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4 A line nark her ct&cj tlat the eub criher to tbL copy of The News is b e bkkd oa iubcr iption. Please tnike a pay ment a toon aa con venient. i' ox. xtxit MOVm AIRY, WORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. MARCH 6, WIS. JVU 35 !1 NEW ROAD LAW An Act That Allows the ship to Vote April 17 on the Question of a Bond Issue for Good Roads An act to provile for the im - prwveanent of the public road of Ml Airy townetop, Surry county, xii to authorize the issuance of hrvmli to pay the expanse thereof. Tlbe General Assembly of North OarolSna do tnaot : Hection 1. That A. E. Smith, JL F. Saunders, J. A. Hadley, Vewtal Taylor, Thomas Fawcett, ami O. M. Sparger, and their auc- cetworB tn office, are hereby n - oorrported under the wune of the "Highway ComaniflHion of Mount Airy Townfciup, " and by that oa&ne imay sue and 'he. sued, make contracts, and do all things iie cepwary to carry out the provis ions of this act. Svc. 2. That the aai.1 cnmmie aioni shall arwavs consist of an equal mamfor of member of op ifuwite nolitical belief, to be de signated by the General Assem bly aa their terms expire, ex cfpt aa hnroinafter provided, and of those name!, A. h. JsmiiJi, K. F. Saunders, and J. A. Hadley shall hold office for four years, Vestal Taylor, Thomas Fawcett rrvl O. M. Sparger ahall hnid of fice for two vears. Should vlaaaney occur by death, resigna tion or removal or otherwise, the pairae shall be filled ty the said ooramitwion by choosing, some one I the same political bclnel as wf thj member wliose place he came vtacant, and such succe,fir bo chcncn ?ihflill hold ifciitrl his suc cemr shall le chosen by flie lefgislatirre, I qualify Sec. 3. That the said coman eion shaW have the same super vision, pjower and right in re Piedl to all the public roads in -ILoiint Airy frrrtphnp as has here totftfre been vested' in either the board of siilpervisora of public roads, or the hoard of county oqtinmissioneia of Surry county, excripfc aa mh laws are mod tried hereon. The said cortwnsasion eSuiH have full power and author ity to order the laying , out of pulblic roads where necessary in their jind(gment, to dtsconitnue such oiowd& aa squall be found use less, and to alter roads so an to make them more useful. Said ccturaissiion shall also have pow er and authority to lay out cart ways, church and will roads, and to alter or discontinue' the. same in tfhe way and nunmrupr provided JJar in the general law, except as such laws are modified herein: Provided, that no public road ihaH be less than twenty or moit, than thirty feet i'i width. S.- 4. Thtt said emr.i hi. on sliiall metfit in the town of Mount Airy within tew ,yti after tlie adlopiton of thk lkl at am elec tion hereiiii prov'kU'd for, and haHl organiae by electing oae of tlieir nukuber preiudeiit, who tliall preside at all of the meetilii(9 of the said conmnrisision; said correnm edon shall also eU'trt oimi if their number aeeretary, who aluull Le) a record of the proceedings of tie said commissi oi u, and shall de liwr Uie (none to hw ' siwceis)r in office; aaid oommbiion tlhall also eleiot a suitable person, as tneaMurcr of aid exnni'iiiiJtn, 'w3k need not be a- member of said comnknciik, and he sliiild eoster into a hood iln the penal sum of not lesa than douMe the aimount coming fatto his hands in any current year, which bond, uijwm appro"al by. the aaid cwmnimxn, aliall lA? rworded )y tlie register of deetla cf Surry coivity iiu the book! off official bond acid filed m Urn of fie. That Che acnount of said bond aliall be subject (to iiicniHP, or may ls dimiitwlied at aji(s" time by order of aakl coia niition: rrovUled, that any ntnV. in the towihip of Mount Airy may act as auob treasurer, fxcejt that only bacuk or Uuiloi that will pay the iiitertwt on time deposits ahadl le de ignatrd as mid treasurer. If aid oorotnmiuki 1 sliould apipoint an individual aa treasnrer, aaid nominVaaion shall hAv the right to require mch truaisurer to kee ail the fundi! in has hamVs on de ptjt in one or more bank in the iofwraiiip in llountAiry Sec, 5. That the treasurer of Voters of Mount Airy Town 1 nod ctummwwon shall make pay menta out of the road funds be longing' to the Miid townaliip only un the written order of the mid cotnjninsion, aigivd by the nreekldit and secretary of taod commiw!bn. and a strict record otf each oirler drawn ahall he kftpt, ahowintt the object foT whi-h iwnxxL . Sdc. 6. TJiat the aaid commiB isidi shall authorize) the