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of the county against tlie issuance of said bonds, the proposition 

 shall then be submitted to an election, and a majority vote of those 

 voting shall be necessary to authorize such bond issue. Bonds of 

 any road district may be issued in the same manner. 



Where county or district road bonds are issued, it is required 

 that a tax shall be levied adequate for the purpose of maintaining 

 the roads constructed with the proceeds of the bonds issued. 



All male persons between 18 and 50 years of age, not exempt by 

 law, are liable to work on the roads not exceeding eight days, or to pay 

 in lieu thereof the sum of S3. The working of county convicts on 

 public highways is authorized by law. Also, to a Hmited extent, 

 State convicts may be so worked. 



REVENUES APPLIED TO ROADS AND BRmGES. 



There are 18 counties in Mississippi from which it was impos- 

 sible to obtain information on the subject of road taxation and 

 revenues. The total receipts in the 62 counties furnishing 

 complete information amounted to $1,479,417.01, of which 

 $1,086,564.10 was obtained from general taxation in counties, 

 beats and districts, $31,405.55 from automobile registration 

 fees, $321,947.36 from per capita taxation, while $39,500 rep- 

 resented the cash value of the statute labor tax. 



Based on reports received, the total receipts from taxation 

 for the whole State should be approximately $1,908,925. The 

 expenditures from bond issues during 1914 amounted to 

 $2,051,452.71, which makes a grand total received from taxa- 

 tion and bond issues and applied to roads during the year of 

 approximately, $3,960,377. 



In 1904 the total expenditures for this purpose amounted to 

 $1,675,485.45, thus showing an increase during the 10-year 

 period of $2,284,891.55, or 136.3 per cent. Information show- 

 ing receipts from taxation for counties which furnished reports 

 is contained in Table 15. 



ROAD AND BRroCE BONDS, ■* 



The total road and bridge bonds issued by counties, beats 

 and districts, outstanding on January 1, 1915, amounted to 

 $8,327,172, the expenditures from bond funds during 1914 

 amountmg to $2,051,452.71. In 1914 a total of $40,000 of 

 bonds previously issued were retired, $1,225,500 were voted, 

 and $1,778,500 were sold. The bonds sold during 1914 bear 

 from 5 to 6 per cent interest and run from 10 to 30 years. De- 

 tailed information in regard to bond issues by counties, districts 

 and beats is contained in Table 30. 



