1913_public local laws_85_27
CHAPTER 84 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC ROADS OF CATAWBA COUNTY, TO REVISE THE ROAD LAW FOR SAID COUNTY, AND TO VALIDATE CER- TAIN BONDS. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
That the several township road commissions created by or under authority of this act may sue and be sued, make contracts, acquire real and personal property, exchange and sell the same, and exercise such other rights, powers, and privileges as are incident to municipal corporations, and any such township road commission, within and for the township for which the same was or may be created, shall assume all the responsibilities, perform all the duties, exercise all the powers and authority devolving upon, required by, or conferred upon the board of county commissioners by this act; and as applying to any such township, the hoard of county commissioners, board of commissioners, county commissioners, or commissioners shall be construed to mean the township road commission for such township: Provided, the board of county commissioners shall continue to exercise the powers conferred upon them by section one, issue and sell bonds, levy and collect taxes to pay interest and provide sinking fund sufficient to pay bonds at maturity, and elect township road commissioners: Provided further, the special road tax for any township may be used to pay interest and to provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds of such township, if sufficient, without levying the tax provided by the act authorizing the issuing of bonds: Provided further, that the county shall not be liable for the payment of the cost of any bridges, or any part thereof, without having first been authorized by the board of county commissioners, and the county shall pay for trunks and culverts only when authorized by the county commissioners.