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Southland Times, Volume 1, Issue 4, 21 November 1862, Page 3

(advertisement.) ROADS* ©RDINANCE, 1862. An Ordinance to Regulate the Formation and Management of Public Roads within the Province of Southland. Whereas it is expedient to make provision for the formation and maragement of Public Roads within the Province of Southland : Be it therefore enacted by the Superintendent of the Province of Southland, with the advice and consent of the Provincial Council thereof, as f ollowß : — Short Title. 1. The short title of this Ordinance shall be the "Roads Ordinance, 1862." Repeal of Otago Ordinances. 2. The " Roads Ordinance, 1856," and the "Roads Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1856," and the "Roads Claims Ordinance, 1859," of the Superintendent and Council of the Province of Otago. are hereby repealed, so far as the same relate to the Province of Southland. Province to be divided into districts. 3. For the purposes of this ordinance, the Province of Southland shall be divided into districts as hereinafter provided. Superintendent to proclaim districts in certain cases, and to define the limits thereof. 4. Whenever it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Superintendent that a population of not less than two hundred reside in any district of not less than ten thousand acres in area, or if a majority of the inhabitants of such district shall petition the Supeiinten dent in writing, the Superintendent shall with all convenient speed notify by proclamation in the Provincial Government Gazette that such district shall be a Road District within the meaning of this ordinance from a certain day to be named in such proclamation, and shall also therein define the limits of such district. Superintendent may abolish, alter, %c, boundaries of districts upon receiving resolution of Provincial Council. 5. It shall be lawful for the Superintendent, by proclamation as aforesaid, upon receiving a resolution of the Provincial Council duly passed to that effect, to abolish or alter the boundaries of any such district. Road Trustees to be elected for each district 6. To carry out the provisions of this ordinance, there" shall be Trustees for each of such districts, who shall be called Koad Trustees, and shall be elected as hereinafter provided. To hold office for two years from Ist January following day of election. 7. Such Road Trustees shall (except as hereinafter provided) continue in office for the period of two years from the Ist day of January next ensuing ensuing the day of their election ; and in case of any vacancy arising during such period, the person elected to fill 9uch vacancy shall hold office only for the residue of such period. Qualifications. Disqualifications. 8. Any person rated or liable to be rated in any district under the provisions of this ordinance, shall be qualified to be elected a Road Trustee for such district : Provided that no person deriving directly or indirectly any emolument or profit from any business or work, or contract for any business or woik, or contract for any business or work performed or to be performed nnder this ordinance, shall be qualified to be so-elected ; and in case any Road '1 rustee shall enter into a contract for performing any such work, he shall thereupon, cease to hold office as such Trustee. Trustees may appoint Clerk and Treasurer Treasurer to giv» security. 9. It shall be lawful for the Road Trustees of any district to appoint fit persons to be Clerk and Treasurer, who shall receive such reasonable remuneration for their services as the said Trustees shall think fit ; and any person appointed Treasurer shall give such security for the due discharge of his duties as the said Trustees shall think fit. May appoint other officers. 10. It shall be lawful for the Road Trustees of any district to appoint surveyors, overseers, collectors, and other officeis which may be required to enable them properly to carry out the provisions of this ordinance ; and such officers shall receive such reasonable remuneration for their ser\'iees as such Road Trustees shall think fit ; and any such officers shall, if bo required by such Road Trustees, give sufficient security for the faithful discharge of their duties. Officers to Account. Proceedings in case of misconduct. 11. All such officers aa sta all be appointed by virtue of this ordinance shall, every three months, render to such Trustees, or to such person as such Trustees shall appoint a true, I exact, and perfect account in writing under their respective hands, with proper vouchers, of all money which they shall respectively, tw the time of rendering such account, have received and paid for on account or by reason of their respective offices ; and in case any money so received by any such officer . shall remain in his hands, the same shall be paid to such Road Trustees or to such person as they shall appoint, by writing under their hand ; and if any such officer shall refuse or wilfully neglect to render 01 give up such account, or to produce and deliver up such vouchers, or shall for the space of fourteen days after being thereunto requiied, sorefuse or neglect to render and give up to such Trustees, or to such person as sush Trustees sfiall appoint; all Iwpks,- pag&B, Trritings, tdpl% /matters, and things In, his hands, custb|l^,. or power, belonging, orj ; relative jtio'his office'dr the matters thereof jtheif it shall be lawful for any two Justi&a Of tfce Peace,