The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-04-15

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paid or commuted tar. the ,1ss day oI
, October each YEAR, shall'be given by
! the district clerks to the constables oi
/ their respectlye dlstEirts xto be eeilect.
8 Ell by them as otnef delFnquent taxes
are collected. and -paiVi 10 such distrc,
5 clerks respectfully. gyThs constaNes
shall receive the same. cornpensation
as IS allowed fofcollectihg other deIin-
quenttaxes.
Sec. p. BE 1t further enacted, that
no muney collected for highway pur~
poses, except the per diem of the ov-
erseers and commissioners, shall be
pai by the district clerks, unless up
on an order,lststing what it was paid
, for, and signed by at least two of the
commissioners, or upon an order from
the county court signed by the chair
man. -.
Sec. %. Be it further enacted, ,tkat
Il overseerg upon sseei7ing their order,
of appointnleut, shan take imuediate
supervision of their roads, ami may
work any part of thssame att any time
they think necessary. or the c6Fnmis-
sioners may direct. by giving notice
as heretofore provided. and they shall
be present and experimenting all
I work done, and may work the entire
labor assessment for any section at
one time, OF st different. times, as they
may deem best. sVp sF
I Sec. 24 Be it further enacted, that
Eifsny highway shall become inapassa-
bic by reason of any casual interrupt
| lions from sny cause whatever, the
overseer shall give instant summons
to any hands upon the section OF road
where sach casualty occurs, and re-
/ pair the same, and shall give such
hands credit for the time so worked
upon any future work.
| Sec. %. Be it further enacted, that
any oyerseer, or any person acting
under his authority, may enter upon
lands adjoining to or near his sections
Of road TO construct any drain or ditch
necessary for the preservation or i'm
provement of such road, or to obtain
Eany rock, gravel. timber or other ma
terial for use upon the road, provi-
ding he can do SO without imposing
any material damage upon the
owner or occupants Of such land;
provided that the owner of
the land, gravel or timber, shall
first be consulted, and fair valuation
bof the same agreed between him and
1.-THE commissioner, and price first DO
paid before the removal of the same.
|. Secs 26. Be it further enacted, that
commissioners shall furnish durable
mile posts, giving distance to county
seat, or prominent place, for all elias
sified roads, and require overseers 10
keep them up; ane overseers shall
keep gaide posts at all crossroads or
forks Of their roads, directing to the
most public place on each road; and
footlogs over all streams necessary,
where there are no bridges, and any
person damaging such posts in any
manner shall be guilty of misde-
meanor.
" Sec. 27. Belt further enacted, that
the overseer shall give each tax payer
upon his respective section of road,
notice i'll person, or in writing, left at
his or her usual place of abode, the
amount of highway tax due, an the
time and place, and the team or tools
owned by such persons, with which
the tax may be worked out, at least
three days before the time to COM
mence work, and he must give the
same notice to any known agent of
any nonresident ax,payer; but if
there is no known agent of such non
resident, then no notice is required, |
and he shall keep an account Of all |
work done upon his section of road |
by each taxpayer, and upon demand, |
give a receipt for any work done by |
his orders.
Sec. %. Be 1t further enacted, that
overseers shall give all tax payers up
on their sections of road an opportu-
nifty to commute for their highway
tax between the first day Of january
and the first day of O;Lober, each
wear, and shall, as near as practicable.
give equal privileges in working with
teams and implements, and by the
tenth day of October each year, shall
give to the district clerks u list sub
sciibed by them, Of all parties who
have failed or refused, in whole or in
part, to commute for their tax, with
the amount due by each.
Sec. 90. Belt further enacted, that
the overseers shall dismiss from ger
vice upon the road, any hand, wheth-
er working for himself or as a SUBJ
stitute for another, who shall fail or
refuse to do good and efficient work,
Or shall keep other hands from work.
ing, or shall refuse or fail to obey any
reasonable orders given him by the
overseers. and shall proceed against
such parties as though they had failed
10 obey the summons to appear and
work.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted, that
,verseers shaft keep open bitches upon
each side of their roads Of sufficient
width and depth to drain them, and
hall construct the road to slope from
he center to each side ditch, and shall 4
'emove all leaning trees, overbanging {
limbs or other distinctions, and grade !
heir roads to width of not less than '
3 feet upon frst-class roads, and t
hall use no material but gravel and
,roken stone, when the same can be I
conveniently obtained. to form the j
urface of the road beds; but the com-ic
nissioners may release them from any 7
f the provisions of this act that are 4
or impracticable.. 1t
Sec. 81. Be il further enacted, t
hat all new roads opened after the c
'assage of this act shall, where prac- Z
ieable, be Ifid out not less than POI b
or more nan 40 feet wide for iirst- d
lass. and not less than II nor more s
San "a feet wide for secODtlrlass. K
nd no. less thaa Z nor more than Is e
eet vide for private roads that are to 7
e worked, in whole or in part. under ?
nv OF the protisi0hs Of this act, aad q
be bed of no stream Of running wa "a
err shall be measured as part Of the I
EHltb Of any road, and the overseeFs, I
y aud with the advice Of the eormfs- 4