The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-04-14
THE NEW ROAD LAW.

An Act to amend an Act passed March %. 49,
81. and approved March 3d. 1881, and the
Act amendatory thereof, passed April 2s, 1s-
81. and approved April 20. 1882, entitled an
Act to regulate the working and laying out
of public roads.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee, that article 1, chapter 6,
of the Code of Tennessee, from Sec
tions 1852 to 1893 inclusive, estab-
fishing, changing and disseminating
public roads and ferries, be and the
same is hereby re>enacted, revived
and restored to full force and effect.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, that
it shall be the duty of the County
Court in each county of the State,
at the first quarterly term after the
passage of this act, to divide the
the counties into road districts, and
to elect one road commissioner for
each road district, who shall hold his
office for one year and until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified. Said
commissioner shall have control of the
highways and bridges in his district,
and shall have general su pervision
over the road overseers of his district,
and direct tho manner of working
the roads, and it shall be the duty of
the overseers to work the public roads
as directed by the commissioner.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, that
said Commissioner, before entering
upon the duties of his Office, shall
subscribe to an oath before the Coun.
ty Court Clerk, or before some JUS
tice of the Peace, to be fled by him
with said Clerk, that he will, to the
best of his ability, discharge all du>
ties Of his office, and properly account
for all money and other property
which may come into his hands by
virtue of his office, and shall give
bond, payable to the State of Ten,
nessee, with two or more good securi-
ties, in such sum as the County Court
may order, for the faithful perform.
ance of his duties, said bond to be
filed with the County Court Clerk
and enforced and collected as other
official bonds; upon failure or refusal
of the Commissioner to give bond as
above provided, the trustee shall pay
out the highway tax due the road
district of such Commissioner on the
written order of the Commissioner.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, that
said Commissioner shall, by the 25th
day of December in each year, rem.
der to the Chairman of the County
an itemized statement in writing,
showing the amount of highway tax
received by him, amount paid in
work, and the amount paid in
money. how the money has been ex'
pended, and the amount on hand,
which statement with all vouchers
shall be fled with the office of the
County Court Clerk.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, tha
the public road or highway tax levied
under the provisions of the act ap
proved March 30. 1851, shall be col
lected by the County Trustee of tn,
respective counties at the same tim,
and the same manner as the state anC
county taxes are collected; the Asses
sors and Collectors books shall hav,
columns ruled for the extension O
said tax, and the Trustee be allowed
the same compensation for collecting
said tax that he is now allowed TO
collecting and paying out school tax
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, tina
the County Trustee shall keep an &C
count with each road district of tn
taxes collected for, and paid out 70
each district, and shall pay over tn
highway-tax as fast as collected to tn
road commissioner of the district an,
take his receipt therefor.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, tina
all the tax payers under the provis
ions of said act, shall have until tn
first day of October in which to com
mute for that part of the tax whicI
may be paid in work. on or befor
said date in each year, the overseer
shall furnish to the County Trustee
a list, to be subscribed to by him, G
all taxpayers subject to work on hi
road, who have in whole or in PAL
COMMITTED their tax by work, wit
the amount committed for, and tn
Trustee shall give such parties cred
for the same ON books.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, tbs
all overseers shall, before taking an
timber for the use of public road
go to the owner Of such timber as
required for repairing or keeping U