Notice to taxpayers. Road districts. Duty of roadmasters. Bond. Wages. Contracts. Bond. Purchase of material, machines, plows, etc. Joint ownership. of every township that has not abolished the work tax, to give notice to all persons rated for such taxes, by advertisement or otherwise, to attend at such times and places as such supervisors may direct, so as to give such persons full opportunity to work out their respective taxes. Section 3. It shall be the duty of the board of road supervisors, immediately after their organization as a board, to divide their township into road districts, of not less than five miles of road to each district, and they shall employ a roadmaster for each district, whose duty it shall be to work upon the roads himself, and to see that the work done on the roads in his district or division is in accordance with plans and specifications furnished him by the road supervisors, to oversee the men employed, while at work on the roads, and keep the time of each man working under him, and report, under oath, to the road supervisors as often as they require. Road supervisors may require the roadmasters to give bond, with approved security, for faithful performance of their duties; and said roadmasters shall at all times be subject to removal by the board of road supervisors. The road supervisors, from time to time, shall fix the wages to be paid, per hour, to roadmasters and laborers, for work on the roads and bridges: Provided, however, That nothing in this act shall prohibit the board of supervisors from making a contract with any citizen of the township, for the keeping in repair of not more than three miles of road; no contract to extend over three years; and no contract to be given unless approved of, and signed by, at least two of the board of township supervisors. Every contractor for road work shall give bond for the amount of said contract. Section 4. The board of road supervisors shall have full control of roadmasters and employment of laborers, and is authorized also to purchase such material, scrapers, plows, stone-crushers, rollers, and other road-machines, tools and property, as shall in its judg ment be necessary for making and repairing roads and bridges; the same to be the property of the township, used exclusively for township purposes, and to be properly taken care of by said board of road supervisors. Said road supervisors are hereby authorized to join with the road supervisors of one or more of the other townships, or the proper authorities of boroughs, in their respective counties, in the purchase of such road-making implements and machines as, in their judgment, may be too expensive to justify such purchase by said township alone; the same to belong to such townships or boroughs in proportion to the amount paid therefor by each, and the right to use the same to be regulated by agreement to be made be- bond, Section 5. The treasurer appointed by the board of Treasurer to give road supervisors shall be required to give bond, with at least two sufficient sureties, to be approved by the auditors of the township, conditioned that the said treasurer shall well and truly account for and pay over all moneys collected and received by him for road purposes, according to law; and such bond shall be filed with the township auditors. He shall pay out moneys received by him as road taxes, only on the written order of the road supervisors, setting forth the purpose for which the order is given, signed by the chairman of the board and attested by the secretary thereof. Section 6. The road supervisors of each township. shall make, or cause to be made, a duplicate, designat- Duplicate. ing the amount of road tax levied against each taxpayer of the township, and deliver the same to their treasurer, who shall, within ten days after receiving ables. tax. said duplicates, give a written notice to all taxable Notice to taxpersons of the amount of tax that has been assessed against them; and shall also give him a warrant to collect the tax, which shall be collected as follows, namely: To all taxpayers who pay their road tax be- Payment of read. fore June first of each year, to the treasurer, an abatement of five per centum shall be made; on all road taxes paid to the treasurer between June first and November first, of each year, the taxpayers will be required to pay the full amount of the road tax levied against them; and on the first of November, in each year, the treasurer shall make out a list of all delinquent taxpayers, with the amount of the road tax Delinquents. levied against each, with five per centum added thereto, as a penalty for such delinquency, and deliver the same to the township collector, who shall immediately proceed to collect the same, and make payment thereof to the treasurer of the board as soon as 10 Laws. received; and the collector shall be responsible to the township for the collection of such tax, and shall receive for his services the five per centum in penalty added. The treasurer shall receive, as compensation for his services, such amount as the board of road supervisors may prescribe, not exceeding two per centum of all moneys received and distributed by him. Section 7. The road supervisors shall meet for the Monthly meetings. transaction of business once each month, at a time to be fixed by the board; and the board may be allowed for necessary expenses, including office rent and stationery, light and fuel, to be paid out of the township road funds. Vacancies. Proviso. Annual statement. Audit. Annual report to Duty of prothonotary. Section 8. In all cases where a vacancy occurs in the board of road supervisors, from any cause, the court of quarter sessions of the peace