sheriff f Surry county, or tax collec tor of aaid; connity, to coUect all the taxes levied umkr this act, and he shall be entitkd to the Bnrme fee aa are allowed sheriffs and tax collectora of North, Caro lina for collcctirur taxes- The HleTiff or tax collector shall be liable for all moneys so collect el and the sheriff's or tax oftl lector 'a bandsmen given for the eourtf v shall be and they are hereby declared liable for all township funds handled under this aat, and the said oosntnis- wt may require the snemu or tax coUectt . to give- am additioi- al bond. Se. 7. That all road taxes Cor Mount Airv township whiuh are now in the hands of the treas urer, or that mav hereafter be collected bv the sheriff of Shiny county or tax collector of aaid county shall be paid over to the tjeaurer of tiie aiiid coramiajion w)x ahall g'ive a receipt therefor. And all moneys arising from sale of bonb hereiiiafter provided for wiall also be turned over to the aaidf tjreasmrer. Ttiat the aaid aheriiff or tax collector shall pay over prKwnptly. all road taxes col lected by him, nd ahall at no time retain- any portion of mod taxes whieih may come into his hands, and that the aaid sheriff or tax collector shall not ap ply aiiD' of said money coming intjo has hands uniler thia act to the payment of any other claim wlxLch may be drawn on him, biit sliall keep' the road taxes col lected in Mount Airy township separate and sliall pay therm to the treasurer of saml exwamiasion, hs aforesaid. The sheriff or tax collector sliall lie required to Buttle in full with the treasurer of said' cjroan4on not kater tlian Deceon'ber twelrfy-fifth, of each year, and shall pay over sooner if same rfmll be in his hands. Sec. 8. That the said commis sion may at their first meeting, or aa soon thereafter as practi cable, elect m competent, ex- poriencedl amd discreet person to I; 3 auperimtrtideiiti of all the pub ic roads m tilie aaid townsliip, and such super intendent alkali hold office during the pleasure of Sfiid comimdssionf el wc ting him, and he sliall be entithd to such comp(iiusa!t.ik n in may be fixed iby Bawd eominuHsafm. Sa.d etwnmiis sion sliall also have the power to euii'ploy owe or auore competent road engineers; fix their com Iejisatkiin ; and prescribe thcrir luties, aiid the term af anr' such employment shall be during the pleasure of the aaid coniianiiAiwut As a guarantee for the faithful and honest dim-harge of the duties of the office of superin tendent, tlie said coininwsktn may require the said superintendent to give Kmh a bond aa mar le hniiied advisable. Sec. 9. That tho said comanria- sion fcluill also have tlie power to employ such either persons as nuay he. deemed iieissary to carry on the work provided for in this act, and t3 purchasw such maieihinery aixl iraplementts m may be neces sary for the (proper working ajui constructing of the saiii roads. and take over all such implements mw machinery and' tool and other thirhgs tiiat may have been pureraased or otlerwise acriuired by the "lEgiway CommVwioners of Mount Airy Towmiii' by virtue of the authority contain ed in an act psed by the It at 11 re twre thousaaid time hundred and elevrn, chapter two hundred and ninety-four, of the Iublic Law of on wuHisand nine hiin- Irixl and eleren, 10. That the said commis sion or any 0 ita amploj-e or agents are hereby authorized and empowered to enter upon any latnds m the aaid township for the purpose- of laying out any new road or rosd, or changing the location of any road or road and for the purpose of taking rock, timber, dirt, sand or grav el necessary to macadami7 or improve the mtitl roads, together with the free ingrees and egrets from roads for the transporta tion cf said material ; and they are further empowered to enter upon the said land adjacent or lying near suuh minds tn order to make such drains or ditches through the satme b may be deeni?d nexwsary for the hetter- .nent of the roads: Provided, that no ornamental trens ahall be destroyed. Sec, 11. That if the owner of any 1 antra upon which said road or roads, or any part thereof, L it 1 1 . . snau oe conarructeiJ. altered or changed, or the owner of any land from which timber, atone. clay, gravel or sand were, as aforesaid, fthajl claim damages therefor, and the said owner or his agetifc or agemts cannot agree with the said mmuNsiofv aa to the price due, each partv shall choose one man, a f roe-holder atnd resident of the said towtusbip, to serve aa arbitrators, and should any party fail to