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local road authorities concerning any question tliat involves highways 

 and bridges under their control. He may in like manner call on such 

 local authorities for any information or assistance they may be able 

 to render with reference to the highways under their control. 



The act creating the State highway department required the State 

 highway engineer to prepare a map of such of the main highways of 

 the State as in his judgment were of sufficient importance to be des- 

 ignated as a system of trunk or State roads, to be improved by the 

 State and counties jointly, and to report same to the State highway 

 commission for submission to the legislature. Such report was sub- 

 mitted to the legislature and, by an act approved September 10, 1915, 

 a system of State trunk roads was designated for improvement and 

 maintenance in accordance with standards established by the State 

 highway department. It was made unlawful to spend any money 

 appropriated by the State on any other roads than those comprised 

 in said designated system until after their improvement. The State 

 will pay one-half the cost of constructing the trunk line roads. An 

 annual appropriation of $154,000 is made from the net revenue de- 

 rived from the convict fund for the support of the State highway 

 department and for State aid in road work. 



It is the duty of the State highway commission to prescribe rules 

 and regulations under which the State highway engineer shall require 

 roads constructed or improved in any county with State aid to be 

 kept in proper repair, and should any county fail or refuse to carry 

 out any reasonable recommendations of the State highway engineer 

 relating to the repair of such roads, the work may be done by the 

 State and the expense therefor shall be paid by the county or may 

 be paid out of any money that may be due or that may become due 

 such county from the State-aid appropriation. 



The courts of county commissioners, boards of revenue, or other 

 like governing bodies in the several counties, are vested with the 

 general supervision of the public roads, bridges, and ferries in their re- 

 spective counties. They may establish, promulgate, and enforce 

 rules and regulations and make and enter into such contracts as they 

 may deem necessary for the construction and maintenance of a good 

 system of public roads, bridges and ferries, and regulate the use 

 thereof. 



All able-bodied males between 18 and 45 years of age are liable to 

 work on the roads in their respective counties not more than 10 days 

 each year or to pay such amount in lieu thereof, not exceeding S5, as 

 may be determined by the court of county commissioners, board of 

 revenue, or other like governing body. The amount of money paid 

 in lieu of said road work shall go into the county road fund. No 

 person shall be liable to road duty in any county having an assessed 

 property valuation of $100,000,000. 



