Chap. 566.—An ACT to provide for working and keeping in repair the roads ane
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bridges in the county of Greenesville.

Approved February 28, 1808.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That there shal
be levied in the county of Greenesville, a road tax not exceeding twent:
cents on each one hundred dollars’ worth of property taxed for school an
county purposes for the first year, and not exceeding fifteen cents on th
one hundred dollars worth for each year thereafter, and the fund so col
lected shall be kept by the treasurer cdlistinct from any other funds in hi
hands, two-thirds of which amount so collected shall be used in workin
the roads in Greenesville county and one-third shall be used for buildin
and repairing of bridges in said county.

2. The board of supervisors shall have control of these funds an
shall work the roads through a competent person employed hy them an
known as superintendent of roads, which said superintendent shall «
all times be under the control of the board of supervisors and shall b
paid by them such compensation as they may deem proper, not to ex
ceed thirty dollars per month for the time actually employed, and sai
board shall require of said superintendent, a bond of one thousand do
lars, with good security, for the faithful performance of his duty—th
said bond to be given before and approved by the county court of Greene:
ville county.

do. All new bridges built and new roads opened shall be let to tt
lowest bidder, such bids being first approved by the board of supervi
sors, and all bridges repaired may be let to the lowest bidder or repairer
by the superintendent as the said board may direct.

4. The said board shall exercise their discretion in the purchase o'
teams, tools and machines and shall generally supervise and direct al
work done. No member of the board of supervisors or said superinten.
dent shall he directly or indirectly interested in any work done or con:
tract awarded.

>. The board of supervisors shall keep a record of all expenditures
under this act in theclerk’s office of Greenesville county, which shall be
open for the inspection of taxpayers at all times, and they shall, at their
January meeting in each year, post an itemized statement of work done
and amounts collected and expended.

6. All acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

This act shall be in force from its passage.