cboxe a man, then the clerk of the supervr court of Surry county shall dhoose one for him, and that the A. two so cnown shall ohoose a third, and they shall give all an tenwted: parties at least two days iKbtice ox the trn and iace of meeting to assew the damage; and in making1 out the damages lor the land takqn, as aforesaid, Uhe said arbitrators sliall take unto conaidoratioi the special ben- fit that the road when built will. cncitfeir Upoor the land as well as any actual damagm clone tlie said and! Ify reason of the constnitot- vi or change in the said road. Tlie said damage both for the iandei taken and for the timber and materially tfwvu, , nti be paid out of the general road fund of the towmiihin, and any of the parties slmll have the right df an appeal to the superior court after ghunr good and hi!- fkeKt( security, from the award of tlie arbitrators : Provided, that trie artpeaj is prayed within ten days from the filing of the award. Arfd the anneal or the eluding1 of any such cause shall nit prevent the said commission from entering and takansr posses sion of the land and using it for road purposes, and the taking of tiniber and other material, as aJJorcHaid, and the only effect of tfhe pending cauBe- or appeal shall Uo to sejttie the amount of dam age fne quantum of the dam ages w trie only question con- tennjpiated in this section. Sec, 12. That any person who tluill obruot tlie said commis sion, its agtints or employees, in uutikHJtr a anrvey, of changrnK MO' nmd, or tlie opening of a riiiftv public road or highway, or Che taking of necessary timber or other materials, as aforesaid, sliall be guilty of a mwdemeanor, and unmi oonviction tliereof. tJluild be fiittil, nit exceeding fif- ty dlollarsL or imprwoned, not ex ceoding thirty- daya Sec. 13. That it shall be un lawful for any person to use, cut, or make any drain, or to so cul tivate his lauid as to turn waUr iihtn tlue public roads of Mount Airy township, except when there U a drain, cut out pipe or other opening uSder said highway to al low tlie water to pass off. Any person niolating tlie proviskflw of this section shall be guilty of a mwikvumeaiior, and fined not ex peodkig: fifty dolalrs or impriaon ed not exeeediaiig tlurty days. See. 14. ThiU. all railroad or tliier) incorporated companies, Kigali btiep up at their own ex punee, ipon a sptcificaticwi fur nLsh by tine said commission, all briilges on and over the public roads, and not public roada, but ui as iigliSorhki(d roads, an all crossings which they have made necessary to build, or made in estabiiiiing their re spective roads, and on failure to do so, after demand by said oom mior, or its agent, shall be guilty of a milnmeanjor, aanl fined, not exceeding fifty dollars, aaU sliall pny ten dollars ad ditional for every day said wWk remain unptT.'ormed, and any writtn notice left witli t3ie agont of said companies) nhal be utSST t ci ,r . ... 4. f 1 L$!L fr' ?r-, ' vy ulv w,u: r!T 1 :T 1 U rC. KZJz:- ; r kA"; Z, tr,rTflrf V whlen calkd Upon to do so by the 1 i ..... X ' I l ii-wu Hw said oommwmcn may ui their i. .1 .i . i dareC.on, advert for bj of, and shall have the nght to let the work to the hrwest re- . . . ... V 1 I TTK ?lT J? unr, uu srvme may be done in the way, m thte discretion of said cominis- Sec. 17. The sard commrs- sion shall have .power and uthor- y u, i,x we w , tion to be pawl to all employees, andi all expenses to be paid out of the road fund. Sec. 18. For their services as commrssionert eaca memoeru on., tliAmlv.. fa.l shall nivte such salary and per disguise. Tlio success of the old (tarn as may be fixed by the raz r(riine b gj, overthrow board of county commKKioners the Maderoi constitutional gov of Surry couiv and may be paid ernment ffwt or aat- out of the road funiL tv jmnA nt h vu.i Sec 19. The neceBary exprn- ses oi tne sanl cjimmrwan on account lor stationery, attorney iees, cierK nine ews. anan oe paia wy vie oraer oi saw commwnon out of the fund provided by this act pec. zu. i'nat the savd oom- mission may poirchase such ma ohinery, matenaTs, implements, A r x uiumaj, wmis, camping oinnxs, qniarters or stookadk for the use of and safekeeping of convict ranees as may fee neoessary for the proper carrying out af the work, and for the employment cf all addituonal labor meceaaary to do the- aaid "work: Provided, that government is concerned, and the tSie county jail, at Dobson, Sur- first effort of the drones of Mex ry County, may be used as a ioo in this connection is roini? to piaafc-nf . aa fahepjgg foe thcoH vaet forces at such tumes as the iid oomrnssRHMi may deem neces- sar3, "Rat olAamirug the consent of the county commissioners of Surry county?: Provided further, thbit the oalalboose, or city pris- on a tMount Air', North Caro- Kna, may be used as a place f safeket'ping' for said convict forces of soul district at such imcs aa the said commission (may dettm nejceesary. Sec. 21. Tluat the- said com mission shall have power to em ploy or dwehaflvre suoh guards as may e needed to take charge I of snc"h oonvkft forces, or such otbier Mibrers as may be employ- drones of Mexico. The applica ed, and aliiall have power arid tikn of the iron hand is going to authoriry to emolov a road su- perintendent. who with the r I nrorvTal of the said oommLssion. niAv have full mower and author- ity to employ and dischfurpe I afiorera. and to emnlov &iul dis- cJharge guarxls that may be need- ed to tak. charge of sakl con-l 7ict forces. Sec. 22. That unon the aimli- cation of the said commission to the judge of the superior court jff anv countv in the State, the joistices of tlie .peace or muni-1 cinal officers of any municipal-H1" ity, or other inferior court with- in or outside of sa.ut Moinyt Airv Tvjfwtwhip, the said jude or other officer may, and it sliall be the dutv li iiijtips of the neAif or hjvuI nnrwinn I Af I ifrs I and inferior courts in sakl dis trict tlo aenteirne such 'person con vsited in such courts to work on the public roads of sakl township. AH such convicts to be clothed, fed. aaid otherwise cared for at the expense af sakl tvwnihip, and the cost of transferring, guard ing and maintaining such coai- victa as may be sent to safkl township, may lie .kl for bv uu cumuBtnon : rrovKien, nuti mty siich pris-mers may be re- - . ' . 1" S ll M. I luwwu m my irme po tne Keep- er w u.e ju vi saw cwuit irom wiucn tney are send, au traawportation to be p!iid ,by said wunuvwu, -i.u i ru inuoll, million ouiic yards per month v.!" iu uc uiier , ---i. ij .urwtufit-iw. oi puoiK neaatn lor the county or ijurrj", the county shall pay all mexlicuie bills anil likwiHe the doctor's bilk, and the said com mswWm shall not be perraitteil to keep disabkd prywners. inat ait prwumert oonfined in the jail of Surry Continued to Page 8. Ho Hop for llexioo. With ti werthmw of the Ma- oro government me editor I & Morning Times, who i- close to the cen?of the Mex- ican conflict, and is about Mexican poKtica as &e is with American predicts crtvnity for the Mexican un-ler the Diaz revive, t.- 1 . I vt " juk tAWH.h snswrvr I . "The overthrow of President .j v.i:r, Utitntiorlftl government in the wJ ,LHtVn-l m-fnr,. i I ".-"-v. w. vrl lilt 1ICII1UC HJtU Iwve drunk deeply of the waters of Jiethe durii the .past three vwlm. tv. MJtv iatlero revolution which result- r: rv.t v, k, Uftnatkm tor every one of the seven revolutionary movement nr.vaA.uM t?0m:- Lf Mi f.,- fV, 1..1 ,jt hv mtmlt. wt fmiTfc 'uffuu UnfliwwA nvnmnuiv v. ery rri,m of the rublic, but yi t Ar, ru- prevfciW and encourage the. de . . . Td,ottnent of another flourbihiriff crop of ambitious revahition s's That peace can come to the country under such conditicne is mmwsiLJe. On the oontrary, it is but natural to assume that I . rea-nanued anarctry is now going bo stalk where there has for a brief time been a semDlance of law and order. "The drones of Mexico today are in control of the destirriesi of tie rarJtfblic so far as the natural 1 bo -gaaa to riv.4 tJliain they heretofore had about the Mexi can nation, wlidch were shattered My Madero. The iron hand is again art the throat of the Mex- ican nation, and it is going to strive to strangle every thought of Mexican liberty. But in the hjackjrround is the militarv snirift. the spirit of the brigand, the aesire to ron. loot and nura tffie disreBpect aid disregard of all gicrvernment restraint and con trol that has been engendered a moug the Mexican people duruv the past three years, and all these, are to 'be reckoned with a the mxmeliate future by the be met with the continuous ap Pranre of the free lance, and out of the) collisions etween the 'o and the development of ad anxonaA revolutfarl antiment such a state of affairs w 11 be deAyt4oped as will make former conditions through which Mexico "as passed appear tike mere child a pday. propt'rty and hiMrwiii life in phe Republic of Mexico will suf- ier as never .before. Chaos mt (WtfnHKO will strike hamls with V nd Deah aixi Destnw- p - "" win sialic nnmrtraoneu throughout the length ami