calendar year. It shall be the duty of the Divisional Road Commission to receive petitions or requests for road work within their Divisions, to make Investigations and report on such pro. posed work, and to attend the annual meeting of the Divisional Road Com. mission for the purpose of submitting their recommendations to the Terri
 torial Board of Road Commissioners Should there be a candidate for ap.