CHAP. 342.-An ACT to amend section 3 of an act entitled an act for
working and keeping in order the public roads of Mecklenburg county,
and to provide for the levy of taxes for that purpose, approved March
6, 1900, and amended by an act approved March 15, 1910.

Approved March 14, 1912.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
section three of an act entitled an act for the working and keep-
ing in order the public roads of Mecklenburg county, and to
provide for the levy of taxes for that purpose, and amended by
an act approved March fifteenth, nineteen hundred and ten, be
amended and re-enacted to read as follows:

$3. The board of road commissioners of each district, as
above constituted, shall have entire charge of the working and
keeping in repair all roads in their respective districts. The said
board shall employ a suitable person possessed of skill and intel-
ligence as to working of roads, to be known as road superin-
tendent for said district. Each road superintendent, under the
direction of his board, shall work, and cause to be worked and
kept in good order for public travel, all of the public roads of
his district. He shall, as far as practicable, cause the roads
under his charge to be kept clear and smooth, free from loose
stones and other obstructions, thirtv feet wide, unless otherwise
ordered by the road board, and where practicable the bed of the
road raised in the middle and slope gradually at each way to the
sides, where ditches sufficient to carry off the water shall be
made and kept open. He shall also cause all dead timber liable
to fall in the road to be removed. He shall keep at the fork
or crossing of every road a sign board, on which shall be plainly
lettered and most notable points to which each road leads, and a
sufficient bridge, bench or log, for the accommodation of foot
passengers. He shall also, if directed by the board, provide suit-
able watering places on the lines of roads under his charge, for
the accommodation of stock and persons, and for failure to dis-
charge his duties he shall be hable to presentment by the grand
jury of the county court, and upon conviction before the county
court which shall have jurisdiction to try same be fined not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars ($50). To enable him to comply with the
above provisions he shall employ, at prices to be fixed by the road
board, all labor necessary for the purpose, and shall employ all
necessary tools and teams; provided, the same be not furnished
him by the road board at prices to be fixed by said board. The
road boards are authorized, if they deem best so to do, to buy or
otherwise arrange for the necessary tools and team for working
of roads, which shall be taken care of by the superintendent of
roads unless otherwise ordered by their road board and used for
working of public roads, and said boards may, in their discretion,
provide suitable permanent quarters for said superintendent and
teams out of the road funds of their respective districts. Each
road board shall fix the compensation of the superintendent of
roads. The clerk and commissioner of roads in each district shall
receive a per diem of one dollar ($1) for each day actually em-
ployed; provided, the pav to each shall not exceed ten dollars
($10) in any one year. The cost incident to, and of working and
keeping in order the roads of each district, shall be paid by war-
rant of road board on the treasurer of the county, out of the
respective district road fund, apportioned to each road district
by the board of supervisors as hereinafter provided.