Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-02-25
THE STATE CAPITAL.
A Measure for the Benefit of the Tax
ing District-BiIls Passed Third
Reading by the Eenate-The
Hatchie river Naviga-
ton Bill.
Congress Urged TO Lessen the Tax on
Whisky and TObaccO-HOuse Bills
Passed Third Reading-Ar-
guments Used for the
Opening of the
Big Hatchie.

Special to the Appeal
| NASHVILLE, February Classmates
ator Clapp introduced bill regulating the
laying OF gas and water pipe In the Taxing
District. He offered resolution rendering
the use Of the capitol building to the Ameri-
eau public health association.
The following senate bills passed third
reading: To create the new county Of Ches-
ter out Of fractions of Madison, Henry,
NJ Nary and Henderson. To provide for the
management of the State library.
House amendments were concurred in, in
GLIDING one to fix the salary of the librarian
| at one thousand dollars instead OF eight hum
| bred dollars.
House bill to reopen navigation of the Big
Hatchie was passed to q third reading. The
| vote passing the bill was then reconsidered,
| and 1t was amended by striking out ali after
| the first section and inserting a provision
that the railroads shall have until the first
| Monday in November, 1879, to construct
| draws 10 railroad bridges, OF the construction
| Of such bridges as will not obstruct naviga-
ton. The bill as amended was then passed
| to third reading.
| House-Ihe senate joint resolution re-
questing our congressional representatives to
| equallze DountIes, and to lessen the tax on
| whisky and tobacco, was concurred IN.
| The senate bill authorizing Jewish rabbis
| to solemnlz9 marriages passed second read
ing.
| The house bill making it rape for any per-
son to assault female under ten years of age
| The following house bills were passed on
| third reading: To amend section 1914 Of
| the code providing that any person who shall
commit an assault on female under ten
| years of age shall be adjudged guilty Of
rape. To amend section 4144 of the code,
| providing that persons outside of the State
shall not sue citizens Of Tennessee under the
pauper's oath. To make copies of papers
from the county entry takers Office evidence
In State courts. 10 exempt parsonages from
| taxation. To allow the following towns in
| West Tennessee a notary public: Oakland,
| Moscow, Newbern, sixteenth district of
| Obion, Chewalla, Montezuma, Camden, Ran
| dolph, Atoka, Taxing District, Buckonorf
| To make Thompson & Steger's code the Off
! cial code of Tennessee. To give to grand
| lures discretion as the number of indictments
| they shall return against the same person IN
mlsdemeanOr cases. To authorize the sale of
lands in the possession of the Hazard powder
| company, so as TO perfect It's title.
! Public Roads.
BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for repairing
| and keeping up pu0ltc roads.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted 6y the Gener0L assembly
te State Of Tennessee, That all public roads in this
sta shall be repaired and kept up according to the
See. ?. Be it further enacted That the several
County Courts shall divide their respective counties
| into Convenient road districts which may CORE
spond with the civil districts thereof otherwise
| may be most suitable and convenient; and the
County Courts, at their July term $40 and their
January term thereafter In every year. shall apDont
discreet ana competent man, in each road district
as above provided, road overseer for such dis
triet; and said oyersesr, before entering upon the
duties OF his Office, shall make oath before one of
fully and i3'aey a his District to faith
upon him by this act, and each oVeiseer shall be
his services while actually engaged the discharge
| Of his duties, 10 experimenting the work on the
seers shalt devote time their roads than
is absolutely necessary TO keep the same in good re-
| pair and the number of days for which they shall
J receive shall be Endorsed and recommended by
| the Justices of their respective districts
Sec B. Be IL further enacted, That the read over
seer of each district together with the Justices of
the Peace of his district shall constitute Board OF
Directors, whose duty 1t shall be to apportion the
hands the various road divisions in the district,
and to appOTtion the money to be expended thereon
! Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the County
Courts of the respective counties are hereby author
lied and required at their April Term in each year
TO levy upon all personal property taxable by law,
and upon all real estate in their county, tax of not
less than half mill, nor more than one and half
mills on tho dollar to be called the Public Road Tax
which shall be collected by the cOnsgb OF the
sDectiYe districts, and shall be due at tbs sametime
and collected in the same manner as other taxes
collected and paid by said cOnstables to the
seer of their districts who shall give duplicate re
ceipts therefor, one OF which shall De lied in the
County Court Clerks office; and the money thus
ceived by the Overseer shall be used and expended
to improve the roads Of his district to employ hands
to work thereon or to be otherwise expended to
According to Existing and It shall be the
duty OF the County Court to take and file In the
County Court Clerks ofice, bond with approved
security, from each OVerseer in such sum AS the
Court may think Lr9per. conditioned to be void If
said OVerSeef faithfully uses eXpendS and accounts
for all moneys that may come into his hands such
oveTseer.
