The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-08-05
STATE LAWS.
CHAPTER 65S.
Senate Bill No. 1895.
Private Acts.
(Gardnprl

AN ACT to amend an "Act authoriz-
ing Washington county Tennessee,
to issue and sell bonds Off build
ing public highways in said coun-
ty passed at the General Session
of the General Assembly of the
State of Tennessee, 1915, by pro-
viding that the Election Commits
sioners of Washington county shall
call an election to vote upon the
question of issuing bonds under
said Act at any time within one
year from the date of the passage
of said Act
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee, That Section l of the act
Of 1915, passed by the General As
sembly of the State of Tennessee au-
thorizing Washington county to issue
and sell bonds for the purpose of
building, matchmaking and improv-
ing the public roads of said county,
be and the same is hereby amended
SO as to read as follows: That with
in one year from the date of the pas
sage of said Act the Election Com
missoners of Washington county,
Tennessee, are hereby authorized
and directed to call an election at a
time to be fixed by them, and sub
nit to the qualified voters of said
county the question of issuing the
negotiable bonds of said county in an
amount not exceeding four hundred
and twenty-five thousand ($425,OO0)
for the purpose of making such roads
macadamized roads and other hard
surfaced roads, turnpikes and brid-
ges, as hereinafter designated, and
if the proposition to vote said bonds
shall not be carried at the election
so held, then said Election Commits
sioners any time thereafter, upon a
petition VI one iLth Vi ChS Ah"5iS
trates of Washington county request
ing them to do so shall re-submit
the question of the issuance of said
bonds to the voters of said county
Said election shall be advertised in
two newspapers published in said
county for thirty days before said
election, and at said election those
favoring the issuance Of bonds shall
have written or printed on theil
ticket, -" For Bonds" and those OPP
posed to said issuance shall have
written or printed on their ticket
against Bonds Said election shall
DE held by the officers authorized by
law to mold elections in said county
| for members of the general assembly
of the State, and returns thereof
shall be made under seal to Chair
man Of the County Court, who shall
open and canvass the same in the
presence of the Court, at the first
term thereof, either monthly, quar-
| terly or special, occurring after sale
election, and shall declare the re
suit OF said election and have thu
same spread of record as a part o.
! the minutes Of said term; provided
however, that no two elections OF
said bond issue shall be held closer
! than one year each to the other. II
case majority of the qualified vot
ers at said election shall vote in ia
yor of the issuance of said bonds, the
county court shall be authorized ant
is hereby directed to issue the same
! in the manner and subject to the
condition hereinafter provided.
All persons residing in said county
who are, at the date of said election
entitled to vote for members of thu
general assembly of the State, shall
be entitled to vote thereat, and nont
other
Section 2. Be it further enacted
that this act take effect from and at
ter it's passage, the public welfare
requiring it.
Passed May 18th, 1915.
ALBERT E. HILL,