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An Act for'the Working, Laying Oui-Rer pairing, Improving land Draining of the Public Roads of Bertie County. . . - .5- The General Assembly of North Car olina Do Enact.) - - ; . ; Sec. i. That the Commissioners of the County of Bertie be, and tbsy are iiereby charged with the . duty of laying out, maintaining dialuing im- proving and the general rpauagement of all pnblic roads, cart 7 ways; high ways, bridges and fenries in said cojin ty, and that all authority over said roads now conferred upon said board. Sec. 2. That the Treasurer: of t le county shall be ex-officio treasurer of the road fund of said county, and tor tne faithful-keeping and disbursing of said fund the bond of said treasu rer shall be liable. All road tax, either general or special levied by; the county or any township, and all otter moneys from. whatever souicc, belo ig ing to the road fund of said cour ty hall be paid into his hands, and pe -shall pay all accounts against the road fund, upon ordor to do so py the board of county commissioners, .and he shall receive as compensation for such payments one .and one-half per ceni of the amounts, so paid, out -and disbursed. M 'Sec, rThe treasurer shall keep a -separate account of the road, fundj of ther county and shall- on the first U on Jay in December each and ev2ry year, and -at any other time when de cnanded by the said" board of coramis sioners soto do make to them a writ ten report giving a. statement of ihe .receipts and disbursemeats of jthe joad fuud during the preceding year, which report together with that f oi -all all other county expenses? shall be published in one newspaper , in the town of Windsor, in such manner and for such time as is now required i for the publication tarements. of such county Sec. 4. AH accounts against road fund of the conn ty shall be the pre senfd to boarc-of county commis sioners in tne same manrer that other accounts are now presented , anc I! - be proved and paid by them in the s irae nianier, upon the warrant .of raid ioard as is usual in the payment bi county indebtedness, r ; Sec. 5. That!- the said baira of ountV commissioners! "shall have bow r to employ and appoint , alt J uch agents, servants? and ; laborers, as 'in thilr discretion aire . needed, for .the purpose of carrying but the pr 3vi -ions of this act,7 and shall have au- thority to cancel in such ; contract mM with anv DeisoJ. It shall also liave authorhytortujre ony; such person bond in any" sum they , name, conditioned for; the; fat perfornnce"or.therduties they impose. . . I !v may hful may Sec.That the County of Bertie dis- - nerecv timara inio muc iiuau ti ictsi Ihe boundaries ; of " which hall be the Carne as the boundaries ot the present 'town shi ps..: of k said county; Thst the said: fcounty commissioners le? -- - - r.". 1 mav Dooinf any and ,all .agents they mav seVfitfox : thepurpose!ioi sUper-- visiug the work pri said ro ids in a jy of the said townshios or road districts onnntv rommissiohers are u, im.; r s . ; j . i hereby"expressl)f authorized, to pur I chase ill such jeams, wagons, machi netyt toots, : implements and i every other : thing needed-by them ; for the purpose of carrying out the provision of this act,: and. all such property shall belong to the county, road fund of -; liertie, and whenlany of the same is disposed : of by Slid boat d of coun ry commissioners, the proceeds, there of shall be placed to the credit of the road fund of said county i " ' .; ; ; - ' " - - ' Sec, 6 The board ot county com missiooers sh ll nave power to let out to responsible parties the keeping in repair of any part. of said roads, when ever in their; discretion v such- course seems wise, Such persons shah enter into a contract in writing with said board of county commissioner s who shall require sufiicient bond in such sum as they may name tor the faith ful carrying out of any . such con tract. 1 . - .-..- Sec. 7. That all persons confined in county jail under final sentence of thecourt for crime, or imprisoned for the pen payment; of costs or fine or under; final judgement of any court of said county, and all persons sen tencedfromaid7iinty to-state's prison for a term less than ten years, shall be woiked on the public- roads of said county or on the county farm at Austin, as the said boara of coun ty commissioners jmav. direct; pro- vided, that the commissioners of Ber tie county are auinonzeaiio receive from any other county in North Caro lina any convicts senteneed to labor on public roads, upon such termsNas may be mutually agreed on, and tuat said board of commissioners are. ex pressly authorized and charged with the duty of providing j for the care of and maintenance in comfortable quarters of all prisoners committed to their charge for such road duties, and they may adopt all such : 1 eason able rules and regulations as the may deem necessary for the .conduct and management of said jrisoners.:hot in consistant with the laws ot North Ca. Sec. 8. That, for the' purpose of this