Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-16
WHOLE NO. 1857.
shall be required to make the neces-

, shall be required to make the nece
: sary settlements.
Z Sec. SO. Be it further enacted
: That each overseer shall be pal
: one dollar for each days actual se
!. vice in performing the duties n
: quired by this act, TO be paid q
, heretofore provided. Each commis
sioner shall be paid one dollar fo
each days actual service in perform
ing the duties required by this act
proof of service to be made on oat
to the chairman of the county couT
and paid upon his order by the di,
trict clerks fPhe overseers an,
commissioners shall also be fre
from personal service upon tn
highways, except in the perform
ance of their official duties, and the,
shall be required to give as man,
days of official service without pa,
therefor, as the number of day
worked or required to be worked b,
the other citizens in their road dis
tricts as required in Section 4 of thi!
act, and shall be free from jury du
ty if they so elect. The district clerk,
| shall receive such additional com
pensation for collecting the high
way tax, and for other duties re
quired by this act, as the county
court may order to be allowed al
credit upon their settlement with
the chairman. The county court
clerk shall be entitled to receive the
same pro rata compensation for pre-
pairing the tax assessments fol
highway purposes, that the law al.
lows for other tax assessments tC
be paid by the district clerks upon
the order of the chairman.
Sec. 81. Be 1t further enacted,
That the provisions Of this act shall
not apply to incorporated cities and
towns that keep up their streets in
the manner required by law, but
the county courts Of the respective
counties, shad order the enforce
ment of this act in the limits Of all
Incorporated towns or cities, the in
habitants of which are not taxed to
keep up their streets, and do not
keep them in the condition pre-
scribed by law for the streets of In
corporated towns.
Sec. 3S. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the re-
spective county courts to furnish
each highway commissioner elected
in the year 1881, four copies of this
act, to be given by him to the over
seer and to his successors in office.
Sec. 30. BE it further enacted,
That in any suit FOR The enforce
ment of any of the provisions of this
act, brought in good faith by any
Overseer or commissioner, and pruS-
ecuted by the advice of the district
if such suit fails, the costs
shall be paid by the district clerk
upon the order of the commission
ers.
Sec. 40. Be it further enacted,
That Magistrates shall not be eligi-
BILE to the Office of highway commits
sioners or overseers.
Sec. Al. Be it further enacted,
That a days work within the mean
ing of this act, shall not be less than
eight hours actual service.
Sec. AZ. Be it further enacted,
That the penalty for failure to per-
form any labor, or to commute the
same under the provisions of this
act, shall be one dollar for each day
and'all costs, and in the enforce
ment of such penalty and the col
lection of all highway tax, no
of any description what
evershall be exempt from execution
and sale.
Sec. 43. Be it further enacted,
That all prisoners confined in coun-
" jails or work-houses either under
sentence of court for crimes or inn
for non payment of fines
)r costs, shall be available to the |
commissioners for the purpose of
them on the public roads,
md upon the application of any ov-
,rseer having an order from the !
county court the sheriff or iailor
having such prisoners in custody |
hall deliver them to the overseer, |
Who shall be responsible for their |
afe keeping and return and such |
prisoner employed in working the |
public roads shall be allowed so
much per day as thescommissioners
nay think their services are worth,
which amount shall be credited to |
hem on the county charge against
hem, and if any prisoner escapes
rom custody of the OVerSeer through
lis negligence, he shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, or if the prisoner
vas under sentence of the court
or crime, and shall be fined not
ass than ten dollars, but if such
'risoner was imprisoned for the non
,ayment of fines and costs, the Ov-
rseer shall be responsible for, and
ay to the sheriff or jailOr the
mount of such fines and costs, and
uch prisoner shall be credited with
he same. Provided that such work
ouse hands shall work separately
rom the regular road hands, either
n the roads or preparing rock or
ther material for roads.
Sec. "A. Be it further enacted,
hat all laws and parts of laws in
Onfiict with any of the provisions
f this act, be and the same are
ereby repealed, and this act shall
Ike affect from and after its pas
age, the public welfare requiring
Passed March 23d, 1881.
HI. b. RAMSEY,
peaker of the House ofRepresenta-
tives.
GEO. II. MORGAN,
Speaker of the Senate.
ADnrOvad March 3Oth 1891