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THE TRIBUNE. Phone Mo. 93. THE PROPOSED ROAD LAW. L. D. MILLER, Manacca 1 UBLISIIER'S ANNOUNCEMENT. The Tribune is publishc datRuth crfordton, N. C, evei y Thursday by Thk Tkibunk Pi-bushing Company. Sul r i pt ion price : One year. 1 ; fix nn.iilhs, r() cents; throe months, ." eoii- invariably in advance. A subscriber in ordering the ad riii'M of hit paper channel, 'will in 1ii'in the. address to which it is go at lhititne he asks for the change 1. by made. " - Advertising rates will be furnished v.n a ;pl ication. Obituary notices and etudsot thanks will be charged for Ht the rate of one cent per word. lin.-f letters of local news from any part of the eouutywill by thankfully received. OoircspTnidentswill please mail their communications so as to got them to the office by Monday. The Tribune in the best ' advertis ing medium in this section, and ad vortisers may feel sure that through its columns they may reach all of Rut herford and a large portion of the b ist people of the adjoining counties. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1903. AROUND CHIMNEY ROCK of shall appoint with power at any time to remove of continue such guards as may be needed to take charge of the convict force, and also one or more persons in each township of the county to be known as township supervisor of roads who act ing under the road superintendent, shall supervise the road work in the town ship for which they are appointed for such parts thereof as superintendent tnay direct. The said guards and fown- ship supervisors shall be paid for such time as they may be required to give to this work such compensation per day during such time as they are actually employed in working on the public roads, as may be agreed upon by said superintendent" and approved by .the board of comity commissioners, the guards and the township supervisors to be paid out of the respective township Dad funds. Sec. 4. That all able bodied malo per sons of the county between the ages of 21 and 45 years except residents of in corporated cities and towns, shall work on the public roads of said county for four days (of 9 hours each) in each and every year "at such time and place and in such maimer as may bedesignated by 'the road superintendent s township supervisors : Provided, that the said su- FullTextoi the New Bill to be Voted on Tuesday After the First Monday In May. An act to provide for the better work ing of the public roads and highways of Rutherford county. The General Assembly o North Caro lina do enact: Section 1. That the board of county commissioners of Rutherford county, shall, in order to provide for the proper construction improvement and. mam-1 tenance of the public roads of the coun ty, at their regular meeting in June of f each and every year, provided a majori- tv of the votes cast m the election, or elections, to be held as hereinafter pro vidert, sbai! be '.'For Road." levy a spe cial tax on nil property subject to taxa tion under the State law in said county of not less than five cents nor greater than twenty-five cents on the hundred dollars worth of property, and not less than fifteen cents, nor greater than sev: enty-five on the poll s The constitution al equation to be observed at all times; said taxes to be collected as all other tax es are, to be kept separate in the tax books of the county, to be set aside as a snecial road fund to the credit of the re spective townships in said county fremt j povinteudent or "the 'supervisor in each Jones, one of good citizens, is health and his New Cottage--Serious Condition Gooi Citizen--Other News. C iiTespbndent of The Tribune. Chimney IJock, Maith 16th. Engineer Dalton and crew, L. Lee and Ted Korrison, were on a visit to the Logan House Sunday afternoon. We are always filad to peer the "hoys" as they are pleasant, intelligent gentleman, and are much pleased with our section. Mr. Da It on hails from Mew. York city and likes our fount fv line if we only had a railroad. Mr. William Chimney Hock 's fn quite feehle mind seems entirely gone, but lortunately he remains at home a:nd is easily controlled. This is iho second attack Mr. Jones has bad, one similar to this some years ago. His family has the f.wnpathy of the entire communi ty and we trust he may soon re cover. Mr. Samuel Baker's brother-in-law of Olney, 111., is expected soon on a visit. Mr. Charles Sa , ger, of the same town, who has been with' the t amping party all winter, returned to his home, to day greatly improved in health and muck pleased with our coun try. B. F. Fieeman, of Bai Cave, has been confined to his room for pome di'vs with grip, but we are glad to note lie is much improved and able to be at his post of duty. Hon. J. B. Freeman, represen tative from Henderson counfy, visited his motler, Mrs. J. H. Freeman, since his return from Kaleigh. Mr. W. S. Shitle, who has been at home for some time improving his orchard, has returned td Fair iew and will engage in his for lrcr o cupation, teaching. Will has taught several schools around Ivjro and h an excellent; instruc tor. Architect D. W. Foster and brother have completed the weatherboarding and covering of V. L. jUcAllianey s tage, in full nice new cot- view of Chifnnev Rock. Mrs. p. M. Taylor, of Uree, is quite feeble we hear. We, hope she may soon recover. The , farmers generally arc grunting and grumbling over-so -much rainy weather and are long ing to see the sun shine in' order that thev may make ready "to pitch their crops. Notwithstanding the inclement weather and muddy roads, the "tater" wagons continue to roll Ashevilleward. There are sever al thousand bushels .of potatoes yet in our community to be dis posed of and this isn't much of a 'tatcr" country either.