act the agejits of said board and all persons employed by : the m are authorized to eater upon any lands of . any persona in Bertie connty for: tie purpose of moaking all rrcessar surveys, changes of road, ; loeatina roads, , draining roads : and , otherwise oarrying out the provisions of tnis act, and the said board rs authorized to determine upon tne width of rail roads in sail county, not . to exeded 40 feet wideand for the t purposeof carrying out the , provisions; .of this act the officers and employees of said board are authoi ized :' to enter upon any uacultvatcd lands near to or ad joining sad roads, to cut and cany away tirater , ' except trees ! or gloves on improred land.: planted or;lef t for ornanenf or shade, to dig, and to car ry 'away any ? gravel, sand. : clay or stone.' which may be necessary, to construttj : improve; or 4 repair said road, s$d to enter . upon any lands adjoinng or lying near the road in order "to make drains or "ditches throumjthe same as 'may be necessary for thi betterment of the roads, doinsr as litie injury to said ; land and im- provements thereon as , the nature of the case and the public good will permit, and any owner or occupant of such land or any other person who shall interfere with the working of the road as herein provided fori or stop1 up any drain herein provided for shallbe guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction : fined not less than five nor more than ten dollars or be imprisoned at work -on the pub lie roads 6fvthe county or at the'CoV Farm not less Jhan ten nor . more than" twenty das lot eachand every offence. . ' J - . Sec. 9, Thai it shall be tie, duty of the county cemmissioners to pay to the owner of lands lor any timber , stone, gtave), sand r or clay- taken t herefrom, such' reasonable : amounts as may be agreed upon by the said owner or supervisor or person taKing said material, upon account for same to be pres jnted to and approved by 1 he board of county commissioners. Sec. 10. That ton the purpose of ca.rying out the ' provisions . of this act the board of Jcounty commission ers of Bertie county is expressly authorized to continue in session as many days aster the first Mondayfin every month as they may deem prop er. and they shall receive therefor the same per diejpoivoLy them or hereafter allowed by law cfor jser vice as connty commissioner. Seen. That the said commisl 4' sioners are expressly authorized to re locate or changeny part of any pub hjc road whenever m their judgment sucfc relocation or change Awill prove advantageous to . tne public travel, and that when any person or persons oh whose land a new road or part thereof is to be located, claims 'dam ages therefor, and the said J board of commissioners cannot agree upon the. amount jo be: paid him; he, or they may file their petition before ihe clerk of tht? superior court of Bertie county, asking the assignment of dam ages, which shall be a - special pro ceeding conducted under the same rules and regulations and in the same manner- now, 'prescribed for "other special proceedings with , the right of jury trial upon appeal ' from tue final order of the clerk. No sum for ben efit shall be deducted, from ' the price of the land actually taken from said owner and sueh owner - upon' diasstis faction with the final judgeraept of the clerk may appeal as aforesaid to the superior court of Bertie: county at a term time, where all questions of law" and factfiled in said proceeding nay be heard and determined by a jury; if a jury trial be demanded, Sec. 12. That alfpersons and em ployees appointed by virtue of this act or to whom duties are assigned under this act: who shall fail to make complete returns within the.time re quired or who shall otherwise fail to discharge the duties imposed by this act: shall 1 rs guilty of a misdemeahot t"-"Ci" -"" i- ' "f : , , Sec, 13. The board of counjy com missioners are express!? gTyen author lty to'lay out: ferries and ;uutheric the erection of bridges in any manner they see fit. ' ' J Sec It shall be) the' duty el every . p-rson. or corporation shall construct any , ditcL or drain . culvert across a public road or I BE RTTI-E way, to keep it up in good. 'condition at his or their own expense, and they shall construct and keep in repair the approaches to said bi idges in a man ner acctptcble to the county commis s oners. Any. person or corporation who shall fail to perform ;, the duties im posed b y t Jhi s section " haying bee n warned by thr chairman of the board ol county commissiohei s leaving at his residence or the residence of his agent, or having been nofified verbal ly by said chairman, and having fail ed to pertnrm said duties acceptable to the board of county commissioners shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than five, nor more than filty dol- taw.