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view of the use to be made by any district of such
improvements, and to draw warrants therefor upon
the respective boards of said districts; to hear and
determine all cases of appeal in reference to damages
which may be brought before them, under the provi-
sions of this law, and to discharge all duties which
may be hereinafter assigned them.

Powers of local
board

151. The opening, construction and repair of new
roads; the closing, changing of location and repair of
all roads, shall be exclusively within the control of the
local board of each primary district which they traverse
and when any road shall form the boundary line be-
tween districts, or any portion of them, and bridges,
culverts or other improvements shall connect conti-
guous districts, the local boards of such districts shall

Appeal.

act in concert, as a joint board, with a right of appeal,
in case of disagreement, to the central board, as pro-

Proviso.

vided in this act; provided, in all cases, that the central
board may, if they deem proper, assess a portion of the
expenses upon any district which is benefitted by said
road, bridge or improvement, although the same may
not traverse, connect or border on said district.

Estimates.

Sub-Sec. 2. And the said local boards of each pri-
mary district shall, as soon as practicable after their
organization, make an estimate of the sum of money
that will be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this law for the ensuing year, and proceed to levy and

Tax.

collect a tax upon the basis of the assessment for other
county purposes, not exceeding fifteen cents on the one
hundred dollars (the amount required) and to expend
the same in manner and form prescribed by this act ;
a similar estimate, levy and collection to be made
annually thereafter.

Work or pay
tax

152. Every person subject to tax under this law
shall be permitted to work out eighty per cent, of it,
either in person or by deputy, and the whole of it, on

Proviso.

agreement with the board of supervisors; provided,
however, the supervisors or contractors under them,
shall have the right to discriminate between the value
of his own or his deputy's services and a full hand ;