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local road authorities concerning any question that 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 $5, 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. 
