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of the county against the 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 $3. The working of county convicts on 
public highways is authorized by law. Also, to a limited extent, 
State convicts may be so worked. 
REVENUES APPLIED TO ROADS AND BRIDGES. 
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 BRD3GE 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 
amounting 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. 
