Chap. 304.— An ACT to amend and re-enact sub-section 15 of an act entitled
an act to amend and re-enact chapter 375, acts of 1891-92, as amended
and re-enacted by chapter 588 of the acts of 1897-98, entitled an act
for the working and keeping in repair the public roads and bridges
in the county of Wythe. (S. B. 498.)

Approved March 25, 1914.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
sub-section fifteen of chapter five hundred and eighty-eight of the
acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven and eighteen hundred
and ninety-eight approved February twenty-eighth, eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-eight, entitled an act to amend and re-enact chapter
three hundred and seventy-five, acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-
one and eighteen hundred and ninety-two, entitled an act for the
working and keeping in repair the public roads and bridges in the
county of Wythe, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:

Sec. 15. That it shall be the duty of each road commission im-
mediately after entering upon its duties of office to divide the roads
and bridges of their several districts into sections, a record of which
division shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors, and
appoint a surveyor for such section or sections, whose duty it shall
be to superintend and direct the opening, repairing and keeping in
order of the county roads, and make or repair all county bridges
of their respective districts for which they are appointed in such
manner and under such regulations and restrictions as may be pre-
scribed by said commission. The term of office of such road sur-
veyors shal! be one year, commencing on the first day of August
next succeeding their appointment. Such surveyors shall not be
interested in any claim for work done or material furnished on any
road in his district, and any claim for work done by such surveyor
or any material furnished by him on any road in his district shall
not be approved and paid by the board of road commissions for
the county except for his own services. Such surveyors shall qualify
as other district officers are required by law to qualify, and each of
them shall enter into and acknowledge bond before the court or
judge before whom he qualifies, with surety to be approved by such
judge or court, in the penalty of five hundred dollars. Such bond
shall be payable to the board of supervisors of the said county, and
with conditions for the faithful discharge of his duties imposed
under this act.. A vacancy in the office of road surveyor shall be
filled by the road commission of the district wherein the vacancy
occurs. A recovery on any such bond shall be for the benefit of his
road district. It shall be the duty of such surveyor to have charge
of, and take proper care of all tools, implements and machines
which may be placed in their charge by the road commissions, and
at the end of their term of office, or whenever directed so to do by
the said road commission of his district, to deliver the same to his
successor in office, or to such other person as the said commission
may direct, and file receipt for same with said commission. Such
surveyor shall be authorized to hire horses or mules by the day
when necessary. They shall be authorized, and it shall be their
duty, to employ all necessary labor by the month or by the day, or
both as the said road commissions of the county shall deem best,
and such day laborers shall be paid such rate of compensation as
may be prescribed from time to time by the board of supervisors
of the said county, however, the amount paid such day laborers shall
be paid at a rate not to exceed twelve and one-half cents per hour
for the time actually engaged in work.