sec s. Be 1t further enacted That all able bodied
men. except Ministers of the Gospel and Justices of
i've years who have lived or resided In the road dis
tTict for month, shall be subject TO work the
public roads not more than tive days. OF eight hours
Sec. =. Be further enacted, That persons subject
| to pay any road tax provided for In this snail
have the right, al their own option, to pay tbs same
In labor, upon sucn road division as the board OF
ing fifty cents per day for each road hand at such
time they may be notified by theIr oyerseer to do
so; and upon falling to attend other hands prop
eTly prepared for work, they shall be deemed to
have chosen to pay their tax in money.
Sec. Z. Be IL further enacted. That every overseeT
| shall Keep q road book, which he shall record
the names OF all persons In his district subject 10
work roads under the provisions OF this act; and
he shall keep therein correct account of the work
and labor done by each person, and shall give
ceipt for the amount OF labor done By each hand;
and any person subject to road tax who has per
formed more than five days work in his road dis
trict shall receive separate receipt therefor which
shall serve as voucher to the taxcolector or con
stable that such taxes have been discharged In Ia
Dor, which voucher shall be taken up by the consta
Bile, and the amount credited upon the real estate
aud property road tax Of the person presenting the
same.
Sec 8. Be it further enacted, That every person
liable to work road, who fails 10 attend himself
excuse as now required by law, or having attended
shall dsobey the reasonable orders of the oyerseer
shall forfeit and pay dollar for each day he fails
to attend or two dollars for each day he may attend
and fail to work with due diligence.
Sec 9. Be IL further enacted, That when any per
son, by direction of the overseer. furnishes pillow
cart wagon: or scfaper, with yoke OF oxen, span
days Work OF such team and driver receive credit
of three days work on his ability TO work SAID
road; and In working out a road tax every person
shall be al owed fifty cents for eacn days work. Oh
dollar and fifty cents for each day he shall fur
nish blow, cart, wagon or ScIaper, with team anC
drives
stable shall collect any fines or forfeitures imposed
by this act, he shall pay the same into the hands o.
therefor; and said constable shall also fe a copy
said receipt in the Office OF the County Court Clerk.
Sec. II. BE Il further enacted Tina each coasta
HE bef5Ie proceeding to eiIect the road tax OF hi
| district shall give bond with sufficient security
y In the county clerks office that rs will faithfully
collect the road tax in his district and account 10
d | all the money by him collected. Said constabl
shall have the same right and power to distaiH an'
sell property satisfy road that collectors nov
and he shall be entitled TO the per cent. on tn
money collected by him. to be- applied on the road
OF his district. that collectors or State and count
II ! revenue now allowed
IL Sec IL. BE 1t flrthsr enacted. That the clerk 0
constable of each district with book containing tn
. road tax assessed against each person in the dis
tTlct; said Textbook shall be made out from the as
G ! SCISSORS books as other tax-boGks are prepared.
e SEQ. 10. Be it Jsrthsr e11ctaG, That no propert
| shall be exempted from execution for any fines @
fUrfeitures provided for In this act; and every oVe
seer who shall neglect or violate the duties OF Al
covered before justice of the peace to be apple
to the roads Of his district and he shall not be sui
ject to Indictment before grand Jury, or any othe
e / penalty than that above provided for.
IA ne u TfTtst1F SfsOlttts. d INC GNClsCc
together with the justices of The peace, OF any roa
district as provided for shall have the power 10 al
| DoInt or designate any hand Subiec to work on an
of the road divisions of his district, to warn ID
Is 4 hands on such division, and In the absence OF ia
"a oyerseer to suDer!ntend the work thereon, anc
a give reseipts for tie Work done and persons tint
20 | appointed, Rn4 wlrsing and snperintendlng u
= woik on such division shall be enGited to ohs &c
s lar day for such services. - 49,
)f l Sec Is. Be IL further enacted, That sa
oyerseers and constables shall make settlements AT
o. | report the manner in which the road tax OF the
| districts have been collected and disourseo, VINE
" required to do by the county court:
Sec. 49, Be it further enacted, That this act sns