Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-21
TEXT OF COUNTY ROAD AND
BRIDGE LAW

Senate bill No. 127 Gas amended. J
An act relating to county roads
and bridges.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of
the State of New Mexico:
Section /. The board of county
commissioners of any county in
this state may employ a county
road superintendent and by resolu-
ton provide that such county road
superintendent, subject to supervi-
| sorry powers in the board of county
commissioners, shall have charge
of all work of construction and
maintenance of county roads and
! bridges, and tho purchasing of
equipment, materials and supplies
! therefor.
Sec. 2. The board of county
| commissioners OF any county IN
this state may enter into contract
or contracts with the state highway
commission by which all, or any
part of the work of construction
and maintenance Of county roads
and bridges and the purchasing of
equipment, materials and supplies
shall be under the direction and
control of the state highway com
mission, and subject to the limita-
tons of this act, and such board of
county commissioners shall draw
warrants payable out of the county
road and bridge fund to pay for
the same, upon itemized vouchers
or estimates certified by the state
highway engineer.
Sec. 3. (Sub-section ~ The
board OF county commissioners OF
any county in this state may by
resolution duly adopted at any
regular meeting Of such board, di'
vide their county into road dis
tricts composed of two or more
contiguous school districts and
may appoint a district road super
visor hereinafter called road su-
pervisor) for each of such road
districts, provided that no person
shall be appointed to the office OF
road supervisor for any road dis
trict unless his name has been pro-
posed by a petition signed by At
| least twenty-five per cent OF the
residents Of such road district, who
have paid a road tax in such road
district during the preceding year,
and the work of construction and
maintenance of county roads and
bridges in such road district shall
be under the direction and control
of the road supervisor of such dis
trict. and such road supervisor,
subject to the approval of the board
| of county commissioners of his
county. shall purchase the road
equipment materials and supplies
for his district.
Subsection 2, Such road super
visor shall hold office until the
first day Of January next after his
appointment and qualifications.
Subsection 3. Such road super
visor, before assuming the duties
and sufficient bond with two or
more securities, in the penal sum
of one thousand dollars, condition
ed for the honest and faithful per-
Torrance of the duties of his Of
flee Such bond, shall be approved
in the same manner as bonds for
county officers.
Subsection 4. Each road SUI
pervisor shall receive cOmpensa-
ton for the actual time he shall
be employed in work on county
roads and bridges in his road dis
trict at the rate of four dollars
($4.00) per day. Such compensa :
ton shall be paid by warrant of
the board of county commissioners
of the county upon itemized and
verified voucher, showing in detail
the actual amount and character Of
work done, and the actual place
where done during the day or frac-
ton of day such road supervisor
has been engaged.
Sec. 4. In those counties
whore the county road 'superintend-
ent's plan is adopted, the county
road and bridge fund shall only b.
paid out upon itemized bills or
estimates rendered and approved
by the county road superintendent,
showing in detail the time, place
and character of work done, or in
detail the supplies 'or materials
purchased and received for county
road and bridge purposes, by war
rants drawn by the board of coun-
ty commissioners on the county
road and bridge fund.
Sec. s. In those counties
where the state highway commits
sion plan is adopted, the county
road and bridge funds shall only
be paid out upon itemized bills or
estimates rendered and approved
by the state highway engineer, or
his assistant. showing in detail the
time. place and character of work
done, or in detail the supplies or
purchased and received
for county road and bridge pur-
poses, by warrants drawn by the
board of county commissioners on
the county road and bridge fund.
Sec. 6. In those counties
where the road supervisors plan
is adopted. county road and bridge