The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-04-05

by the Commissioner upon the presen-
tation Of a release from the County
Court from paying poll tax, shall work
ION the highways each year not less
than six days on Que day personal, or
written, notice by the contractors Of
the time and place to commence work,
and any hand so notified may be ex-
emptfrom work on the road by paying
to the Commissioner Of the County fif.
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
bred 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 commission OF two and one
half percent for collecting and paying
out the same.
TRUSTEE TO SETTLE MONTHLY.
Sec. 10. Belt 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. Ill. Be it further enacted, That
the Commissioners of the County may
bring suit before any Justice of the
Peace against all persons subject to
highway labor in the County who shall
fail or refuse to work, or commute, as
heretofore provided, for such work,
when properly notified by the contrac-
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. II. Belt further enacted, That
the Road Commissioners of the Coun-
ty shall furnish to the County Court
Clerk full description of each road
in the County, with the classification
Of the same, to be by the Clerk record
ed in a well bound book to be known
as the Public Road Record, aud kept
In his Office as other public records,
for which the Clerk shall receive lee
Of twenty-five cents for each road re-
cord, to be paid by the County.
TIME TO WORK THE ROADS.
Sec. 10. Be itfurther enacted, That
Iii public roads in such county shall
be worked by the contractors between ,
The first day of April and the fifteenth
lay of October of each year, and no
WIN oudAA W AOhC DClOiC VI dluCA odlu
late except in cases of repair.
HOW TO PAY CONTRACTORS.
Sec. IA. Be it further enacted, That
she Road Commissioners Of the county
shall at the end of each month inspect
Jhe work done by the contractors dur
ng said month, and shall issue to him
his warrant drawn upon the County
Trustee for an amount not exceeding
,he actual cost Of such work, and no
work shall be paid for until inspected
ind approved by the commissioners,
ind said warrant shall be paid by the
Trustee Of the county out of the Road
Funds Of such District, after being
'ountersigned by the County Judge.
LEvEEs
Seca is. Be 1t further enacted, That ,
n laying out the roads to be worked I
~ the Contractors, the Commission ,
rs shall include all levees to be worked >
s ordinary roads by said contractor, /
kept in cases Of washouts, which i
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