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

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court clerk, and made payable 70 The
state of Tennessee, and enforced and
collected as other official bonds. -,
SD S10. Be IL tflHssiefeiaeted that
the. distriet clerks SHAH ksep-a-reeord
OF ali Official business tsansacted. BIZ
the commissioners, and make all ne
cessary returns. to the chairman or
clerk of the county court, and shall,
by the 25th of December, each year,
render to the chairman an itemized
statement in whiting, showing the
amount of tax collected in their res
pecti7e districts, the amount paid in
work and the amount in money, how
the money has been expended and the
amount on hand, which statement,
together with vouchers for ali money
paid hy him, shall he fled in the of,
flee. of the clerk Of the, county court.
and besutject'to to the tax pay ers of the
respective districts
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, that
the commissioners shall. classify the
roads in theif districts, and have all
the roads of the first and second class
entered upon record in the county
clerks Office, In Q book to he kept by
him for that purpose, and they shall
assign for all FIRST and second class
roads the farms and places of resi-
dence of hands and tax payers neces-
sary,to keep the same in repair, has>
ing regard to nearness Of residence as
possible, and may make such changes
from time to time as they may think
best. 10 rs IIogTJ A
Sec. II. Be il further enacted, that
the commissioner shall, when necessa,,
ry, appoint an overseer, VINO shall
have charge of not less than threen
more than ten miles of road, who
shall reside on or near one of the
roads for which he is appointed and
shall serve l year,or until his order of
appointment is returned, or he is dis
missed by the commissioners. With
in ten days after an oyerseer is ap-
pointed, the district clerk shall deliv-
er to him an order of appointment,
giving the limits and class of bis sec
tions of road, the farns 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. 49, Be it further enacted, that
the commissioners shall take charge
of all the road tools in their respect
i've. districts, and may require over
seers to bond for the care oftools fur
nished them, and the district clerk
shall otallow any oyerseer his per
diem until he shall satisfactorily ac-
count for all tools furnished him.
Sec. IA. Be il further enacted, that
all applications to open, clase or
change read, shall be. made to the |
district through which the road is To-
Gated, or if the road extend into two |
or more districts, or is the dividing
line between districts, then to the com.
missioners Of the several districts, who !
shall act jointly, and they shall give
at least ten days notice to all interest
ed parties of the time they will inspect
such road and may employ survey
or to locate the same. If the appIi-
cation is granted they shall assess the
drmages, if any, to be paid with all
the 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 applying shall pay all costs, hut
any person agrieved may appeal from
such decision.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, that
he commissioners may contract with
my tax payer to perform any labor
upon the highways, or to furnish ANY,
material for the same and give the
Necessary ere lit therefor; they may
llso credit persons who live upon and
york upon public roads to amount h
to,keep them in repair, such
oads to oe used as public highways.
Sec. 16. Be it further enacted, that
he commissioners may purchase tosls I.
IS cannot be furnished by hands and
AK payers, and may purchase timbe.'
nd other material to keep the high
Ways and bridges in repair, and may ::
ontractfor building necessary bridges ]
nd for other work, to be paid for by ,
he district clerks with any money in
heir hands, but they shall not con-
ract any dept to be paid from any
uture tax assessments unless authori.
ed to do SO by the county courts, and
q no case shall any contract be let to {
commissioner.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted that !
he commissioners may remove any !.
ther overseer from office who shall
all or refuse to perform his duty or
omply with any reasonable order of
he commissioners. and in all disputes
nth the hands or tax payers with re-
ard to their respective duties, the
verseer shall refer the matter in die-
ute to the commissioners, and shall o
bide by their decision. e
Sec. 1S. Be it further enacted, that v
he district clerks shall settle with the s
verseers in their districts before the {
5th of December, each year, for SER r
ices rendered, and shall require each il
verseer to make oath before some Z
lstice Of the peace for the number of z
avs of actual service, and may re- s.
uire other proof when necessary, and .
nall require proof of the safe keeping c.
all tools furnished him before pay 81
lg his per diemg n
Sec. 10. Bcit further enacted, that o.
ie district clerks shall, within ten "a
avs after receiving the assessment
It, in the year 1881, and by the 1st t
~ of A pril each year thereafter, de- p
yer to each overseer In their district ii
list of the tax payers, with the n
of highway tax due by each cl
lat may be paid in labor. aud take IL
IS receipt for the same. tha,, a
Sec %. Belt further enacted, that fe
Il district clerks shall bring snit be- b
I some Justice Of the peace, against al
I persons subject TO highway labor Il
their districts, who shall fail or re te
Sc to work. OF to commute for such Is
ork when notified bv the overse4r. III