The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-24

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snail require the gate keeper to fast
en- and keep securedly fastened to
the poll of said gate large sign
board with the following words upon
| lt-"This gate is ordered opened by
! the Board of Turnpike Superinten-
dents" which sign shall be furnish
cd by the board, and shall remain
posted until the gate keeper is per-
mitted to close the gate and take toll
as provided above
Section 8. Be it further enacted,
that said boards may at my time
they see fit, inspect any turnpike in
Their county, upon their own initia-
tive, without any petition or COM
plain; anu, If they find any pike in
manifest bad condition, they shall
order the gate, or gates, opened, and
the taking of tolls to cease as pro
vided above in section 2.
Section 4. Be it further enacted,
that it shall be the duty of the said
board to make an annual inspection
of all pixies in their several counties
in the month of October; and they
may order any gate, Or gates, open
ed, and the taking of tolls to cease,
upon same conditions and under
same regulations as provided above
in sections 2 and on said annual
inspection.
Section 5, Be it further enacted,
that the said boards shall report
their actions made upon petition, or
upon their own initiative, or upon
their annual inspection to the County
Judge, or Chairman, IN writing speci-
flying wherein the pike is in bad re-
pair, If such should be the case, and
he shall cause the same to be enter
ed upon the minutes of the County
Court.
Section 6. Be it further enacted
that whenever any gate or gates is
ordered opened, as hereinbefore pro-
yided, and the owner or lssee of the
same shall feel agrieved by said or
der, he shall have the right to APP
peal from said order within the next
three days, not including Sundays,
to the next term of the Circuit Court,
provided he enter into good and suffi-
Gent bond in the sum of 100000
payable to the State Of Tennessee,
and conditioned as fo.iows:-O
that, if he desired to take tolls at
his gate, OF gates, pending the ter
mination of said appeal, he shall
cause the keeper of the gate, or
gates, to issue to each traveller pay
ing toll during that time d Written
coupon, showing the date of It's is
suance and the amount of tolls paid,
and stating upon it's face the follow
ing:-"This gate is ordered opened
! by the Board. The owner of this
pike has appealed from said order.
If said owner fails in his appeal, he
will, at any time thereafter, pay to
the bearer of this coupon the face
value thereof upon it's presentation
at this gate;" and conditioned CD
that upon his failure to prosecute
said suit or appeal successfully, he
will pay all the costs of said appeal,
and also will redeem all of said coup
Ions when they are presented.
Section Z. Be it further enacted,
that it shall be misdemeanor for
any one to wrongfully remove from
the poll of any gate the sign-board
provided for nsection of this act;
or for any gate keeper to fail to keep
said sign posted as is required OF
him; and the punishment for each OF
said offenses shall be fine of not
less than twenty-five dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars. 1t
shall also be a misdemeanor for any
gate keeper to take tolls from travel
ers while the gate is ordered opened,
or for any owner or lessee OF any
pike to permit the same to be done,
except of course, when an appeal
shall have been pei fected as provided
above in section 6; and the taking OF
each toll shall constitute a separate
offensc. And the punishment foT the
last named misdemeanors shall be by
fne NJ not less than twenty-five dol
lars nor more than five hundred dol