200 LAWS RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. 



SEC. 4757. [Material for improvement of public roads.] The 



trustees, at the time of authorizing such improvement, shall direct in their 

 order at what point the materials therefor shall be taken, under the 

 general laws in force for procuring materials for the improvement of 

 public roads, which point shall be the nearest and most convenient to the 

 place where the materials can be procured in the township; provided, 

 that where a road is located in two townships, the material for the 

 improvement thereof may be procured at the nearest and most con- 

 venient point in either township. 



ROAD DISTRICTS. 



(4557-1) SEC. i. [Organization of road districts; how gov- 

 erned and controlled.] In any county two or more adjacent town- 

 ships, not exceeding four townships, occupying contiguous and compact 

 territory, may organize into road districts. Such road districts shall 

 be governed and controlled for the purpose of constructing pikes and im- 

 proving roads as herein provided by a road commission, composed of not 

 more than four in number. 



[Road commission; how appointed; nominations by township 

 trustees; removals.] Such commission shall be appointed by the 

 county commissioners of such county, not more than one of whom shall 

 be a resident of any such township composing such road district, and such 

 commissioner shall be nominated by the respective township trustees, and 

 may be removed at any time for incompetency or neglect of duty by said 

 county commissioners. 



[When appointment to be made.] Provided, that no such ap- 

 pointment of road commissioners shall be made or such commissioners 

 appointed until the construction of such road district shall be petitioned 

 for, to the county commissioners, by at least fifty or more of the resident 

 taxpayers of each of such townships asking for the improvement of. the 

 public roads of such townships and asking for the establishment of such 

 road district. 



(4757-2) SEC. 2. [How districts created.] The county com- 

 missioners on receiving such written petitions from the respective town- 

 ships shall be authorized to forthwith pass resolutions and place the same 

 upon their journal organizing such townships into a road district and 

 notify the respective boards of trustees of such townships of such action, 

 and the same shall, within ten days thereafter, be considered and held to 

 be a road district for the purposes of this act. 



[Notice to trustees to make nominations; selection of board; ap- 

 portionment politically.] Said county commissioners shall forthwith, 

 after the expiration of such ten days, notify, in writing, the township 

 trustees to nominate suitable persons for the office of road commissioner 

 and from such nominees so presented by such trustees, the county com- 

 missioners shall select a non-partisan board not more than two of whom 

 shall be a member of anv one political party. 



[Meeting of board for organization.] Said board shall forthwith 

 meet at the county seat and organize by electing one of their number 

 president, and one of their number secretary, and shall keep a record of all 

 their proceedings. 



