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An Act to authorize the county courts of Randolph, Greene and Crawford counties to levy a road tax, and for other purposes. 1858-1859 280 (1858)

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No. 217.
AN ACT for the relief of A. L. Huggins.
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2. The auditor instructed to draw a war- 2. Said sum appropriated out of tho
rant in favor of A. L. Huggins, for  swamp land fund of said district.
02,818 19, payable inswamp land  3. This act to be in force from its pas-
scrip of the Helena district.  sage.
WHEREAS, It appears by the report of the committee on
claims of the House of Representatives, to whom the matter
was referred, that there is due A. L. Huggins, out of the swamp
land fund in the Helena district, the sum of twenty-eight hun-
dred and eighteen and nineteen-one-hundredth dollars, for
balance due him on contract in Mississippi county; therefore,
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Arkansas, That the auditor be, and he is hereby instructed
to draw his order upon the treasurer, in favor of A. L. Hug-
gins, for the sum of $2,818 19, in scrip of said district.
SEC. 2. And le it further enacted, That the sum of $2,818 19
be, and the same is hereby appropriated out of the swamp land
fund of said district to pay said warrant.
SEC. 3. And that this act take effect from and after its pas-
sage.
APPRovED, 21st February, 1859.
No. 218.
AN ACT to authorize the county courts of Randolpk, Greene and
Crawford counties to levy a road tax, and for other purposes.

SECTION
1. County courts of Randolph, Greene
and Crawford counties may levy a
road tax, not to exceed one per cent.
on the assessed value of lands, and
residents allowed to pay the same
in labor on the roads.
2. Duty of clerk to enter the road tax
on the tax book, and to furnish each
overseer of roads with a list Qf
amounts due from each hand.
3. Said courts to appoint, each year, a
road commissioner for each town-
ship.
4. Duties of said commissioner.
5. Courts to lay off the roads into dis-

SECrIlON
tricts, appoint overseers, and direct
how the work is to be done.
6. Road commisioners to be compen-
sated.
7. Penalty for failure of commissioner
to do his duty, and circuit judges to
charge the grand jury touching the
same.
8 Road overseers to grant certificates,
and form of the same, which shall
be received by the sheriffs in pay-
ment of road tax.
9. Sheriffs to collect and liay over the
road tax.
10. To be allowed five per cent. on col-

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