- Toe W. Eskridge, the popular manager of the Kutherfordton Telephone Co., was along our line a few days since remodelling and straightening up things gen era II v." Court Adjourns. On account of a telegram an nouncing illness in the family of Ju Ige E. B. Jones, court adjourn ed this afternoon and the jud-re left on the evening rain. That pr.r; of the civil docket not '"is pos.'d of will bo taken up at the September term, Four New Cases of Smallpox. Four new and well developed cases of smallpox, broke out at the home of Mr. George Bigger htatriast Thursday. Those hav ing the disease this time are Mr. and Mrs. Bjggerstaff, son Lee and I ttle daughter Ocie. Miss Mary, 1 he other daughter, has entirely recovered. La Giiope coughs yield quickly to tie wonderful curative qualities of Foley's Honey mid Tar. There is nothing "just ns go3.1." Sold by The City Drug fctore. Fol-y's Kidney Cure makes the kid neyK and bladder right. Contains noth ing injurious, bold by Tbe City Drug ttoro. A Severe Cold for Three Months. The following letter from A. J. Nus Vhium, of Batesville, lnd., tells its' own Ptory. "I sulfered for three mouths with li fievero cold. A druggist prepared me suiuc medicine, and a physician prescri bed for mo, yet I did not improve. I then fried Foley's Honey and Tar and tight dotifs cured nie. Refuse substi futo.. Sold by The City Drug Store. which said road fund is derived and to be used in the construction, mainten ance and improvement of 'the public roads' of. the county, the purchase of such materials, implements, teams, wagons, camp outfit, quarters or stockades, for the use and safe keeping of the convict force as may le fonnd necessary in the proper carrying out of this wort, and fvr the employment of such additional labor as may be deemed necessary f Pro vided, however, that the money raised by the aforesaid levy in each township, shall be used and expended on the roads of slid township and that each town ship share the benefit on the entire fund collected on the property and polls of said township under the aforesaid levy. and provided that the money, raised un der this section, as far as possible, le used for permanent improvements. Saetion 2. That there shall hereafter b? electod-by the board Of county com missioners at their regular meeting in June, after the adoption of this law, and at their regular meeting in January of each and every year thereafter a superintendent of roads, who shall be paid such compensation as may be paid oat of the couuty road and bridge fund and who, after January shall hold of ficefor o:io yea or until his successor has "been elected and qualified, as- pro vided for in this act: Provided, that the said superintendent of roaus may at any time be removed by the board of county commissioners after having been given ten day's notice and a- hearing, when in the opinion of the board there exists good and sufficient Cause for such action; and for malfeasance or miscon duct in office he may be rt moved t-y rhem without further notice than may be necptai'y in order to give him a hear ing. It shall be the duty of said super intendent of roads, subject to the ap proval of the board of county commis sioners, to supervise, direct and havV charge of the maintcnace and building i of all public roads in the county, and he shall submit to the board of couuty com missioners a monthly report concerning the work in progress and the moneys ex pended, aiid he shall submit quarterly a report on the condition of the public road and bridges and plans for their im provements, and he ttiail include in this quarterly report an inventory of the tools, implements, teams and other equipments on hand. Said road super intendent before entering upon the du ties of hr office shall deposit with the board of county commissioners a good and lawful bond, to be approved by the said boaru of commissioners, for the sum ofr.vo thousand ($3,000) dollars as a guarantee of the faithful and honest discarge of the duties of his office, which bond shall be duly registered in the of fice of the register of deeds and filed with the clerk of the superior court of the county. In case of the death or res ignation or removal- of said road super intendent it shall -be the duty of the county commissioners to elect at their