[General duty to construct, repair and maintain highways.]

It shall be the duty of such commission to construct, repair and maintain, at the expense of the state either wholly or in part, such public roads and highways, within the state, as in their judgment will best subserve the interest of the general public, looking to the construction and maintenance of a complete system of highways in the state. History: Laws 1909, ch. 42, § 4; Code 1915, § 2638; C.S. 1929, § 64-331; 1941 Comp., § 58-211; 1953 Comp., § 55-2-11.