The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-23
COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS.
SENATOR CREWS INTRODUCES A BILL
TO CREATE DISTRICTS.
The Full Text of the Measure-Func .
lions and Powers of. the County
Courts Form Of Petition--Limit OF
Tax n ~
sreclal plsplnlch to rhc Anpcnl.

is the full text OF the bill introduced into
the Senate by Mr. Crews, Of Shelby, yes.
terday, which was briefly referred to in
The APPEp l. today:
An Act to P.tYldc for the Establishment OF Im.
prOycmont Districts within The counties Of the
state having population ul 1000 aud upward
according TO tuo chi Il Sutcs census Of 1850, to
construct roads hignwayA bridges aud 70 au-
thOrle the County Courts Of said counties to
levy aud collect tuL's for the same.
Section |. BE it c-Nlcied by the General
Assembly Of the stat, OF Tennessee: That
in all the counties of The State having
population OF 20, OOOand upward, according
to the United States census OF 1880, the
whole or designated portions OF the terri.
tory embraced therein, shall constitute
one or more Improvement districts for the
purpose of building and constructing
roads, highways, bridges, or making any
local improvements OF public nature
when so declared in the manner hereinai-
ter set out; and the County Courts OF said
| counties are hereby authorized and en-
powered 10 levy, assess aud collect taxes,
in the manner, 10 the extent aud for the
purpose hereinafter provided, but not fur
ther or Otherwise, in carrying out the pro-
visions OF this act.
Section 2. BE il further enacted That
whenever any ten resident owners OF real
properly in any such county shall petition
the County Court OF said county to take
steps toward the making OF any such local
Improvement, it shalt be the duty OF said
County Court TO lay of at once the portion
OF such county To be affected, locally, by
such desired Improvement and designate
1t by boundaries, numbers and the object
OF the improvement proposed; provided,
that such court shall first vote upon and
approve the object proposed by such petit
ton ~ 10 It's timcllness and possibility,
and also fix the practical details OF the i'm
proycmcnt rs to time and mode OF eNccu.
ton, material TO he used, the maximum
cost thereof Rnd the terms OF payment
therefor.
Section 3. BE III further enacted, That
whenever the County Court shall, in ac.
cordancc with Section , OF this act. desig-
naic an improvement district, the clerk Of
said court snail publish the order dcsignat-
ing Il IN one or more Of the newspapers
published in said county for one inscr-
ton, and shall also post said order ut the
courthouse door. Ii, within three months
after the publication OF such order, a ma
jOrity IN value OF the owners OF real prop
crty within the district 80 designated,
shull present To the County Court petit
ton praying that such improvement as set
out in such order, or with such changes or
amendments rs such properly owners may
IN such petition suggest, be made, aud
that lwO-ihirds OF the cost thereof bo ~.
scsscd and charged upon the real properly
IN such improvement district the said
court shall, a. H. first meeting thereafter, act
upon such petition, and approve or disap-
prove any changes or amendments us may
have been suggested aforesaid. II IL
ailrms, Then such suggestions or amend
mcnls shall bc, by force Of such approval.
incorporated iulo the original order. II u
disapproycs, thn matter shall go no further,
unless such petitioners shall choose To pre-
sent another petition conforming 10 the
views OF the court. When the court shall
approve 1t shall at - proceed 10 ascsr.
tam the csiimitcd cost Of the improve
mont; and yhill, by order, .nsstss two
thirds Of su'g cost upon the real properly
IN such Improvement district, assessing
each parcel OF real property according 10
IT. value MS shown by the last county
asses ,menL II the estimated cost oi the
improvement shall exceed pcr centum
ol the as,cs-rd value ol the real property
aforesaid. then It shall be provided by
M successive annual insnllments. so that
no assessment SHALL In any enc year.
exceed per cent. ol the ns-,. sed value oi
said rcll properly Tor such particular inn
pruycmcnt; provided, that no single i'm.
ptoycmcnt shall be undertaken which
alone viii exceed IN cost . per cent. OF tho
value ol SUCH real property ir such i'm.
pr0vcmrnt district The order couicm-
plated may be- in the following form.
whereas, The majority In value OF the
owners VI real property In Improvement
district No. Cd, organized fps The purposo
OF -r-, have pelitipnt ! the court Of --
lOr the construction .. such Improvement,
aud that tWO.thirds oi the cost thereof
should bc Assessed upon the real property
Of such improvement district; aud whereas,
the estimated eos, Of said Improvement Il
--- amounting % .-- per cent Of tho
assessed value ot said real properly, there
iOrc u j. nov ordered hy the r.'d court
that all the real properly situated IN
such improvement district No. -. De as.
scs-Cl III the rate of per cent.
upon the dollar OF the assessed valuation
~ the slmc appears hy the assessment
made hy the assessor II this county iu the
last county assessment. which assessment
shall be- paid A. other taxes ol said county
are paid, 80 that not more that pcr
crutum upon the dollar Of the assessed
value Of said real property shall be- paid m
one year And such assessment shall be-
o charge against and lien on the land,
named therein from thC date OF this order.
Section T. Bc o. further enacted. That
within four DAYS after the entering OF the
order mentioned iu thu latter part OF the
preceding section ui this act, the clerk
shall publish u cops of 10 10 one time IN
some newspaper published iu tho said
county, aud also posting at the courthouse
door, aud anyone who may feel aggricycd
thereby may obicct a. the assessment. aud
such person 50 obicctug shall commence
legal proceedings iOr thr purpose ui irving
the validity OF said assessment within
twenty days AFTER the date ut said pubIir,.
ton. Or else .sh.ll be- forever barred lon nIl
courts oi law ata equity from questioning
the validity OF Tho assessment aud the lien
created thereby
Section 0. 81 Il further enacted. That
II the assessment first lowed shall prove
insufficient u complete lhr Improvement
the County Csurl shalt make another
assessment en the property previously
assessed, Tor lV9 thirds Ol The sum sud-.
Cicnt to complete the Improvement. which
the first assessment Provided That
when any workh been begun under the
provisions Ut w. act which shalt not bn
completed and paid iur uut OF the frst
assessment 4 thall bc The duty of said
court To MAXI snch a,se sncnfs of two.
thirds Of the AMOUNT necessary Tor it- com.