of the proper county shall, upon the petition of the remaining members of the board, appoint a successor to fill the office until the next election for township officers: Provided, That such vacancy happens at least thirty days before said election; if less than thirty days before said election, the person so appointed shall fill the office until the next election thereafter for township officers, and until a successor is duly elected and qualified. Section 9. The board of road supervisors shall annually submit, under oath, to the board of township auditors a full and itemized statement of their accounts of the preceding year; and the township auditors shall audit, settle and adjust said accounts, in the same manner and with effect as other accounts of township officers are audited and settled. Section 10. The board of road supervisors of the several townships shall annually, on or before the fifteenth day of March in each and every year, make a report to the State Highway Commissioner, on blanks furnished to them by the State Highway Commissioner, of the whole amount of money raised during the preceding year by taxation for road purposes; specifying in such report the amount expended for maintenance or repairs of roads, for opening and building of new roads, and for macadamizing or otherwise permanently improving roads, and the number of miles thus made; together with the names and addresses of the chairman and secretary of the board, and such other matters and things as the State Highway Commissioner may require. And it shall be the duty of the State Highway Commissioner, not later than the first day of February of each year, to forward the aforesaid blanks to the several boards of supervisors. It shall be the duty of the prothonotary in each county, not later than the first day of April of each year, to certify to the State Highway Commissioner the names of all the supervisors of the respective townships in said county. etc. Section 11. The board of road supervisors shall Minutes, books, keep minutes of their proceedings, and such books as they may find necessary in the performance of their duties; all of which shall be open for the inspection of any taxpayer, at all reasonable times, and which shall be submitted for the information of the township auditors when said auditors meet to audit the accounts of the treasurer and other township officers; and shall deliver such books, papers and accounts to their successors. Supervisors shall not be interested in work, con tracts, etc. Section 12. It shall not be lawful for any road super. visor to be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any work done, purchase made, or contract relating to roads and bridges, nor to furnish any materials therefor. Any person knowingly violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misde- Misdemeanor. meanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to Fine and penalty. be imprisoned for a term not exceeding six months, both or either, at the discretion of the court. Section 13. If any road supervisor, roadmaster or contractor, employed to work on the roads, bridges and highways of this Commonwealth, shall violate fusal. any of the provisions of this act, or shall fail, neglect Neglect or reor refuse to carry out the same, he shall pay a fine of Fine. not more than fifty dollars, to be collected in the name of the township, as other debts of like amount, and paid to the township treasurer, for the use of the road fund of said township. Section 14. The road supervisors of the several townships of this Commonwealth, elected or appointed in pursuance of this act, shall perform all the duties imposed by the existing laws on supervisors of roads, bridges and highways; and shall be subject to the same responsibilities and penalties that supervisors are now subject to, except in so far as changed or supplied by the terms of this act. Duties and resupervisors. sponsibilities of Section 15. Two shall constitute a quorum of the Quorum, board of supervisors. Section 16. All acts or parts of acts, general, special Repeal. or local, inconsistent herewith or supplied hereby be and the same are hereby repealed: Provided, however, Proviso. That the act, entitled "An act enabling the taxpayers of townships and road districts to contract for mak ing, at their own expense, the roads, and paying sal- Acts not repealed. aries of township or road district officers, and thereby preventing the levy and collection of road tax therein," approved June twelfth, one thousand eight hun- Act of June 12. dred and ninety-three; and the act entitled, "An act to provide for the permanent improvement of certain public roads or highways in the several counties of 1893. Act of June 26, 1895. Act of April 28, 1899. Act of May 24, 1901. this Commonwealth, making such improved roads and APPROVED-The 12th day of April, A. D. 1905. Senate officers and employes. No. 108. AN ACT Fixing the number, compensation, mileage and duties, of the officers and employes of the General Assembly, and providing for their election, or appointment, and manner of filling vacancies. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the passage of this act the officers and employes of each branch of the Legislature shall be as follows, to wit: First. In the Senate there shall be, in addition to the President and President pro tempore, as provided for by the Constitution, one chief clerk, one assistant chief clerk, one librarian, one assistant librarian, one journal clerk, one reading clerk, one executive clerk, one desk clerk, one message clerk, one bill book clerk, one bills in place book clerk, one petition book clerk, two transcribing clerks, one sergeant-at-arms, four |