-- - ' T.rv ;; Sec. 1 c All. t ail roads and incorpo rated companies ehall t each-, keep at their own expense . all . bridges on tr over highways 'or public roads, or roads not public but used as neigh borhood rcpds, and all crossings which ;they have-! severally made it necessary to bebuilt or made in ; es tablishing their respective roads, and upon failuie to do so shall be gu-lty of a misdemeanor and - fined at the d iscretio n of the superior cou rt , an d shall forfeit and pay to the road fund $25, for each. ten days they shall. fail t.Q,re";(bfm"tJie duties of w this section. '7 A : J" Sec, 16. "It shall be "the dntyol the county commissioners as said foaSs progress from' ttme to time'tp cause to be set up alon the highways and pnblic thoroughfare of said coun ty substantial "mile; posts,r on which shallbe indicated the distance from the county; seat arid at : important crossings and forks on said highways and roads said commissioners shall cause to be erected -guide boards: on which shall be jridicated the iriiport ant places to whxh each road , leads and the distance from the same, and i f any pers in shall will ully dem olish throw down, alter or deface any such post or guide board; he shall be guilty of misdemeanor and - upon conviction thereof fined riot exceeding $25. and eosts or imprisoned not more than 30 days and sentenced to work on said public roads. M : .-v , - . ' Sec.M7- It shall be unlamul for any person, corporation or firm to ob structthe drainage of any. public road or high way' - iu; any maririerv' or empty the .water from any . of. ;the ditches or drains info any such load or highway, ana ariy,-suchv person, firm or corporation so offending shall be guilty of ? a misdemeanor, and for every five ' days .'after ; notice shall neglect jor refuse to, remedy such of fence, shall pay a penalty of 5. - ..-'--ZZ'-'-V ,"';-'-'' '';''""'-i:?, Sec. 18, It shall be unlawful' for any person or corporation which shall have been granted 2 license to erect poles 'or wires along the right of; way 0 ; Ccncuinptxon 12 Iczz deadly than il tired ib I:c. - .';.'.'''.. J, , - ' n ? : . '.. : . " i i. ": . - . ". , ' 1 Certain relief end ucually ccmIelo rceovcrr vill jrccult from thb fbnbvintrcdtinent: ' Hopc:rcct, frceh air. cziiScat9 , 3mcslJFfarh. , i-' ;r:"V-'s; . '. '.;--- ALL DnUGQICTO 2 "COo ATJD oV.CO.' K . 5 ) il of public roads of the county to allow the same. to interfere In any way vith public travel or to suffer the same to remain in a condition dangerous to the public or to interfere in any way with the grades of said roads, arid any person or 'corporatiofcnrho shall fail or refuse to remedy such condi tions shall be guilty of a misdemean or and upon conviction thereof, fine'd not exceeding fifty dollars, and their license to. use said, road may be re voked by said board. . ;; Sec. ,19. It shall be the duty of the chairman of the board of commission ers to sue for all penalties imposed under this act, and to pay them over to the county tre asurer for the , bene tit of the road fund, s . Sec, 20, That the board of county commissioners for Bertie county are hereby authorized to lezy at the June' session of their board annually for public road piirooses a tax not to ex ceed twenty cents on. the one hundred dallars worth of- property Tarid sixty cents on the polish and the chairman of the board of county commissioners shall place the 'same " on the tax list of ; the current year to be included in and collected with the annual taxes, and it shall be th duty of the sheriff to .-collect said taxes as in the case of other special taxes and pay over to teerreasurer of Jthe county who shall pl.ac the amount collected for each torKhip'pr;:roa"djstict'to the credit of. said jowjship' or road district and the cou n ty commission ers 0 f the cou n ty shall expend said sum upon the roads of said township or road dis trict and not otherwise.- ' - - ' " ' ' ' ' : V Sec.; 21. That when in any town ship in the ccunty a petition is pre sented to the board of county com missioners signed : by a majorit) cf the qualified voters of said township asking, that a .special tax he levied for road puaposes, 'the said county crm missioners shall at their , next reg ular. meeting in Tune lery in such township, such addnional special tai as they may have been requested to Icyy for the benefit of the road fund ot that township, not to exceed ten " v.cuia uu iuc uuc uuuuicu u&nars vai - uatijn of propeityi and thirty, cents on the polls: said tax to be levied and collected -as provided for other road taxes in this act; and such taxes- shall be used only on the roads of the township or road district lor which said taxes were collected, and the ,; . " , ....'.'. treasurer of the county shall .keep a separate account of the same. f bee. 2 2i-: i nat tor the purpose, of r of - purchasing' such necessary metcral machinery teams, wagons and' other -things as may be needed ;o begin the work of carring out the provisions of this act, the board of county "commis- sioners of Bertie County are express- ' ly authorized to issue five thousand H ol 1 rc rf Kit n rl Q rf trio munrtr Kp'jr- - (Continued on another page.) ;
Bertie Ledger-Advance (Windsor, N.C.)
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