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GOOD ROADS BILL. An Act to Authorize The Com missioners of Person County to Submit to the Voters of the County the Question of Issu- mg ttonds to Build and Im- prove the Public Roads of said County- j The General Assembly of North j Carolina do Enact: , j Sec. 1. 1 hat for the purpose of grading, building: and construc ting of macadam, gravel, soil, sand clay, or other material, and otherwise improving and' main taining th$ public roads of Per son County, the board of com missioners of said county is here by authorized, empowered and directed to submit to the voters of Person County, as soon after the ratification of this act1 as prac ticable, the question of issuing bonds to an amount not exceed ing one hundred and fifty thou sand dollars, said bonds to be of tlje denomination of five hundred dollars or one thousand dollars as the board of commissioners may deem best, and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum, with interest coupons attached, payable semi annually during the time the bonds shall run, with the princi pal payable forty years from the date of issue. That said bonds and coupons shall be payable in standard cur rency of the United States at ,.the office of the treasurer of Person County, in Roxboro, North Caro lina. The bonds shall be number ed consecutively, beginning with number one, and the coupons to each bond shall bear the number of the bond to which it is attach ed as well as the number of -the coupon, and both bonds coupons shall be signed by the chairman of the board of (Jounty- commis sioners and countersigned by its clerk, and each bond shall be authenticated by the seal of the county, and ihey shall be; entitled "Person County Highway Im provement Bonds". Sec. 2. That the board of coun ty commissioners shall fix the date for the holding of the elec tion for the purpose of voting on said bond issue, and shall name the registrators and judges of election for the various tovynships of the county, and give notice of said election, for at least thirty days prior to the date of said Want Your We want our store- to be your Head quarters for Hardware. WE CARRY THE 7 Oliver Chilled and Vulcan Plows liie Genuine Farmers Friend Plows Boy Dixie Plows Cultivators ork Weeders feg Tooth Harrows Disc Harrows Remember the Cole Corn and Fertilizer distributors. us for your Hardware we want to serve you. election, in some newspaper published Person County, aad that said election, shall be con- ducted in all respects as is now, or may hereafter be prescribed jby law for holding elections for the General Assembly, and said county commissioner may or not order a new registration for said election The vote shall be counted at the close of the polls . ; and re.r.nrnoH fr cai.l Kro.H et I - uu vw viu ijyjai u jx county commissioners on" the Thursday next following the election, and said board of county commissioners shall tabulate and declare the result of the election, all of which shall be recorded in the minutes of said board of county comniissioners, and no .ther recSrrdinS and declaring of the result shall be necessary. Sec. 3. That at said election or elections as herein provided for, the ballots tendered and cast by I the voters shall have written or printed thereon "For Road Im provement Bonds", or "Against Road improvement Bonds." and all electors who favor the issuing of said bonds shall vote a ballot "For Road Improvement Bonds", and those opposed to issuing said bonds halls vote a ballot "Against Road Improvement Bonds". That if a majority of the votes cast in said election shall' be against said bond issue, said board of county commissioners may submit said question to the said voters at any other limeor times, as set out in section two of this act. Sec. 4. That in the event that the majority of the .votes cast at any election herein provided ior shall be in favor of said bond is sue, after the result has been de clared and recorded as aforesaid, the boaid of county commis sioners shall have the bonds pre pared in accordance with the pro visions of section one hereof, and at once proceed to adverttse and make sale of said bonds: Provid ed, however, that none of said bonds shall be, sold, exchanged, hypothecated, or otherwise dis posed of for a less price than their face yalue, nor shall the proceeds from the sale of same be used fdr any other purpose than that de clared by this act, provided fur- ther, that the purchaser or pur chasers of said bonds shall not be required to see to the application 1 of the fund. That all necessary 'costs and exppnses incurred in having said bonds prepared and Hfer Smith Harper Hoes Globe Cultivators Pittsburg Perlect Fence Poultry Netting Lawn Fence Iron Fences to order Devoe's Paint Lewis Lead Oil Roof Paint Planters Come to S FISl 1 Fftci II mad ISpflifilstildiP Sr l$M I . , ; the sale of same Atall be paid ouhs k sparat fund to le ;paUf j of the fund arising from the sal ontor :the, purposes mentioned" thereof s this section. n ' i f Sec. 5. The boar of county 5e8".' The sinking fund shall j commissioners isjiereby amboriz ed, empowered and ..directed 10 either loan to or. deposit in. banks',! trust erfmnanifts. :' fenerations fir other financial institutions 61 ood financial standing, at the best1 rate of interest obtainable,- so ' usVfcr any, other purpose. The much of the mone derived from j ooardof county commissioners the sale of said bonds, as above shajf manage and invest the sink set out, as is not necessary forigfdat its- discretion until immediate use under this act,! paidout'for the redemption bfs with the express understanding that said money mav be . with drawn at any time upon,, thirty days notice, and said ; , sum and the interest thereon, when so withdrawn, shall be paid over to j the treasurer df Person County and said sums and all other funds received by him, by reasoif of this act, shall be kept by him separate and distinct from all other funds and accounts, and he shall pay same out only upon or ders drawn on him by the said board of county commissioners against said fund. That said treasurer shall give bond payable to Person County for an amount sufficient to cover at all times all amounts that shall come into his hands by virtue of this act, and said bond shall be approved in all respects by said board of county commissioners.' That Baid treasurer shall receive as compen sation for, said services an amount to be fixed by the board of county commissioners, not to ex ceed three hundred dollars per annum, tQ;D&paid out..ot said J Tund, and said annual compensa tion shall not extend beyond the time when the whole of the money received trom the sale of said bonds has been paid out, and" he shall receive no other com pensation than his regular fixeo salary for receiving and disbursing the money from trie taxes