h)realth of the land until that h all Mexico has dreaded most has bexme aliaolutely in- ruwuic. The "Three-Million-Yard Slide at Culebra. Another huge slkle, the larg est that has yet talcen place, has ctcnnneiud at Culebra. Tlie pres ent) iislieitw!w are that atMut 3.000XXH) cubic yards ar in mo tkm, ami that it will tke unt'J the late autnmn to romove, tlie nteri uy tlt time the watrr widl be in U cut, and tlie V two ibis dnlgea, now building, te i their way to the U thmis. Th.w ,ri hh hifcTe a eombimd capaoitv of over should vly keep the cut open onc) water tux been turned in. Ths Mothers' Favorite. A couth medietas for children ihould b bsrmlcM. . It should be pleasant to Uke. It should be ef fectual . CbsmberUln's Cough Rent ed Is all of this and Is the moth en' favorite everywhere. For sals br All Dealers. BIO SLICE OF PIE 701 THX3 STATS. President ; WW Dixpecss 141 PreddeBitial Porte f flees in Iforth Carolina. Washington, Maruh 1. An en ormous slice of pie consisting of 14.1 Presidential postoff'res will be dispensed by President Wood row Wilson in North Carolina, during the four years beginning wiith his inauguration next Tues day. The saJaries of these offiom range from $3,400 down to $1,000. the total amounting to $2T)2,."00 annualiy. The average aalary paad in the Stat U $17tK). inshrsSalem st-cures th fourth largest salarv- paid a pt- raaster in the state $300. The term of Charles A. Reynolds ex pired on February 24, last, but hie will hold office until a suc cessor w arrtptonnted. A number of very pniminent men are in line for the position and decision is expected about March 15. and the wmuinatktt will he sent to Con gress on April 1st, the day if tine convening the extra 9iton. Seventy-four pfWtmnsUrs will bk appoin'jwl in the State before JHJy 1, which k just a little over half. Tlie terms of the other p)Ktraaiters expire between that time and the end of President Wilson's! term. North Carolina has more post masters to a5uit before July 1, prtdialjy, than any other state. owing to the fad that aprioint- ments have been up in some STHtnc' aunott two years. This was for tlie pnnjHe of keeping oflfwes ojim until the IXnocrat coiid gain full oontrol and then apfKiini Democrats in plaice of the itieaent Iiejniblican office holders. 350 Senrice Appointments of President Tail. Washiivton, March 1st. The- first hranJc- of inrnortanee ire the "v. Staiate ileBdloGk' "over"Preden.t Thift's appointments came today when the Senate, in a two hour executive session, confirmed a large number of tlie promotions made ni the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Revenue Clutter Service, Public Health Service and Dip kwnatic service. The confimna- tknw were made with little dis cussion, an the rtni!t of a general agreement tlilat appointmetnts of this character irrvolving- promo tion along definite lines of stir- vice should not be held up. An agreement was reached for ootifirmatkm also of postimaters in the home tow w of Senators. Tim executive sesskin, which be gan ut 3 o'o&ook but was resum ed again at 8, with the purpose xf clearing up the uncontested ftfxmtimmta Tl confinnations during the aftejnKi( Heain numlbered more than 3f0, all embraced in the Army, Navy, and other establish ed services of thle United States. SeniKtor Cummins made a vig orous protest in tlie executive ses skm agaiit the plan to oonfina pUftiee appointments only ki the home city of Senators. His oJiejctkaw d'ul mt defeat the .plan determined UIon, however. It was extpected that all such ap IvintDiientB would 'be confirmed lefore adjournment toniglit. Peace Seems Near. Ijondjon, March 1. -The Turk inh government today" defuiitely abanckned its prohibitive stirW UtionB in connect kui with peace anil placed the cause unreservedly in the hands of the European powers, with a rcxiuest to con clude pwce as advantageously as possible for the Turkish in terests. Unless, as has boen the cav before, Turkey changes her mnsd liefora terms can he concluded, it h believed here that direct ieat' negotiations will be resumed speedily, with every prospect of an early settW-raent of the Turk-inh-ilalknn war. This Will Interest Mothers Mother Cray's 8weet Powders for Children relieve FeverfehneM. Head ache. Dad Stomach. Teething. Dis order, move and regulate the Bow el and destroy worms. Tbey break up Colds la 24 hours. Used by mothers for 22 yean. All Druggists. be. Sample Free. Address. A. &. Olmsiii, LsRoy. N. T. i J
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