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

any material damage upon the owner or
occupants of such land: Provided that
the owner of the land, gravel or timber
stall first be consulted and fair valuation
for the same be assessed between him an
the overseer or commissioner, and price
first be paid before the removal Of the
same
Sec 26. Be it further enacted, That the
commissioners shall furnish durable mile
posts, giving distance TO county seal
or prominent place FIR all classified roads,
require: over8eers asto keep them up, and
overseers shall keep guide>posts at all
cross roads or forks Of their roads direct>
ing to the most public place on each road
ana foot logs over ali streams necessary
when there are no bridges, and any per-
son damaging such posts IN any manner
shall be guilty of q misdemeaner.
Sec. u. Be it further enacted, That the
overseer shall give each taxpayer upon
his respective section of road, notice in
person, or in writing, left at his or her
usual place of abode, the amount Of high
wav tax due, and the time and place and
the tesms or tools owned by sucn 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 non-
residents taxpayer, but If there is no
known agent of such, non-resldents
then no notice is required, and he shall
keep an accoubt of all WORK done upon his
sections of road by each taxpayer and
upon demand give receipt for and work
q lie by his orders.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, That
o7erseers shall give all taxpayers upon
their sections of road an opportunity TO
commute for the highway tx between the
first day of January and the first day Of
October each year, and shall as near as
a p,,h ln
ing with teams and implements, and by
the 18th dsy of October each year shall
give to the district clerks list subscribed
by him of all parties who have failed or
refused IN whole or in part to commute for
their tex, with the amount due by each.
Sec 70. Be IL further enacted That the
overseeTs shall dismiss from service upon
the road any hand, whether working for
himself or as substitute for another. who
shall fail or refuse to 60 good and efficient
work or shall keep other hands from work
Ing or shall refuse or fail to obey any rea-
sonable orders given him by the 0verseers,
and shall proceed against such parties as
though they had failed to obey the sums
mons to appear and work
Sec, 30 Be 1t further enacted, That over
S6er5 shall keep open bitches upon each side
OF their roads, of sufficient width and depth
to d7ain them, and shall construct the road
to slope from the center to each side-ditch
and shall remove all leaning trees, overs
hanging limbs, Or other obstructiobs and
grade their roads to width of not less
than Is feet upon the frst-Class, and not
less than Il feet upon second.clss8 roads,
and shall use no material but gravel and
broken stone, when the same can be c0nve,
niently obtained. to form the surface Of thu
road-bed. But the commissioners may re-
lease them from any of the provisions Of
this section that are unnecessary or imprac.
ticable.
Sec 81. Be it further enacted, That all
new roads opened afe the passage of this
act all when practicable be laid out not
less than twenty ror more than forty feet
wide for frst-class, and rot less than twelve
nor more than twenty-four feet wide for
second class, and not less than seven nor
more than fifteen feet wide for private
roads that are to be worked II whole or in
part under any of the provisions of this
act, and the bed of no stream Of running
water shall be measured as q psrt Of the
width of any road, and the overseers, by
and with the advice of majority Of the
all old roads to the width above set out
when necessary for the proper working Of
the same, and commissioners shall assess
the damages, subject to appeal as to amount
Of dam ges.
Sec. 80. Be it further enacted, That
when any highway to be worked, under
the provisions of this act, shall be the d.
vlding line between two or more road dis
tricts, the highway commissioners Of the
respective districts may divide the same,
or may by agreement work it by joint
effort, but if they cannot agree then it
| shall be settled by the county court.
Sec. SO. Be it further enacted That any
| person who shall put or cause to be put any
| brush, briars, bushes or any other obstruc-
| ton upon any highway, or in any ditch OF
drain upon any highway shall be guilty Of
q misdemeanOr, and fine collected shsll be
| paid to the district clerk for the benefit Of
| the highways, and such person shall also
| be liable for any damage occasioned by
| such obstruction.
| Sec. 81 Be it further ena cted. That any
| overseer or highway commissioner who
| shall willfully fail or refuse to perform any
of the duties required of him by this act,
| or who shall show any partially or dis
| elimination in the exercise of his duties
shall forfeit and pay not more than twenty
| dollars for such Otf8nse. to be recovered by
any person suing therefor before any jus
tice Of the peace and paid by the officer t
tho district clerk for the benefit of the
| highways, and for continued neglect II
keeping their highways in repair, any
overseer or commissioner may be indicted
and prosecuted, and on conviction shall be
;,
the district attorney to be the prosecutor
and judges shall give this act in charge t.
the grand juries, but it shall be good de-
Tense for failing to keep any highway in
| repair for the overseerS Or commissioners
TO show that the entire assessment for labor
ard tax was applied in good faith to such
tigh ways during the time required by hi
act.
Sec. 35 Be it further enacted, That thu
F,y.,,r to- ,y-
| sioner from office for failcre to perform
any Of the duties required Of him By th
act; but such commissioner shall have al
least five days notice Of the charges pre-
ferred against him. and shall be heard 4
his defense; but when two or more high
way districts are consolidated, the office o
any or all commissioners in such dis
tricts may be declared vacant, without no.
tice. and the clerks of such districts shall b.
required to make the necessary settle
ments.
Sec. SO Be it further enacted, Tha
each overseer shall be paid one dollar foI
each days actual service in performing the
duties required by this act to be paid as
heretofore provided. Each commissioner
SHALL be paid one dollar for each day:
actual service in performing the dutie;
required by this act, proof Of service to bt
made on oath to the chairman of the county
and paid upon his order by the district
clerks. The oVerseers and Commissioners
shall also be free from personal service
upon the highways, except in the perform
anbe Of their official duties, and they shall
be required to give as many days O. ofIicia
service without pay therefor q, the mum
Der of days worked or required to BIZ