The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-04-11
rRE PURLLo RoAD LAY.

The act arnend2tofy OF the law
to regulate the working and laying
out of public roads, approved March
e. 1888, provides, That it shall be
the duty of the County Court, ia
each county Of the State, at the first
quarterly term after the passage of
this act, to divide the counties into
road districts, and to electsone road
commissioner for eachroad district,
who shall hold his Office for one
year and until his successor is elect
ed and qualified, said commissioner
shall have control of the highways
and bridges in his district and ldi-
rect the manner of working the
roads, and it shall be the duty OF
the oyerseers to work the public
roads as directed by the commits
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That said Commissioner, before
entering upon the duties of his
Office, shall subscribe to an oath be-
fore the County Court Clerk, or be-
fore some Justice of the Peace, to
be filed by him with said Clerk,
that he will, to the best of his ability,
discharge all the duties of his Office,
and properly account for all money
and other property (which may come
into his hands by virtue ofihis Office,
and shallagive bond payable to the
State of Tennessee, with two or
more good securities, in such sum
as the County Court may order,
for the faithful performance Of his
duties, said bond to be fled with
the County Court Clerk and enforced
and collected as other official bonds;
upon failure or refusal of the Com
missioner to give bond as above
provided, the Trustee shall pay out
the highway tax due the road dis
trict of such Commissioner er on the
written order of the Commissioner.
That said Commissioner shall, by
the 25th day of December In each
year, render to the Chairman ofthe-
County Q Court an itemized state
ment in writing, showing the
amount of highway tax received by
him, amount paid in work, sandn the
amount paid in money how the
money has been iexpendedy and the.
amount on hand, which statement
with all vouchers shall be fled with
the office Of the County Court Clerk.
That the public road or highway
tax levied under the provisions of
the act approved March Both, 1881,
shall be collected by the county
trustee of the respective counties at
the same time and thesame manner
as the State and county taxes are
collected the assessor and collectors
books shall have columns ruled for
the extension of said tax, and the
trustee be allowed the same com
pensation for collecting said tax
that he is now allowed for collecting
and paying out school tax. iiss
That the county trustee shall
keep an account with each road
district of the taxes collected for,
and paid out for each district, and
shall pay over the highway tax as
fast as collected, and take his receipt
therefor.
That allythe tax payers, under the
provisions of said act shall have
until the first day of October in
which, to commute for that part of
the tax which may be paid in work,
on or before said dateIin each year,
the overseers shall furnish to the
county trustee list, toebe subscribe
ed to- by himg of all'tax-pay ers sub
jcct to work on his road, who have |
in wholesorin part commpted their
tax lbyrworl<, with the amount COM
mutsd for, and the trustee shall
give such parties credit for thesame
on his books. gsa 9sg1 eiit5aag 5g1l 4
That all sioverseers shall before
taking any timber for riathe use of
public 5roadsyog to 1thelaoNner of |
such timber as is requirediof for re-
pairing or keeping upipubiic roads, |
aAd make q contract for suchatims |
Der, and receipt the owner therefor,
and the same shall be paid by the |
road commissioner of the district,
out OF. the highway tax, if sufficient,
and if not, said receipts when pre-
sented to any quarterly tern. of the
County Court, shall be paid as other