Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-04-05
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ton shall not be considered as COM
plete until such money be paid.
; 18th. Every overseer Of highways
shall have power to. require . cart,
wagon or plow with yoke OF oxen
! or span of horses and q hand TO man
I age them, to be furnished by any per-.
: kson having the same within his dis
trict, who shall have been assessed,
and shall be liable for three days or
|, more; and the persons furnishing q
driver and team, with cart, wagon
or plow upon such requisiLion, shall
be entitled to credit of three days
for each days service Herewith. p
18th. Every person assess'ed To
] work on the highways, and warned
TO work thereon, may appear in per-
son, or by substitute; and the per-
son SO appearing shah actually work
J eight hours in each day. f5ft.
! SEC. z. Be it further enacted, III
i any person assessed, or his substitute,
shall, sfter appearing, remain idle or
not work faithfully, or hinderothers
/ from working, such offender shall for
each offense pay the sum Of one
dollar. Every person so assessed and
duly notified whosha.l not commute,
and who shall refuse or neglect with Z
out good cause to appear as provided,
shall for every days refusal pay the
sum of one dollar; and If he was law
fully required to furnish . team,
wagon or implements, and shall re-
fuse or neglect without good cause 10
comply, he shall pay as follows: 81
81 First-For wholly refusing t0com-b
ply with such acquisitions, three dol
lars and fifty cents for each day.
Second-For emitting to furnish
a cart, wagon or plow, one dollar and
twenty-five cents per day.
All suits under this act shall be
brought before Magistrates, provided
the amount involved does not exceed
his Jurisdiction. Magistrates, there
fore, shall not be elected or appointed
commissioners or overseers. f1t -
One half of the fines. collected un-
der this act shall be expended on the
roads in the district in which such
residents iive-the other half to be
placed in the hands of the commits
siOners. i
Whenever limestone or gravel can
be had, no other material shall be
used in theconstruction of roads. Over
seers shall, as often as required by the
make full returns 10
said commissioners of all labor per-
formed and money expended on their
road. -
Commissioners are required to en-
ploy competent surveyor to locate
all new roads and to change new
ones; said surveyor to be paid out of
In their hands; said surveyor
or to deliver plot of all roads he may
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Court. - f
New roads shall be surveyed on the
petition of twelve freeholders (; the
commissioners to assess damage, per-
sons aggrieved having the right of
appeal to the County Court.
Every commissioners of highways,
and every o@erseer Of highways hav-
ng accepted his Office shall, for every
neglect of the duties Of his Office, for
eit the sum of ten dollars.
Any of the said commissioners or
,verseers of highways may be prose-
,uted by indictment, for any defici-
sncy in the highways within hislim-
Is, oceasioned or continued BY his
ault or neglect; and on conviction
hereof may be fined in any sum not
exceeding fifty dollars : the Attor-
ley General to be the prosecutor in
III such cases. s4 SIS teH M
Each of said commissioners of
highways, before entering upon the
luties of his Office, shall, within rwen-
y days, file his official oath, and
i've bond, withOne or more securities,
o the district, in the penal sum of
i've hundred dollars, TO be approved
" the County Court Clerk, eondi-
ioned for the faithful performance
he duties of his Office, and the faith
al disbursement of all moneys that
nay come into his hands by virtue of
lis Office. sl f aat hrs seTe.a
Said commissioners must require
II overseers of highways, before en-
ering upon the duties of their Office,
o give bond, with securities, In such
mount as they may deem sasiieient.
The County Court Clerk shall in
orse his approval on such bonds, and
hall file the same in his Office, re-
Giving the usual fee in such cases.
Each commissioner and overseer of
highways shah be exempt from road
lbor, and receive one dollar per day
ach, for actual service each day.