Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-06
THE ROAD LAW.
Text of the AmendeBts Proposed
by the Joint Committee.

EeXt OF the Amenuehts proposed
by the Joint Committee.
The following is the amendment to the
road law recommended by the joint com
mittee of the two Houses of the General
Assembly, which has passed its final read
| ing:
An act to amend an act passed March %
| 1891, entitled an act to regulate the working
and laying out of public roads.
Section !. Be IL enacted by the General
! Assembly of the State of Tennessee, that
| section of an act entitled, an act 10 regu-
| late the working and laying out of public
| roads, passed March %, 1881, be so amended
| that commissioners elected by the Quar-
terly Court shall serve at least one term,
and any person subject to highway labor
| who shah fail or refuse TO serve, when
| served with notice of appointment shall be
| guilty of a misdemeanor, but for good cause
| showed, the quarterly court may receive
| the resignation of any commissioner when
| entered in writing giving the reason f)r
| resigning, and no person shall be competed
| to serve more than one in three consecutive
| terms.
See 2. Be it further enacted, that section
| II of said act be 50 amended that commls-
| sioners shall have discretion as to the
| length and numbers of sections OF road an
| oVerseer shall have charge OF, ana an over
! seer shall be required to serve at least one
year unless relieved or dismissed by the
| commissioners; and any person subject 10
| highway labor who shall fail or refuse 10
serve as overseer when notified by the dis
| trict clerk of his appointment, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor; but no person
shall be compelled to serve more than two
in any five consecutive years, provided
that no oveTseer shall be released until he
returns his order of appointment ana ac-
counts for all tools under his charge
Sec 3. Be ii further enacted that said act
be so amended that when the words private
roads are used, the words third class roads
shall be substituted, and that section eleven
be so amended as to apply to third class roads,
and section fifteen be amended so that COM
missiOners when they deem IL best, may
appoint overseers over third class % roads anu
have them worked as provided for second
class roads, except as TO width.
Sec. 4. Be IL further enacted that said act
be so amended that Ii shall not be construed
to change the duties and powers of the
county courts to make appropriations 10
build bridges and other necessary work, or
to pay damages certified by the commits
sioners as being necessary, but too costly 10
be paid for out of the road-tax.
Sec. 5. Be IL further enacted, that section
80 of said act be so amended that before TIE
commissioners shall receive pay Tor extra
services they shall itemIze their accounts,
showing when, where and In what way
their services were rendered, ana IL snail DE
the duty of the Chairman to require other
proof than their affidavit when any ques-
ton as to the correctness of any account Is
brought to his notice.
Sec g. Be IT further enacted, that said act
be so amended that the County Judge or
Chairman, shall fill all vacancies for COM
missioners and have full jurisdiction over
all cases under said act, except where the
Quarterly Court is expressly named.
Sec. z. Be it further enacted, that secJion
% of said act be so construed that overseers
shall be required to work all the hPnds
upon their roads at the same time, unless
otherwise ordered by the commissioners.
Sec. 8. Be il further enacted, that section
ii of said act be so amended that all petl-
tions to open, change, or close q road shall
be made in writing, signed by the petition
ers and notice shall be given to all inter-
ested parties, whether the road be In one
or more districts and any person aggreived
by the action of the commissioners in To-
eating, laying of, closing or disconuulng,
or il refusing to locate, lay on, close or
discontinue any road, or In the assessment
of damages, may file an exception to the
report before confirmation of the same
by the County Court, upon which the court
shall hear any evidence introduced by
either party, and confirm, disaliow or
modify the report, or refer the same back
to the commissioners. Any party aggrieVed
may appeal from the action of the County
Court to the Circuit Court, but such par
from the action of the County Court, shall
give bond and security for all costs and
damages that may be adJudged against
them, but the commissioners may prose-
cute and appeal officially without giving
bond in cases deemed by them for the public
good. -.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, that the
County Courts shall furnish each district
Clerk in their counties with twenty copies
of this act.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted that all laws
and parts of laws in conflict with this act be
repealed, and that this act shall take effect
from and after its passage, the public well
fare requiring 1t.