first meeting thereafter a road superin tendent, who shall hold offica at the dis cretion of said board of county commis sioners or until me regular .Ja: meeting of said board and until his suc cessor has been elected and qualified: Provided, that when in the Opinion of t he board of commissioners in any coun ty coming under the provisions of this act not regularly employing a" convict .' rco on -if s public roads, the appoint ment of a road superintendent is consis tent with the best interest of such coun ty the s:tiJ. board shall not be required to comply with the requirements of sec tion two of this act, but may in lieu thereof appoint directly one supervisor of roads in each township, and each su pervisor iii the township for which he is appointed shall perforin the duties and assume the responsibilities in this act otherwise required of the county road superintendent ; he shall be subject to dismission under the same terms as laid down for the road superintendent ; and he shall give a good and lawful bond, satisfactory to the board of commission ers, for not less than twice the amount of tho road tax in his township for any one year, under the same' conditions as laid down for said road superintendent and he shall be paid such renumeration as may be agreed upon by the b3hrd of county commissioners. Provided, such county supervisor shall be paid for his services out of the road fund arising from and credited to his township. Section 3. That the board of county commissioners or the road superintend ent, subject to the approval of said board iwushio shall give to each person of his own township who is subject to road duty at least three days' notice by per sonal warning or by leaving a written notice at the home or residence of such person, specifying in such notice the time and place, when and where such work is to be peVf ormed, and also desig nating in such notice the tool or imple ment with which such person shall be required to work : Provided further that in case of washout or other unexpected obstruction to travel the three days' no tice phall not be necessary, and any per son liable to road duty iii the township in' which such obstruction to travel may occur shall upon being properly sura moned by said superintendent or super visor of roads, respond to such summons , with reasonable promptness ; Provided further, that any person may in lieu of working four days on the public roads pay on the first day of May, after the adoption of this act and on or before the firr-t day of April of each year there after to the county treasurer or road su perintendent the sum of $2.00, and it shall be the duty of said treasurer or road superintendent upon the receipt of said money or any part thereof to issue to said person a receipt for the same, stating iu such receipt the amount and the year for which the same was -paid. All moneys paid tos the superintendent as providedfor in this act shall on the first Monday of each month' after being received by him be t turned over to the county treasurer and credited, to the road fund of the township from which the same was paid, and the same shall be expended, in the improvement of the roads in thatf ownship from which it was paid, If the road superintendent fails to turn over to tho county ti -asnrer money so collected on first Monday of each month after its receipt he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor : Provided that no person liable for road dnty under this section shall be required to work on the public roads outside of the township and road distric t - in which he resides, the boundaries of the road districts' with in- each township o be fixed by the county commissioneis' Sec. 5. That proper implements and tools for working public roads of the county as provided by section 4 of this a?t may be supplied by the comity road superintendent or coumfy commission ers aiid shall be paid for out of the road funds of the township in which the said implements or tools are to be used : Pro vided that, until the county road super intendent shall be able to supply the necessaiy implements and tools he may be and is hereby empowered to compel all persons working on the public roads of the county to provide themselves with such implements as are commonly used when working on said road as the su perintendent of supervisor may desig nate in His notice or summons as being necessary. Provided further that the county commissioners, for the purpose of encouraging road improvement, shall have the right to lend to any township without compensation, or upon such compensation as in their discretion they lary . may deem wise, such road machinery. tools, implements and fixtres as" may have been purchased by the county out of its bridgerroad fund. tough Settled on Her Lungs. "My daughter had a terrible cough which settled on her lungs." says N. Jackson, of Danville,. Ill '-We tried a great many remedies without relief, un til we gave he Foley's Honey and Tar which cured her." Refuse substitutes. Sold by The City