The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-12

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the time and place to commence work,
and any hand so notified may be ex-
empt.from work on the road by paying
to the Commissioner of the County if
tY cents for each day he is notified to
work.
TAX LEVY.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, That
the County Court of such County shall,
at the April term of the Quarterly
Court after the passage of this Act,
levy tax for highway purposes to be
not less than twenty cents. including
the amount levied by the County
Court at the January term, 1907, on
each One Hundred Dollars worth of
taxable property, as shown by the as
sessment made by the County or Dis
trict Assessors, and on privilege not
less than five cents on the One Hun
dred Dollars, and all taxes assessed
under this Act and collected as here
matter provided, shall be used for
maintaining the highways and bridges
in the District in which such assess
ment is made, and all such tax shall
be paid in money.
TRUSTEE TO COLLECT TAXES.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That
all assessments for highway purposes
shall be collected as other County rev.
enue by the Trustees, who shall be al
lowed a commission OF two and one
half percent for collecting and paying
out the same.
TRUSTEE TO SETTLE MONTHLY.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That
the Trustee shall make settlement
with the County Judge monthly for
all road tax collected and paid out by
him, and shall account for the same
in the same manner that he is now re-
quired for County taxes.
PROSECUTION FOR FAILURE TO WORK
THE ROADS.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That
the Commissioners of the County may
bring suit before any Justice of the
Peace against all persons subject to
labor in the County who shall
fail or refuse to work, or commute, as
provided, for such work,
uhan nroparlu notifiad hu Tho ooptrao
tor, and upon conviction shall be fined |
not less than one dollar for each day
he is notified to work, together with |
the cost Of the suit, which fine shall be
paid to the Commissioner to be paid |
by him to the Trustee with all other
money by them collected for road pur-
poses, and the Trustee shall place all
money by him collected from Roard
Commissioners to the credit of the
District from which it is collected.
DESCRIPTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF
ROADS BY COMMISSIONERS.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That
The Road Commissioners of the Coun-
Jy shall furnish to the County Court
Clerk full description of each road
n the County, with the classification
If the same, to be by the Clerk record
ID in well bound book to be known
Is the Public Road Record, and kept
q his Office as other public records,
or which the Clerk shall receive fee
# twenty-five cents for each road re-
ord, to be paid by the County.
TIME TO WORK THE ROADS.
Sec. Is. Be further enacted. That
IL public roads in such county shall
,e worked by the contractors between !
he first day of April and the fifteenth
lay Of October Of each year, and no J
york shall be done before or after said
late except Ia cases Of repair.
HOW TO PAY CONTRACTORS.
Sec. IA. Be it further enacted, That
he Road Commissioners of the county
hall at the end of each month inspect
he work done by the contractors dur
ng said month, and shall issue to him
lis warrant drawn upon the County
trustee for an amount not exceeding
he actual cost of such work, and no
york shall be paid for until inspected
nd approved by the Commissioners
nd said warrant shall be paid by the
trustee of the county out of the Road !.
'unds of such District, after being
undersigned by the County Judge.
LEvEEs-wAsHoUTs.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, That
4 laying out the roads to be worked I
y the Contractors, the Commission !
rs shall include all levees to be worked a
s ordinary roads by said contractor. +
kept in cases of washouts, which /
hall be repaired as heretofore paid a
Or by the county. r
QUARTERLY COURT POWERS NOT c
ABRIDGED. c
Sec. is. Be it further enacted, That Y
othing in this Act shall be construct q
! so as to alter or abridge the power =
ne Quarterly County Court now has !
yer the bridges and levees of such :