Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-16

SEC. III. be 1t further enact0
That the district clerks shall keep
: record of all official business tran
acted by the commissioners, an
make all necessary returns to Il
chairman or clerk of the Count
f court, aud shall bv the 25th OF d
cember, each year, render to tt
chairman an itemized statement
writing showing the amount OF Ia
collected in their respective di
tricts, the amount paid in work an
the amount in money, how tn
money has been expended and tn
amount on hand, which statement
together with vouchers for a
money paid by him, shall be file
in the Office of the clerk of I'll
County court, and be subject to tn
inspection of the Taxpayers of tn
respective districts.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted
That the commissioners shall classi
4 fy the roads in their districts an,
have all roads of the first ant
second class entered upon record il
the county court clerks office, in
book to be kept by him for tina
purpose, and they shall assign 70
all first and second class roads tn,
farms and places of residence 0
hands and taxpayers necessary tt
keep the same in repair, having re
gard to nearness of residence al
much as possible, and may make
such changes from time to time a:
they may think best.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted
That the commissioners shall Wher
necessary appoint an overseer, who
shall have charge of not less thar
| three nor more than ten miles O.
road, who shall reside on or neal
one of the roads over which he is
appointed, and shall serve one year
or until his order of appointment is
! returned, or he is dismissed by the
commissioners. Within ten days
after any road overseer is appointed
the district clerk shall deliver to
him an order of appointment, Civ
ing the limits and class of his sec
tions of road, the farms and places
of residence allotted to the sections,
and the number of days the hands
upon his road are liable to work
upon the highways.
SEC. I3. Be it further enacted,
That the commissioners shall take
charge of all road tools in their re-
spective districts, and may require
Overseers to give bond for the care
OF tools furnished them, and the dis
trict clerk shall not allow any over
seer his per diem until he shall sat
isfactorily account for all tools fur
nished him.
Sec. IA. Be it further enacted,
That all applications to open,
change or close road shall be made
to the commissioners of the district
through which the road is located
or if the road extends into two or
more districts, or is the dividing
line between districts, then to the
commissioners of the several dis
trl"ts, who shall act Jointly and
they shall give at least ten days
notice to all interested parties, of
the time they will inspect such
road, and may employ surveyor
to locate the same. If the applica-
ton is granted, they shall assess
the damages, if any, to be paid,
with all costs, by the applicants,
unless for good reasons they shall
assess the same to the county and
they shall report their action to the
County court Or chairman, subject
to approval. If the application is
not granted, then the parties apply
ing shall pay all costs, but any per-
son aggrieveved may appeal from
such decision.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted,
That the commissioners may con-
tract with any taxpayer to perform
any labor upon the highways, or to
furnish any material for the same,
and give the necessary credit there
for. They may also credit persons
who live upon and work private
roads, to an amount sufficient to |
keep them in repair; such roads to |
be used as public highways.
SEC. 16. Be it further enacted,
That the commissioners may pur-
chase tools that cannot be furnished |
Oy the hands and Taxpayers, and |
may purchase timber and other
material to keep the highways and
bridges in repair, and may contract
Tor building necessary bridges and
Sor other work to be paid for by the
district clerks, with any money in
heir hands, but they shall not con-
-ract any debt TO be paid from any
'uture tax assessment, unless au-
.horized to do 80 by the County
courts, and in no case shall any con-
ract be let to a commissioner.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted,
That the commissioners may re-
move any Overseer from office who
shall fail or refuse to perform his
luty or comply with any reasona-
Die order of the commissioners, and
n all disputes with the hands or
taxpayers with regard to their re-
ipective duties, the Overseer shall
'efer the matter in dispute to the
commissioners, and shall abide by
heir decision.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted,
That the district clerks shall, with
he overseers in their districts, be-
ore the 25th of December, each
1ear, for services rendered, and
hall require each Overseer to make
,ath before some justice of the
peace, of the number of days of
Lctual service and may require
'ther proof when necessary, and
hall require proof of the safe-keep-
ng of all tools furnished him before
'aying his per diem.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted,
That district clerks shall, within
en- days after receiving the assess
nent list in the year 1881, and by
he first day of April, each year
hereafter, deliver to each overseer
n their districts list of all the tax
layers with the amount of high
way tax due by each, that may be
'aid in labor, and take his receipt
or the same.
Sec. 20. Be it further enacted,
hat the district clerks shall bring
uft before some justice of the peace
gainst all persons subject to high
7ay labor in their districts who ;
hall fail or refuse to work, or to :
for such work when noti-
ed by the Overseer, such fine when
to be used in the same man.
er as the highway tax.
Sec. 21. Be it further enacted, !
hat the district clerks shall, after {
he receipt of their assessment lists, (
eceive and receipt for any highway I
AK that may be paid them, and
hall before the first day of Septem-
er, each year, visit each voting :
lace in their districts, having Civ
n twenty days notice of the time
n writing, posted in one or more
,ublic places in each precinct, and
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