Drug Store. - Sec. 6. Thft on or before the . loth day of April of each and every year the county treasurer shall furnish to the road superintendent of each township' supervisor, an alphabetical list by town ships of all persons who have paid their money rcquifments iu lieu of the hum ber of days of road labof for that year, the said treasurer having as many such lists prepared as shall be needed and the counfy road superintendent of treasurer shall furnish each township supervisor a copy of such list of those who have paid for that year in his township or district, as provided in section 4 of said chapter D81 are amended by this act. That the supervisor shall carefully list all persons of road age Within their re spective townships or districts, cheek off the names of all those found on the list who have paid money in lieu of their labor requifment for that year, and fur nish to the commissioners or superinten dent of roads copies of such lists of per son liable for road duty in each district, and those who have paid in lieu thereof. A list of such persons liable to road duty in each township, who have at aay time during the year failed to work oh the puplic road after .having been duly noti fied, are to pay as provided for in section 4 of said chapter 581, of Law of 1899 as It Saved His IiCgt P. A. Danfdrd of LaGrange Ga., suf fered for six months with d frightful running sore oh his leg ; but writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured it in five days. For ulcers, wounds, piles it is the best remedy in the world; Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cts. Sold by T. B. I Twitty,- Thompson & Watkins druggists. amended- by this act, shall be within 15 days submitted by the county super intendent or township supervisor, .to a jdstice of the peace iu the township in which such person resides, and it shall be the duty of such justice of the peace, to issue his warrant for such person and proceed against them according to law : Provided, however, that the defaulting party may be prosecuted at any time and by any citizen of our county. Sec. 7. That all prisoners confined in the county jail,, under a final sentence of the court for crime, or imprisoned for non payment of costs or fines, of under final judgment in cases of bastardy, or under the vagrant acts, all insolvents who shall 'be imprisoned by any coiift in said county for non payment" of costs; and all persons who'would' otherwise be sentenced in said county to the state prison for a term of less than ten years, shall be worked on the public roads Tof the county : Provided, that' in case the number of snch persons in any loiinty, at any time, be less than 10 the commis sioners of the county may arrange with the commissioners of any neighboring counties for such exchange of prisoners during alternate mouths .or years, as will enable each co-operating county to thereby increase the number of prison ers at work on the public roads at any given time. And upon application of the said road superintendent of the county, or that of the chairman of the board of county commissioners, the judge of the superior court, or the judge of the criminal court, the justice of the poace and the principal officer of anyj municipal or any other inferior court it shall be the duty of the said judge or justice of the peace, or . principal officer to ar sign such persons' convicted in his court to said road superintendent or road supervisor in any township mak ins such provision .for the saui'e. for work oh the public roads of said county or township ; "All such convicts to fed, clothed and otherwise cared for at the expense of the township where they are worked: Provided, farther, that in case of serious physical disability, certi fied by the county physician persons convicted iu said supferibr, criminal or inferior court may be sentenced to the penitentiary or the county jail. Sec. 8. That when the county com missioners of Rutherford county shall have made provisions for the expense of supporting and guarding, while at work on the public roads of the county, or towmship thereof, a larger number of prisoners than can be supplied from that county, upon application of the com missioners of said county to the judge of the superior and criminal courts, the justices of the peace and the principal officers of any municipal or other infe rior court presiding in any other couuty, or counties which do not otherwise pro vide for the working of their own con victs upon their own public roads, shall sentence such able bodied male prisoners as are described in section 7 of this act, from such other counties to' wofk on pubic roairls of said county of townships applying for the same in the Order of their application, and the cost of trans--porting, guarding and maintaining such prisoners as may be sent to" any such county or counties applying for the same shall be paid by the county or township applying for and receiving them ont of the road fund of each county of town ship: Provided, that any and