Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1911-08-24

ientlY perform his duties as such Superintendent
SECTION TO- Be it further enacted, That the Su-
perintendent of said public roads execute his re-
ceipt to all persons performing labor upon the
roads under this Act in lieu of paying the taxes
assessed against him for road duty, and such re-
ceipt shall be received by the Trustee in payment
of said taxes and any persons liable for road duty
under the provisions of this Act who, after being
notified as herein provided, fails and refuses to
perform the labor upon said road or pay the
amount assessed against him under the provisions
of this Act shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
the Superintendent of said public roads shall, be-
fore making final report for any one year. have
some Justice of the Peace to, answerto the charge
of a dereliction of duty, and upon conviction he
shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than
$1,000 and all the costs of the cause
SECTION IL. Be it further enacted, That the
Board of Commissioners under this Act shall be
amenable to said Court, and failure upon the part
of any member of said Commission to faithfully,
honestly. and properly perform the duties of his
Office shall, upon motion of any member of the
Court, by majority vote of said Court, be remov-
ed from Office; and in case of such removal or va
cancy by death resignation, the Chairman or
the Judge of the County Court shall fill said va
cancy by appointment, and the person so appoint
ed shall serve until the next regular term of said
Court, at which time his successor shall be elected
by said Court to fill out the unexpired time as
hereinbefore provided.
SECTION IL. Be it further enacted, That if in
the judgment of the Commissioners created under
this Act the interest of the public will be best
served by maintaining and keeping up by contract
any of the roads after the have been laid out
in sections as provided under this Act, they are
authorized and empowered to contract said roads,
and they will take from the contractor good and
bond for the faithful performance Of the
work. and they will reserve the right in the let
ting of said contract to reject any and all bids,
and will contract the maintenance of said roads to
only such persons as are known to be skilled and
experienced in the art Of road building and who
live in the vicinity of the road contracted by him.
SECTION Is. Be it further enacted, That the
Board Of Commissioners created under this Act
shall have charge of the workhouse in all counties
coming under the provisions of this Act, and all
persons convicted and serving workhouse SEN
tence shall be worked upon the public roads of
the county under the direction of said Board of
Public Road Commissioners. and they shall have
full power to govern and control such workhouse
and the working of theconvicts therein as in their
Judgment will best subserve the countys interest.
SECTION IA. Be 1t further enacted, That all
laws and parts Of laws in conflict with this Act be
and the same are hereby repealed, and this Act
take effect from and after it's passage, the public
welfare requiring it.
Passed June 80, 1911. N BAXTER, JF.,
Speaker Of the Senate.
A. M. LEACH,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
Approved July 8, 1911. BEN w. HOOPER,
Governor.
A true copy Attest:
HALLUM w. GooDLoE,
Secretary of State.