The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-14
HOUSE BILL NO. SIS.


(ChapteT .il.j
AN Act To Regulate the Working
Laying out aud Maintaining Public
Roads. and TO create a County Road
Commission" Tor said purposes; to de
fine the duties and powers Of the
same. 10 abolish TIE Offices Of County
WOFkhOuse Commissioners and Re
Quiring the County Road Commission
TO perform the duties heretofore re-
quired to be performed by the County
Workhouse Commissioners. and TO eX-
ercise and perform all the duties and
exercise all the powers heretofore re-
quired Of the WOrkhOuse Commission
ers; and authorizing said County Road
Commission TO condemn land for road
purpose. and providing for the pay
ment OF the same, and TO provide for
the raising and disbursing funds for
road purposes, and to provide for the
assessment and collections of special
tax on abutting property for road pur-
poses, and TO declare misdemeanors
and penalties. and to require reports
TO the Quarterly County Court in SEES
sion, and in general to define the pow
ers and duties of said Road Commits
sion, in Counties in this State having
a population of not less than $4,000
nor more than $4,000 inhabitants ac-
cording to the Federal Census of 1900,
or any subsequent Federal Census;
and to repeal Chapter SAL of the Acts
of the General Assembly of the State
of Tennessee of 1905, being an Act to
regulate the working and laying out of
public roads in the State in the Coun-
sa. Nfa,fv, Inn 1f hnVN
nor more than $4,000 by the Federal
Census of 1900 or any subsequent Fed
eral Census, and to repeal such parts
of Chapter $40, of the Acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Tennes-
see of 1907 as are in conflict with this
Act, the same being an Act to regulate
the working, laying out and maintain
ing public roads, and to create a Coun-
ty Road Commission for said purpose
in Counties of this State having a pop
ulation of not less than $4,000 nor
more than $4,000 inhabitants by the
Federal Census of 1900 or any subse-
Quent Federal Census; and to repeal
any amendments to Chapter $40 of the
Acts of 1909 that are in conflict with
this Act
SECTION l. BE 1T ENACTED BY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF TENNESSEE, That the
Quarterly County Court at it's first
session after the passage of this Act,
Il it has not previously done so, shall
elect three free-holders, one of whom :,
shall reside in either the First Second,
)r Third Cicil district; one in either
he Fourth, Fifth or Sixth Civil Dis 2
riot; one in either the Seventh, >
eighth, Ninth or Tenth Civil District, :
lot members of the County Court 7
PRACTICAL road men, and shall be :,
lnown as the County Road Commits :,
ion, and shall hold office-one until ,
anuary the LIST, 1910; one until Jan. :,
st, 1911; and one until Jan. 1st, "
912; and the Quarterly County Court y
hall annually thereafter elect one Il
county Road Commissioner for
ERIN of three years, and in case of Z
acancy in said Commission, the Il
ounty Judge shall appoint some per- u
on to the vacancy who shall hold X
flee until the next meeting of the s
County Court, when an cleo IL
on shall be held to fill said vacancy. d.
aid Commissioners shall take and 81
lbscribe to an oath before the Coun- tt
, Court Clerk for the faithful dis IL
1arge of their duties and shall enter W
ito bond, in the sum of Two Thou h;
md (2000) Dollars, for the faithful @
for all money or property W
,ming into their hands and the faith liz
i performance of their duties. One 81
ember shall be made Chairman and re
lie made Secretary, the Commission be
elect. Said County Road Commits ca
on shall have charge of the County ce
'orkhouse and all the County Work
,use prisoners, that have been or pc
ay be sentenced hereafter by the va
)urts of said Counties to work in tri
i'd Warehouses;; and all the money, lie;
les, penalties, and funds collected fiv
the County Judge or Chairman for Sc
)rkhouse prisoners. Sc
They shall exercise all the powers SCI
d perform all the duties heretofore to