all such prisoners from such other counties' may at any time be returned to the keeper of the common jail of such counties,- at expense of the couuty having received and used them. 4 Sec. 9. "For the purpose of this act the roads ard ways of the' county are hereby classified as follows : (a) The thoroughfares" include' tbs most important public roads which us uaily lead through two or more town ships or county and are extensively used by the traveling public. Theu3 become the highways of the county as they are properly graded and drained and have thW surfaces improved by being cover ed with broken stones,' gravel, shells or suitable mixture of sand. and clay. (b) The neighborhood or branch roads or public roads whicli'are usually to the limits of one or two townships and gen erally lead from neighborhoods or set tlements to main thoroughfares. (c) Cartways, whi?h have no general public junction, are private ways open ed up to- allow one or more persons on foot, on horseback, or with any vehicle, to pass to and ff o his Or her property through lands, belonging to other par ties1 in order to reach the public roa'd mtormatioir and advice concerning the re-location and general improvement of these public roads shall be furnished to the county authorities' by the State Highway Commission. And the said highway commission is hereby made the interpreter of and may revise the speci fication for road building provided in this set and it shall further prescribe the general regulations for the management of prisoners working oil the public roads That the thoroughfares of highways as defined above to be improved of con structed in accordance with the provis ions of this act, pfiorto the inaugura tion of any such permanent improve ments on the road of highway to be so impf oved or coustfucfed, shall be first caref ullysurveyed and located by an en gineer or surveyor trained and exper lenced in sucTi work, aided by the conn ty road superintendent of supervisor and such assistants as it mayjbe necessary fof him to employ, the same to be paid out of the road fund of the county, for services and expenses, as may be agreed upon by the county commissioners. All such public roads or highways where changed or hereafter located of f e-locat-ed or Widened, shall be given a grade wherein said material was used ; and be fore deciding upon this they may cause to be appointed an impartial jury of three freeholders, one to be selected by the county road superiatendent, one by the. party claiming damages, and the third to be selected by these two, which jury shall report in writing to the board cf commissioners their decision for revis ion or confirmation: Jtroviaen, mat said land owner or his agent shall have the right of appeal as provided for in section thirteen in this act. Sec. 11. That, subject to the approval of the board of bounty commissioners, the county superentiudent of roads is hereby given discretionary power, with the aid of a competent engineer or sur vey6r, to locate.- relocate or change any part of any public road where iu his judgment such location, relocation, or change will prove advantageous to pub lic travel. That when person or per no where greater than ten feet in one hundred feet, and they shall have width of- not less than twenty feet" clear of ditches', logs, trees and other obstruc tions : Provided that whera the road-, way must be located on the steep sjope of a-mountain its width shall not be less than sixteen' feet between ditches, or where blasted out in hard rock the width of such roadway shall not be less than thirteen feet : Provided further, that these thorouhfares or highways - shall have a right-of-way of sixty feet wide, but" the width of the roadbed within the limits here specified shall be decided by the board of commissioners. .All such roads shall be thoroughly drained, and where ever" it may be necessary to turn water across them this shall be done t y putting in sewer pipes or6ther forms of covered drains or culvert's. The neighborhood of branch roads as defined above shall have af right-of-way of thirty feet, but the width and grade of the roadway, and specifications under Which these roads shall be' kept" in repair i within thirty days petitions the board ruaiy of each and every" year, giving a statement of the disbursements from the two' funds" during1 the preceeding she mouths, which reports', or the substance thereof, shall be published by said com missioners iu at least one newspaper published in the county seat for at least one insertion : Provided that the board of county commissioners of the county, for the purpose of prosecuting the road work of the county or any township thereof, Tire hereby authorized and em powered to borrow money at- a legal rate of interest until the taxes are levied and collected in accordance with the provis ions contained in section 1 of this act, and the sum so borrowed shall be paid out of the taxes so collected for and ap plicable to any township for which said money is borrowed: PryMcd