The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-04-15
oEO0eE lANSTRuM APPOINTED CHAIRMAN
oF MONTANA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION


I All contracts for work on state
highways shalt be let BY the commis-
sion, always by competitive hiddinx
when. the estimated cost shall exceed
$1,000; provided that if the com mia
sion shall find such work mav he
done by force account or 81 davis
work in q more efficient manner. II
may SO conduct the work, and. nro-
vided further that the commission
may use convict labor %, in its iude-
ment. is deemed proper.
On behalf of the state the commits
sion is authorized to enter into all
agreements and contracts with the
United States government relative to
the construction and maintenance of
highways in the state in conformity
with the federal aid road act OF con-
gress approved June IL, 1915, which
is hereby assented to.
The commission is authorised to
organize and operate q division of
maintenance and patrol, and, by CO.
operation with the boards OF county
commissioners in the several counties
of the state, II necessary, to main
tain state highways constructed BY
the state land such additional mile
age as the commission may deem ne
cessary."
The commission shall cause to be
erected and maintained such guide
and warning signs as it may deem
necessary along state roads, the same
to be of q uniform size and design to
be approved by the commission, and
lit shall be unlawful to erect any
other guide or warning sign except in
case OF emergency; and except that
trail and road associations having
distinctive signs or emblems for their
own trails may, at their own expense,
submit and furnish such emblems or
signs for approval, and If approved,
may erect same on such roads or
trails as they have assumed iurisdic-
tiOn over, and on no others. The
commission shall have full control
and authority over all advertising,
guide, warning or other signs now
constructed or placed upon or to be
constructed or placed upon any state
highways and shall cause to be re-
moved any such signs conflicting
with the provisions of this act or the
rules now existing or to be adopted
by the commission. The commission |
is authorized to remove any unlawful |
sign or marker.
After the marking of a state high
way it shall be unlawful for any per-
son or association to deface. damage |
or icjure any highway guide, warn
ing or other sign, or any advertising |
sign placed with the approval of the |
commission and any person or asso-
citation guilty of such shall be deem
ed guilty of misdemeanor and pun
ishable by fine of not less than SO |
nor more than 500 for each offense.
1t is made the duty Of boards of
county commissioners to transfer and |
convey to the state highway commits
eion rights-of-way over and along
county roads for state road purposes |
whenever notice from the commission
has been received that such has been |
designated a state road and that such |
road will be improved and maintain
ed by the state from funds available 1
for the immediate construction of II
such.
Upon the selection and approval by Il
the commission of system of state II
highways the commission shall cause n
to be prepared an official road map n
Of the state. prior to October l, 1921, n
If possible, and copy of such map Il
shall be filed with the county clerk N
Of each county.
The highway commission shall II
have the power and authority to ac-
quire by purchase or otherwise right
of-way for state highways and to ac-
Quire deposits of road building ma
terials and shall have the authority II
TO exercise power of eminent domain III
In the name of the state for any OF
these purposes. Il
Whenever necessary to acquire
or deposits of road Il
building materials the commission II
may direct the attorney general or
the county attorney of any county to L
procure such rights by condemnation
II
For the purpose of carrying out
the provisions Of the act there is
created state highway fund and a II
state highway trust fund. To the
state highway fund shall be credited II
all moneys received for the use of the II
from the motor vehicle
license fees or other sources not
otherwise provided. To the state
highway trust fund shall be credited
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