Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-06

duties of his office, shall subscribe TO an
oath before the county court clerk or be-
fore some Justice of the peace, to be fled
by him with said clerk, that he will, 10 the
best of bis ability, discharge all the duties
of his Office, and properly account fer all
money and other property that may come
into his hands by virtue of his office, and
the district clark shall, before receiving the
assessment list, give bond, with two or
more good and sufficient securities, in such
sum as the county court may order for the
faithful performance Of their duties, said
bond TO be filed with the county court
clerk and made payable to the State of
Tennessee, and enforced end collected, as
other official bonds.
Sec 10. Be it further enacted, That the
district clerks shall keep record Of all
Off cial business transacted by the commits
sioners and make all necessary returns to
the chairman or clerk of the county court,
and shall by the 25.h of December each
year, render to the chairman an itemized
statement in writing showing the amount
of tax collected in their respective Gis>
tucts, 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 all money paid by him, shall be fled
/ in the office Of the CLERK of the county
| court and be subject to the inspection of
the taxpayers OF the respective districts.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted. That the
commissioners shall classify the roads IN
their districts and have all roads OF the
grst and second class entered upon record IL
the county clerks office in a book to be
kept By him for that purpose, and they
shall assign for ali first and secOnd~2iass
roads, the farms and places of residence of
hands and taxpayers necessary to keep
the same in repair, having regard to near,
ness of residence as much as possible and
may make such changes from time to time
as they may think best.
Sec. Il. Be it further enacted, That the
commissioners shall, when neC6ss &ry, aB-
point an Overseer, who SHALL have caarg6
of not less than three nor more than ten
miles of road, who shall reside on or near
one of the reads for which he is Appointed,
and shall serve one year or until his order
OF appointment Is returned or he Is dis
missed by the commissioners. Within ten
days after any oVerseer is appointed, the
district clerk shall deliver to him an order
of appointment, giving the limit and class
of his sections 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 highs
ways.
Sec. 49, Be it further enacted, That the
commissioners shall take charge Of all
road tools in their respective districts, and
rlay require overseers TO give bond tor the
care of tools furnished them, and tina dis
trict clerk shall not allow any overse5r his
per diem until he shall satisfactorily &C
count for all tools furnished him,
Sec. H. Be it further enacted, That all
applications to open. change or closa q
road shall be made to the commissioners
of the district through which the road IS
located, or if the road extend into two or
mere districts or is the dividing line b8 -
tween districts, then 10 the commissioner
of the several districts, who shall at
jointly and they shall give aa least ten days
notice to all interf sted parties Of the time
they will Inspect such road and may en-
ploy q surveyor to locate the same. If the
application is granted they shall assess the
damages, if any, to BIO paid with all costs
by the applicants, unless for good req: On
they shall assess the same o tho county !;
and they shall report, their action to tho
county court or chairman, subject to ap-
prevail. Ii the application is not granted
then thu parties applying shall pay all
costs, bat any person aggTieVG1 may appeal
from such decision.
Sec. i. Be it further enacted, That the
commissioners may contract with any tax
payer TO perform any IL or upon the high
ways, 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, 80 an
amount sufficient to keep them in repair,
such roads TO be used as public highways.
Sec. l6. Be it further enacted, That the
commissioners may purchase tools that
cannot be furnished by the hands and tax
| payers, and may purchase timber and other
material to keep the highways and bridges
| in repair, and may contract for building
necessary bridges, and for other work, TO be
| paid for by the district clerks with aEy
| 10 i,,,E : = Ill -
contract any debt to be paid from any fu-
| ture tax assessment unless authorized to do
| so by the county courts, and IN no case
| shall any contract be let 10 commits
| sioner
Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That the
| commissioners may remove shy 0Verseer
| from office who shall fail or refuse to per>
form his duty or comply with any reason
| able order of the commissioners, and n all
disputes with the hands or Taxpayers with
regard to their respective duties, the over
| seer shall refer the matter in dispute to the
ommissioners and shall abide by their
| decision.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, That the
| district clerks shall with the OveTBaQrs in
their districts, before the 25th of Decems
Der each year, for services rendered and
| shall require each oVerseer to rake oath
before some justice OF the peace of the
number of days Of sactual service, and may
require other proofs when necessary, and
shall require proof Of the safe keeping o.
all tools furnished him before paying b.;
per diem.
Sec.sl9 Be it further enacted, That tht
district clerks shall within ten days after
receiving the assessment list in the year
1881 and by the 1st day Of April, each year
thereafter, deliver to each oversoer in thei
districts list of ali the taxpayers witt
tpe amount Of highway tax due by eaCl
that may be paid in labor and take hi:
receipt for the same.
Sec 20 Be it further ena ted, That The
district clerks shall bling suit before some
justice of the peace, against all person
| who shall fail or refuse to work or to com
mute for such work when notified by tn
overseer, such fine when collected to b.
used in the same manner as highway tax.
Sec. Il. Be 1t further enacted, That Thu
district clerks shall, after the receipt o
their assessment lists, receive and receip
for any highway tax that nay be paIC
them, and shall, before the Is. day Of Sep,
tember, each year, visit each voting plact
in their districts, having given twenty
days notice of the time in writing, postet
in one OF more public places IL each pre-
cinct, and collect and receipt for the t82
due in money, and ali tax not paid or com
muted for. by TIE 1st day Of October, each
year, shall be given by the district clerk tx
the constables Of the respective districts, t.
be collected by them as other definquen
Z taxes are collected, and pad to each dis
trict clerk espeetlvely. The c0nstabes Il
receive the Same compensation allowed To-
i collecting other delinquent taxes
Sec. Y. BE 1t further enacted, That NJ