Section 23-1-55
Contracts to do work - Preconditions.
No contracts for construction, repair, or renewals of highways, bridges, or culverts shall be let without the approval of the Governor and until after all necessary right-of-way for such highways and right for material for construction and right-of-way for ingress and egress to said material have been legally procured and all documents covering such procurement have been placed on file with the Director of Transportation.
(Code 1923, §1333; Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940, T. 23, §27.)