Chap. 86.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act entitled an
act to provide for State money aid in addition to convict labor for the
improvement of public roads, approved February 25, 1908, and as
amended February 25, 1910. (S. B. 103.)

Approved February 29, 1916.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section one (1) of an act entitled an act to provide for State
money aid in addition to convict labor for the imnrovement of
public roads, approved February twenty-fifth, nineteen hun-
dred and eight, and as amended February twenty-fifth, nine-
teen hundred and ten, be amended and re-enacted so as to read

as follows:
Sec. 1. Whenever the local road authorities of any county
propose to improve permanently any main travelled public
roads therein, or any part thereof; or, whenever the local road
authorities of any county in which such main travelled roads
have already been permanently improved, propose to improve
any public road or part thereof, which is tributary to any such
main travelled road, they may make application to the State
highway commissioner for State aid; provided, however, that
for the improvement of such tributary roads, the State high-
way commissioner is authorized to agreé with the local road
authorities to properly grade and drain such road, or section
thereof, as they may deem necessary, and that they may further
agree to improve such road or roads to meet its traffic condi-
tions;

Provided that the local road authorities of any county, in
the construction or improvement of such State aid highway,
may choose either to grade and drain the road, or any part
thereof, or may apply limestone without rolling or waterbind-
ing, or may select any other type of road approved by the State
highway commissioner, such construction and improvement to
be under the direction and supérvision of the State highway
commissioner, in accordance with plans and specifications fur-
nished by the State highway commissioner.

The State highway commissioner may agree with the board
of supervisors of any county to designate the local superintend-
ent, engineer, or some other competent person, to have charge
of the construction, improvement and maintenance of State
aid roads and bridges within said county, and said State high-
way commissioner shall order to be paid to such person such
proportion of his salary out of any State highway funds as may
be applicable for the purpose, as, in the judgment of the State
highway commissioner, may seem equitable, and, provided fur-
ther, that in order to participate in the distribution of the State
money aid for any year, the county authorities shall make
initial application therefor prior to the first day of January of

at year.