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(4757- 20 ) SEC. 20. [Receipts and disbursements of moneys.] 

 The treasurer of the county in which any such road district is situated, 

 shall receive and disburse all moneys arising from the provisions of 

 this act on certificate and orders as herein provided. 



(4757-21) SEC. 21. [Duty of prosecuting attorney.] The pros- 

 ecuting attorney shall be the legal adviser of such board and approve 

 all forms of contracts and bonds and approve all. proceedings of such, 

 board. 



TURNPIKES. 



SEC. 4758. [When and where commissioners may build turn- 

 pikes; repairs by commissioners of streets in municipalities.] The 

 county commissioners of any county, when they become satisfied that 

 the public interest of their county demands and justify special action for 

 the improvement of the roads therein, may appoint three disinterested 

 freeholders of their county as commissioners, to view, survey and locate 

 one or more roads, beginning at and leading from the county seat of 

 the county, or such other and eligible points as may be deemed proper, 

 and running by such direct and eligible route as they may find best for 

 the public convenience, and terminating at any point within or at the 

 county line; but they are not authorized or required to construct any 

 such road within the corporate limits of the town or city where the 

 county seat is located, when according to the last federal census, more 

 than one thousand inhabitants are contained in such corporate limits; 

 and for the purpose of improving and repairing those streets in such 

 towns or cities as are a continuation through the same, of the roads 

 heretofore improved under the provisions of this section, the county 

 commissioners shall cause to be expended, in the manner prescribed by 

 law for repairing such roads, so much of the tax collected therein for 

 turnpike purposes as may be necessary to keep such streets in good; 

 repair. 



SEC. 4759. [The manner in which the road must be constructed.] 



The roads established and constructed under this chapter shall be 

 opened not more than sixty nor less than forty feet wide, and at least 

 twenty feet in width shall be turnpiked with earth so as to drain freely 

 to the sides, and raised with stone or gravel not less than ten nor more 

 than sixteen feet in width, nor less than twelve inches thick in the 

 center, and not less than eight inches thick at the outer edges of such 

 bed of stone or gravel, 'well compacted together in such manner as to- 

 secure a firm, even and substantial road; but the commissioners may > 

 in their discretion, cause the road to be constructed wholly of earth, 

 when stone or gravel is not accessible to the line of the road ; in no case 

 shall the grade of ascent or descent on the road be greater than seven- 

 degrees: the road shall be well provided with all necessary side drains, 

 waste-ways, and underdraining, to prevent overflowing or washing by 

 water, and with substantial bridges or culverts at all crossings of water- 

 courses ; and such roads shall be free to the public for travel. 



SEC. 4760. [Powers of county commissioners.] The county 

 commissioners may authorize the commissioners by them appointed to- 

 call to their assistance the county surveyor, with the necessary and proper 

 assistance to lay out, survey and locate such turnpike road through or 

 upon any improved or unimproved lands, on the best, route between the 