further, that the said board shall uof borrow a sum to exceed two-thirds f the amount of the taxes to be levied and collected shall be decided by the county superiu; tendenti" of roads or the supervisor in that township or district, subject' to the approval of the board of county commis- siyriers aiid said roads may be re-located or otherwise changed in tlie manner provided for in this act. The amount and nature of the labor" to be preferred under this act, in the maintenance and repair or change of anyone of these roads, or parts thereof, shall be at the discretion of the' superintendent or su pervisor irt charge of said roads: Cartways as defined above, afe to be kept in repair by parties using the same Any party desiring a cartway'opened np over lands of other persons may file iiis petition for the same before the board of county commissioners through the road supervisor of the township or district in sons ou whose lands the new road is to for the said county or township road located claims damages therefor, and fund. Sec. 15. The board of commissioners of Rutherford county, may at its discre tion, at its regular ' meeting in June, or at any regular meeting on or prior to the. Is.t Monday iu June, reduce the number of days of labor, required for road purposes in the county, or any township thereof , to two days, reducing also in such case the money to be paid iu lieu of such labor, at the rate of fifty cents for each day reduced. Sec. 16"- The board of commissiouis of Rutherford county, shall at their reg ular meeting on the first Monday in March order an election to be held in the county of Rutherford and the town ships thereof, on Tuesday fter the first Monday in May, submitting to the vo ters of the county and the respective townships therein, the question of the approval of this act and said coinuiission ers shall give notice of said election at the court house door in Rutherfordton North Carolina, and in some newspaper published in the county, and faid com missioners, when the aforesaid election is ordered, shall appoint the registrars for said-election, one for "each voting precinct in the county, and the judges of election, two for each voting precinct of the county, with pvwer in the chair- of coudty commissioners for a jury to access the damages, the said commis sioners within not less t han hi teen nor more than sixty days after the comple tion of said road shall order said jury of of three disinterested free holders to be summoned by the sheriff cr constable as provided by law, w ho shall give laud owners or1 their local representatives forty eiht hours' notice of the time and place, wKfen ahd where said jury will meet to assess damages; and 'said jury being duly sworn in considering the question of damages shall also take into consideration-the benefits to public trav el and to the owner of the land, and if said benefits be- considered equal to or greater than the damages sustained the jury shall so declare ; and it shall report in writing its findings to the board of or revision. Provided, mat it said land owner be a non resident of the county and have no local representative it shall be deemed sufficient service of such no tice for said sheriff or constable to for ward by the United States mail a writ ten notice of the purpose, time and place of such meeting to said jury to the last known postofS.ee address of such land owner seven days in advance of such nieetiug, and also to post a notice of the same for seven days at the court house door of said county. Set-. 12. The county commissioners shaiV cause to be set tip along the high ways and principal roads of the county substantial mile-posts on- which are in dicated the distance ixxa the county seat; and afe important road crossings and forks the commissioner ; shall cause. to be erected gaide-lxards on v. hich are indicated tho principal place or places to which these roads lead and the dis tance to the same. That if any person or persons shall willfully alter, deface or otherwise injure any stich posts or gnideboards, every person so offending hall. upon" conviction thereof before Working Over1 Time'. Eight hour laws are ignored by those tireless little workers Dr. King s New Life Pills. Millions are always at wbr nighf and day, enrifig indigestion, bil iousness, constipation, sick headache and all liver and powel troubles. Easy, which such cartways is to be located, county commissioners for confirmation praying fof a cartway to be kept' opened across such other person's land, leading to some xublic road ; and upon liis mak ing it appear to"the board that the own er or owners of said lands 'or their legal representatives, had ten days' notice of his intention, the board" shall hear" alle gations of the petitioner aiid me obj c tions, if any, of the owner or owners or their representatives, and if sufficient reason be shown shall order the consta ble or other officer to summon a jury of five free holders to view the premises aiid lay off a cartway not less than fourteen feet