levied and collected for the. purpose of paying the interest on said bonds, maintaining and keeping the roads in repair . and creating a sinking fund. Sec. 6. That the county .treas urer shall on the first Monday of each and every month post at the court house door of said county an itemized statement showing m full an account of his receipts and disbursements for the previous month, and said board of county commissioners shall require him to account to it quarterly in each year for the said highway fund. Sec, 7. In order to pay the in terest on said bonds, create a sinking fund for taking' up said bonds at maturity, and support a chain gang and convict force, establish, alter, repair and main tain the public roads and high way? of said county in good con dition, the said board of commis sioners for the county of Person shall annually compute and levy, at the time of levying other taxes a sufficient special tax on all polls, all real estate and personal pro perty and other subjects of tax .ation, which the said commis sioners may now or hereafter may be allowed to levy taxes up on for any purpose whateyer,, al ways observing the constitutional equation between the taxes on property and the taxes- on polls, provided said levy shall not be leas than twenty cents on the one hundred dollars worthof. proper ty and sixty cents on the poll and shall not exceed -tairty-five cents on the one hundred dollars worth of property snd one vdollar . and five cents on the poILr toxe so levied shall be collected M other taxes tnd paid orer- io 44 beldbrsaid board of-county commissioners on special trust fori the: payment of the bonds issued : nndemhe provisions Of this act, nd neither the principal thereof nore;interest thereon shall, be ! boh in the manner set; out in this act, provided, however, the said board, may in its discretion, from time to time, use any of said sinking fund for the pur- j chase in '-open market of any bopds issued under the provisions of this act, and provided further. it sMl be the duty of said com uaissiohers to set apart annually to the sinking fund at least one per cent of the total bond issue of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. 1 ? Sec, 9. In the event that a majority of the votes cast at any election held under ihis act shall be in favor of said bond issue as provided herein, a highwa'y com mission is hereby created, same to be composed of three freehol-ders-and voters of said county, only two of whom shall belong to the same political party, and A. M. Burns,-R.. B. Holeman and G. D. Neal, are" hereby constituted such commissioners, and they shall hold office until Jannary 1st. 191 5i;.5nd said highway commis- mtt Wttir iiieetS ioOif atrsaid election at which said bonds are voted as practicable, and after be ing duly sworn by some person authorized to administer oaths, to faithfully and honestly perform the duties required and prescrib ed by this act, shall proceed to organize by electing one of their number chairman ,and another secretary. In case of vacancy in said commission prior to January first nineteen hundred and fif teen, any two members of said commission are hereby empower ed to fill said vacancy. That it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners, at, its first regular meeting in Janurry nineteen hundred and " fifteen, and every two yeas thereafter to elect a highway commission and fill allacancies occurring therein. That said commission shall meet not oftener than twice in each month, and each member thereof shall receive two dollars per day and mileage for each and every day that such members attend, and said sum shall be paid by the county com missioners out of the road fund of said county. , Sec. 40. t That said highway commission is hereby Vested with authority and power to construct and improve the public highways in said county and shall purchase and hold or contract 'for the' use of such tools, machinery, imple ments and stock, and elect a su perintendent, and employ over seers, foreman and 'laborers as tbiy may deem necessary for said purpose, and fix the compensa tion for all such employees.. And said highway commission shall take over the tools, machinery, stock and; any and all equipment now owned and used by said county in the working of public roads. " - . Sec.' 1 1 And said superintend ent shall take- and subscribe an, oath for the faithful . performance of his duties as sttch highway su: DerintendcnL ;Vand :shall. execute Un official bond In tb5um of tvo w u performance ilw duties and for accounting forU Xuioney, - and property which" may cum into his hands as such "officer. ' Said- su- jperintendent shall hold his .office for two years and until his sue- hcessor qualifies, except, that the highway commission may for good cause rQOve: hi til from said office and eTecfhis successor for the unexpired term, enter upon his duties He shall and work when. and where i directed bv said highway commission iSSion, and shall X 1913 REO THE FIFTH The Masterpiece of Mr. R. E. Olds? who has had 26 years experience in building Motor Cars. ' nr l . . .' i t. r .i - n We have lust received a and see them. ; : , LONG Mofl AR G0. ; Distributors Htidaon. : Reo. Hupmobiles.4 cior51Ic n If you want a new hat for Easter, it is here ready for you. Our pattern hats are now on display and you. are invited and urged to come in and see them at just anylimeitvsuits you best. We ar not attempting what is usually termed an opening but will guarantae to show you the best and most stylish lot of hats in Roxboro and to sell as they can be be bought any where. We have or our,k milliners cart make for you just the hat you want. A good stock of Spring coat suits, dresses, skirts, waists, petticoats and muslin underwear for ladies. Blouses; rompers etc for children all ready" to be worn and almost as cheap as you can buy the materials, to make them. Dress teds. The-greatest line of Spring and Sum mer dress , goods that' we have ever shown. Aiiy.lady who has seen' if will, tell you -the game, thing. .Unusually handsome embroidered Swiss, Linen and , Ratine robes, flounces, silks, voiles and wash goods. You have to see ;these goods to appreciate them. Come, letfiisX showiyou.: V have such authority and perform! such duties as may, he frorr time to lime determined by, said high way commission. - ' if Sec. 12. That the judges holding the Superior Courts 'of; Person County, justices of the peace, and 'mayor pf any incor poraied tovn in said fcbunty, may may sentence to the common iail ' of Person County any and 'alUV - persons convicted in their respec- tive Courts rn h n.si f Continued on'Editoriai PageT:. . ' , SERIES, shipment ot these cars, tomes 1 V them at as lo w prices i nf ' A ; : ' 4 " r ; C Ihtt bimlj tourer nd !fepuw4to2 ' r . ."" v -1 . tfJiU.
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