Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1911-08-24
SENATE BILL NO. 742
Chapter 5SI
(By Mr.. Holiday by Request)

sembiy of the State of Tennessee That in all coun-
ties of this State having a population of not less
than 2o020 nor more than 2O.025. under the Feder-
al census of the year 1910 or any subsequent Fed
eral Census, there shall be- and is hereby created
a Board of Public Road Commissioners. Said
Board shall be composed of three members citi-
zens and freehoiders of the county, to be chosen
as hereinafter set out. One member of said
Board shall be a resident of the eastern division
of the county: the second member shall be resi-
dent of the middle division of the county, and the
third member shall be resident of the western
division of the county.
SECTIoN2. Be it further enacted, That said
Public Road Commissioners shall be elected by the
County Court of the county or counties in which
this Act applies, and no member of the County
Court shall be eligible to place upon this COM
mission, or hold position of trust hereunder.
The first election under this Act shall be held at
the next Quarterly Court after the Act takes eff
feet, and the Commissioners shall hold their Offices
for term of one. two. and three years, and until
their successors are elected and qualified; and
thereafter each member shall be elected for three
years and until his successor shall be elected and
qualified. After the election of said Road Com
mssioners the same shall organize by eIecting one
member to be known as Chairman, who is to
serve until his successor is elected and qualified,
without salary other than is hereinafter specified
1t shall also be the duty Of this Board of Com
missoners to elect Superintendent of Public
Roads for the whole county, who shall be man of
practical experience in laying out, constructing,
and maintaining of graded and macadamized
roads, and who shall receive a salary of not ex-
ceeding $1,000 per annum. payable monthly upon a
warrant approved by the Chairman of the Com
mission, and at least. one other member Of same,
and signed by the County Judge or Chairman of
the County Court. Said salary to cover all usual
travelling expenses, and the Superintendent will
be expected and required to furnish horse and
conveyance of his own in order that he may at all
times be in position to properly supervise and SUI
periutend the work being done in different parts
of the county. The Superintendent shall at this
salary give his whole time to the service of the
county, and to the upbuilding of the road system.
The members of the Commission shall receive no
regular salary. but shall be paid not exceeding
SEQ day and mileage for the regular and call
ed meetings Of the Board Of Commissioners a. is
hereinafter required, but not exceeding $500 per
year each, and necessary expenses.
Two members of the Board. the Chairman being
one of them. shall constitute q quorum for the
transaction of business.
It shall be the further duty Of the Public Road
Commissioners to take charge of and control all
pixies, public roads, bridges, and culverts of the
county and to dshurse funds collected by taxation
as hereinafter provided. for the improvement of
public roads, and all funds collected by taxation
or otherwise for the repairing or construction of
public roads. highways. bridges and culverts.
They shall have the power to open and close roads
as hereinafter provided.
SECTIONS. Be it further enacted, That the SUI |
perintendent of Public Roads shall devote his en-
tire time to the duties imposed upon him by this
Act. and shall have personal charge and supervis-
ion of all the public roads and bridges in the coun
ty, and shall have his Office in the courthouse and
the members Of said Board Of Commissioners shall |
meet at said office at least once in each month"; up
on sue dates as may be suggested by the Super
intendent or Chairman. for the purpose Of trans
acting such business as may come before it. The /
Chairman may call special meetings of the Board
whenever in his Judgment the public interest re-
quires it. The Superintendent shall at all times
be g. bject to the Board of Commissioners, and
when in their Judgment his work is not satisfac-
Tory, it shall be their duty to dismiss him from the
service snd select another to FIJI the vacancy. 1t
shall be the duty Of the Superintendent to visit
and examine all the roads in the county. and he
will directly look after the proper construction
and maintaining same.
SECTION 4. Be it further enacted, That the SUI
oerintendent of Public Roads shall make cause
% be made map showing the location of all the
graded and public roads and bridges in said coun-
~ which map shall be kept in the Office of the
of Public Roads at the county
,eat After the roads of the comfy have been
aid off in sections it shall be the duty of said
BOARD TO nlrchase a suitable outfit of road ma