LAWS RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. 20&". 



pay liabilities already accrued and then only in pursuance of orders issued 

 by said road commissioners or a majority of them while in session as a 

 board to be entered upon the record of their proceedings, upon a yea 

 and a nay vote, and by orders drawn in pursuance thereof by the auditor 

 of the county and in favor of the persons only to whom the monev 

 is due. 



(4757- 10 ) SEC. 10. [Work of construction let on bids; notice.] 

 When such road commissioners have, by resolution, determined to im- 

 prove a designated road or part thereof, the work of its construction, 

 including all labor and material, shall be by them publicly let to the 

 lowest responsible bidder, after due notice given of such letting by 

 publication in one or more newspapers published or of general circula- 

 tion in such road district and by posters judiciously posted. 



(4757' 1 J ) SEC. ii. [Division of roads into sections for purpose 

 of sale of work.] For the purpose of letting contracts such road com- 

 missioners shall cause each road about to be improved to be divided into 

 suitable and convenient sections, and the sections shall be numbered from 

 the point of beginning toward the outer line of such road district, and 

 the same shall be let by sections. All contracts shall be let upon plans 

 and specifications of the various kinds of labor required upon each 

 section and also the materials which shall enter into the construction, 

 of the same. 



[What required of bidders.] Bidders shall be required to sepa- 

 rately state their bids for each class of work in such manner and upon 

 such blank forms as such road commissioners may require. 



(4757-12) SEC. 12. [Contractor's bond.] Each contractor shall 

 be required to give bond in amount at least equal to the contract price 

 with sufficient sureties for the faithful performance of his contract,, 

 payable to the state of Ohio for the use and benefit of such road dis- 

 trict, with all necessary stipulations on the part of the contractor to 

 carry out the provisions of such contract, the form of such contract 

 and bond to be approved by the prosecuting attorney. 



(4757-13) SEC. 13. [Superintendent of construction; compen- 

 sation.] Such road commissioners may select, in addition to the civil 

 engineer, when necessary, a superintendent to superintend the construc- 

 tion of such improvement whenever, in their opinion, such civil engineer 

 may not have the time to perform such duties, whose compensation shall 

 not exceed four dollars per day for the time actually employed and in 

 any event not more than one hundred dollars per month. 



[How payments made.] No payments for work or material shalf 

 be made except upon the estimates made by the engineer in charge, and 

 by him duly certified of work actually performed and the materials 

 actually furnished, and after reserving such per cent., not less than ten,. 

 as may be fixed by the parties to the contract to guarantee the perform- 

 ance thereof, and approved by the board of road commissioners or a 

 majority thereof. 



(4757-14) SEC. 14. [Roads improved to be free turnpikes; width 

 of improved road; trustees may regulate width of tires.] All 



roads improved under the provisions of this act shall be free turnpikes, 

 nor shall any road be improved under the provisions of this act which 

 is less than forty feet in width, and the trustees of any township within 

 such road district shall have the power to regulate the width of tires to 



