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An Act to regulate the working of public roads, and the building and repair of bridges in the county of Adams, and for other purposes. 1850 211 (1850.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0255 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI. CHAPTER 124. AN ACT to regulate the working of public roads, and the building and repair of bridges in the county of Adams, and for other pur- poses. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That the board of police of Board of Adams county be, and said board hereby is empow- Police. ered to employ some suitable person to superintend the roads and bridges of said county, and the keep- ing them in good traveling order and repair. SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Presi- dent of said boaid shall annually give public notice, To give by advertisement, in some public newspaper, print- notice. ed in said county, for at least two weeks, next pre- ceeding the spring term of said board, that said board will, at its said spring meeting, receive sealed proposals from any competent person or persons, stating the amount such person or persons are wil- ling to receive as an annual salary for the discharge of the duties of superintendant of roads and bridges in said county, as provided for in this act, which sealed propoposals shall be accompanied by the name of such person or persons, as the party bid- ding shall propose to give as security, on his offi- cial bond, required by the provisions of this act. SEc. 3. Be it further enacted, That in the ac- ceptance of such proposals and the employment of so such superintendent, said board shall have regard tenden- as well to the fitness and competency of such ap- plicant to perform the duties of said office of super- intendent, as to the terms or salary 'proposed to be received: Provided, The amount of such salary to be allowed by said board, shall, in no case, exceed the sum of fifteen hundred dollars for the first ap- pointment made under this act, nor the sum of one thousand dollars for any subsequent appointment. SEc. 4. Be it further enacted, That before entering upon the duties of his office as herein provided for, %Bond o said superintendent shall execute to the President of Superinten said Board of Police, a bond in such penalty as said dent. board shall order, conditioned for the faithful per- formance of the duties of his appointment, agreea- bly to the provisions of this act, with good and suf- ficient security, which bond, when the same shall become forfeited, shall be put in suit by said presi- dent or his successor in office, in any court of com- till

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