wide and assess the damages, if any, tho' ownfer of such laiid may sus tain thereby r-which, with the expense of making the way, shall be paid by the petitioner; and the way shall be kept open for the free passage" of all persons ou foot or horseback or in wagttfTs or any other vehicle whatsoever. Cart ways, laid off according to the provisions of this section, may" be changed or dis continued upon application by any per son concerned, under tlie same rules of proceedings as they may be first laid off, and Upon- such terms rfs the board of county commissioners shall deem equit able and just". And any person through whose land a'- cartway may pass may erect gates of bars across same ; if any person shall leave open", break down or otherwise injure such gates or bafj Ke shan forfeit aiid pay, for every such of fense, teii dollars to the person erecting the same of the owner of the land ; and if the offeiise shall be maliciousiy done he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor : Provided, that in case a cartway has not been granted by natural consent of the interested parties and without official sanction" the sami shall not be closed by any party until opportunity has been giveii fof the establishment of such cartway as herein provided for ; and any person so closing a cartway in violation of this provision shall" be guilty of misdemeanor. Section 10. That for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act the said s perintendeht and supervisors are hereby authorized to" enter upon1 any uncultivated lands near to or adjoining such roads, to cut and carry away tim ber; except trees or 'groves on improved lands, planted or left fof ornament or shade, to dig or caused to be dug and carried away any grayel', sand, clay or stone which may be necessary to con struct, improve or repair said road, and to enter oh any lands adjoining or lying near the road in order to make such drains or ditches through the same as he may deem necessary for the betterment of the road, doing" ag little injury to said lands and the tinibfer or improvements thereon as the nature of the case and the public good will permit ; arid the drains and the ditches so made shall be conduct ed to the nearest ditch, water-course or waste ground and shall be kept "open by the said superintendent or supervisors and shall not be obstructed by the owner or otcupant of such lands or any other" person or persons under the penalty of forfeiting a sum of hot less than five dollars nor exceeding tu.dollars or im prisonment of work on the public roads- of the county for not less than ten nor exceeding twenty davs for each and ev ery 6ffense, said penalty to be collected by the said super intendent or supervi sors if in money and paid over to the township in which the offense was com mitted, and applied to the road -fund of the county.' If the owner of any lands or the' agent or agents of such owner having in charge lands from wluch tim ber, stone, grafvel, sand of "clay were tak en as aforesaid shall prfesent an account of the same through the county road su perintendent at any regular meeting of the county commissioners within thirty days after the taking and carrying away of such timber", stone, gravel, sand -or clay, if shall be the duty of said com missioners f 6 pay for the same a fair price out of the towiisnip road fund .man of the board of commissioners to fill any vacancies, cf to substitute their appointees, if reason shall exist therefor and notice shall be given to tlie respec tive persons of their appointment and the registration books of the county shall be placed in the hands of the reg istrars so appointed, and the registra tion books shall be kept open for the reg istration of any persons entitled to reg ister and not hitherto registered, and said election shall be- hekl hi accordance with the general provisions of law for' holding elections except as same may be modified herein. Sec. 17. That the election officers shall appornt one of their number to make return of the registration lifioks and poll books and also a return of the any justice of the peace, be fined -any vote from his prwe-iuct and return to be sum not less than five nor more' tliau i made, on Monday, May 11th. 1903.- and taugers of Pneumonia. . A cold at this time if neglected is lia ble to cattse pneumonia .which is so of ten fatal, and even when the patient has recovered the lungs are weakened, making them peculiarly susceptible to the development of consumption. Fo- rrleasant.