The daily times., 1921-12-03

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none OF them shall be sold n, los
'han 'he lace value thereof and az
'crued interest thereon T,a D.
VI ooii4il!SSioners is authorized tn -
Ject any and all bids. And il mo ii;
hade at the time of the seo1ed b;d
SO invited is accepted for NJ, .,
oohoS' then the said Board of Com
hhiSsiohers is authorized TO sell an,
ana all OF said bonds so rnsoId :,
private sale for the highest nr;oo =,
tne lowest rate OF interest: PRO
'iOED' no bond is sold at less tba,
the lace value thereof and accrrs,
interest thereon. 1t shall be the dut
OF the Highway Commission m ma
tout oi the proceeds received from tn.
sale of said bonds the cost and ax
pense OF lithographing or engravip.
SAID bonds and the expense of ad
'ertlsing the sale thereof.
Sec II. The proceeds received from
the sale of any and all of the bond.
hereln provided for, shall be bv m.
county Commissioners deposited in
such banks of the County, which
Banks shall pay interest on the
monthly balances at rate NOT r.
be more than four per cent per an
mum. Before any Of the proceeds OF
the sale of said bonds shall he do.
posted in any Bank, such Bank sbal,
execute and deliver to the Board of
County Commissioners a Bond in
some solvent Surety Company doing
business in North Carolina condi-
toned for the faithful accounting for
and payment of said money upon
proper warrants, the premium upon
which bond shall be paid from the in
terest received from the deposit. The
interest received shall go into the
General Highway Fund.
Sec. II. The Highway Com ission
herein created. shall have the en-
tire. complete and exclusive control
over and it shall be its duty to build
and construct public roads, HIGHWAYS
thoroughfares. and bridges of said
County, out of some hardSurfaced
durable material and in nerman-
ent manner. using therefor the pro-
ceeds of the bonds issued under this
Act and herein authorized. and anv
other monies that may come into its
hands from the State of North Caro-
lima or the Government of the Uni
ted States. 1t shall be the duty of
the Highway Commission to employ
a chief engineer of skill. experience
and competency, in building perman-
ent roads, and one or more assistants
and such clerical force as shall be
neede dnd fix their compensation BY
and with the advice of said chief en-
sineer the said Highway Commission
shall determine the material to be
used and the manner of construction
and width of the Highway. public
roads, thoroughfares and bridges to
be built and constructed; and the
said Highway Commission shall de-
termine what public road or roads,
highway or highways, or thorough
sare or thoroughfares shall be first
Quilt and the order of their construc-
ion, and are authorized, if it shall
De deemed advisable. to change the
grade and location of said public
'oads, highways and thoroughfares
necessary to widen any said roads,
highways or thorOughfares or to
partly change the location thereof.
hen the said Highway Commission
s authorized to acquire such addi-
ional or other land as may be neces-
'ary in it's judgment by purchase or
sift or, in the event of failure to
lgree upon the price therefor, then
he Highway Commission is hereby
authorized and empowered to con-
lemn the same in the same manner
IS is set out in Chapter of the
Private Acts of 19-, and in as
essing the damages for the land SO
aiken, the value of the said road i'm
'rovement shall be assessed against
he value of the land so condemned
nd acquired, and the difference paid
o the owner or owners Of the land.
shall, also, be the duty of the
Highway Commission to construct
nd build as rapidly as possible, all
he said roads, highways, thorough
ares and bridges of said County as
an be so constructed and built with .
he monies aforesaid. The said High
Tay Commission is authorized to OBJ
ain legal advice whenever it shall
eed the same. In selecting roads,
ighways. thoroughfares and bridges
} be built and constructed, the said
Highway Commission shall not select
ny that have been taken over by