The Monroe journal., 1921-04-19
UNION COUNTY ROAD LAW.
The Citzens Of Union County Will Vote April 23rd On
The Adoption OF The Following Road Law

cable in the township from whicl
said taxes were collected.
Sec 6. Tha: the County Comm S
sioners of Union County be, and the,
are hereby authorized to employ al
expert road engineer at such eompen
sation as may be fixed by said board
and such officers. agents and servant.
as they shall deem necessary to carr,
on the road work of Union County
the said engineer and any and all EN-.
ployees of the county commissioners
by virtue Of this act may be discharg.
ed at any time the county commits
s'oners may see fit.
Sec. I. That the Board of County
Commissioners of Union County other
than the chairman shall receive five
dollars per day while In session oil
while looking after the affairs of the
county. together with five cents pei
mile on distance travelled in going tC
and from meetings Of the Board, and
the chairman of the board of County
Commissioners shall be paid salary
to be fixed by the other two members
of the Board not exceeding the sum
of eighteen hundred dollars.
Sec. s. That the county commits.
sioners be. and they are hereby vest
ed with the authority granted to like
corporations by the laws of the State
of North Carolina. together with all
the rights and privileges granted to
municipal corporations of like nature
such as the condemnation of land
the construction. widening and
changing of any roads in the county
and such ether powers as are neces
sary to carry out any and all the pro-
visions Of this act. and with power
and authority TO purchase such ma
terials. tools, machinery. implements
and teams as they may deem neces-
sary for carrying on the road work
of said county. and perform such
other duties as are hereinafter pro-
vided for.
Sec. g. That it shall be the duty
of the County Commissioners to em-
ploy a book-keeper to keep the books
and accounts of all road moneys re-
ceived and how exp nded. and shall
keep a separate account of all mon
eys received from taxes collected
from each township in the county to-
gether with the amount Of moneys ex-
pended in each township IN the coun-
~, which shall be open to the inspec-
ton Of any qualified voter In Union
County at all times. and all moneys
expended in road construction shall
be by check or draft upon the bank
or banks which are the repositories
for said road funds. which said drafts
shall be signed by the said book-keep-
er and countersigned by the chair
man of the Board of County Commits
sioners, and shall show on its face
the purpose for which said check or
draft Is issued.
Sec. 10. That on the first day of
July and January of each year /
shall he the duty of the Board of
County Commissioners to have pub
lished a complete statement shown :
the amount of moneys received and
the amount expended in each town
ship in the county. provided, how
ever. that certain items of cost. such
as the salary Of the engineer, the
chairman of the Board of County
Comm ssicners, and ether items that
are reilly chargeable against tho
county's unit shall he paid proper
tionatcly ny all of the townships.
Sc ~. In opening new highways,
widenins and straigl tening old roads,
and repairing same the county COM
miss'oNcrs ere hereby authorized
throuPh is AGENTS to enter upon any
land and to cate and build such
highway, and II the said commissions
ers and the owner or owners of said
land cannot aaroe rs 10 The damages.
II any. the said commissioners shall.