- safe. sure. Oulv Sac at T. B. 1 ley's wn'ey ?Bia Tar will stop the cough Twittys, and Thompson & "Watkins heal and strengthen the lungs and pre-' drugstore. . vent pneumonia Tne City JJrug Store twenty-five dollars and cost, or impris oned or sentenced towork on the pub lic roads not less than five-nor more than twenty-rive days, and the money when collected shall be, by the justice of the peace collecting the same, paid' over to the treasurer of the road fund for- use in tho district where the offence was commited. ' That any person or perse ns who shall .willfully obstruct any public road of the county, or who shall cut, girdle or u-udermiue or. in anyway weaken and leave standing any tiee or trt.es whefe they may fall across and obstruct any I public road, or who' shall interfere with or in any way willfully or without hav ing taken the precaution, damage any public road, culvert er bridge, or who shall in anyway inteferc with any o2i- cer, laborer or prisoner working on the axhe, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and-shall be fined or sentenced to work ou the public roads at the - discretion of the court. And any officer or employee appointed. by virtue, of this act or to whom duties are assigned in this act,; who shall fail to make complete relurns witmn me time prescnoed tnerein-, or who shall otherwise fail to discharge the duties imposed upon- him by this act. and any person persons or corporations who shail violate any of the provisions of this act, shall in alL cases, whether penalties for such failure are or are not prescribed in this act, be guilty of a mis demeanor. All fines imposed and col lected in accordance with this act sSall be turned over by the person collecting same to the road fund of the township interested., Sec. 13. That the county treasurer shall be and he is here appointed treas erer of the road fund of the several townships in the county Of Rutherford and for the faithful keeping and dis bursing of said money,- the bond of such treasurer shall be liable.- and for his sep vices in receiving such-fund, he shall re ceive such commission as the boai'd of county commissioners may agree upon, not to exceed two per centum of all moneys disbursed hereunder. He shall keep a separate account for each town ship inVvhieh road funds are levied and collected under this act and credit to the respective townships all the funds aris ing, levied and collected in said town ships when itemized statements of the same have been certified to by the coun ty road. superintendent, on township supervisors and approved by the board of county commissioners. Sec. 14. The county treasurer shall I . 4- 4-V.j.. innrnn ' JLCYTJJ rt. BnUUVC BWUUUII W 111-3 IUWUDU1! road fund as above provided, from the accounts of fhe county road and bridge fund, and all his disbursements' of said two funds and he shall make & written report thereof to the board of county commissioners at their regular meeting on the first Monday in August and Feb- the board of commissioners of Ruthcr CONTISUED Ol NEXT PAGE. The Stomach is the Jlan. A weak stomach weakens the man. because it cannot transform the fooil he ats into nourishment. Health and str ligth cannot be restored to any' sick man or weak woman' without first" re storing health and strength to the stom ach,. A weak stomach cannot digest enough food to feed the tissues and re vive the tired and run" uocrn organs of the body. Kixlol Dyspepj-iif Cure cle anses, sweetens, purifies and stremrth ens the glands and mucus membranes of the stomach, and cures indigestion, dys-, pepsui and ail stomach troubles. Twitty & Thompson. City Drug Store and Flor ence Mills, Forest City. Our Clubbing List. By special arrangements Thk Tribuxe will club the following papers: The Tiubuxe ari;l fc"emi-Veekly Observer one. year". foT irl.CO. The Tribvxe ar.l Semi-Weekly Ashevillo Citizen 1 year for Sf 1.50. The TiMiii NK and Atlanta Con stitution ono vear for $1.50. All of the above are good South ern journals and you will make no mistake in your selection of any one of them.' The best pill 'neath the stars and stripes ; It cleansers the system and never gripes. Little Early Risers of worldly repute Ask for De Witt's and tftke no substi tute. A small pill, easy to buy, easy to take and easy to act, but never failing iu re salts. DeWitt's Little Early Riser arouse the secretions and act as a toiiio to the liver, curing permanentlv. Forest City Florence MilLs, Twitty and Thomp son and City Drug Store. Kheuraatism of 17-Years Cured. People who have been cured fouikI the praises of Uriesol. Mrs. Mary E. Hartw.ell, wife of the treasurer of Ir-a Angeles, says: ;'I desire to express my sincere appreciation of your remedy -After seventeen years of constant afflic tion, oftentimes" helpless with gwoolen feet and hands, I used six bottles of. Uriesol, and now, aftjr two yeras' re lease,, gratefully acknowledge a perma nent cure." ' "Druggists sell it at $1.00 per bottle, or six bottles fof $5.00. ' Foley's Houey and Tar, Cnres coughs and colds. Cures, bronchitis and asthma. Cures Croup and whooping cough. Cures hoarsness and bronchial troubles. Cures pneumonia and la grippe. - " KIDNEY DISEASES are the most fatal of all dis eases. - . " - Cni CV'Q KIDNEY CURE Is a i ULL I 0 Guaranteed Rer.sdy or money refunded. Contains remedies recognized 'by emi nent physicians the best for Kidney and Bladder troubles. . . PRICE 50c and $1.00. CITY DRUG STOKE.
Rutherfordton Tribune (Rutherfordton, N.C.)
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