Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-07-15
CHANGES IN
BOND BILL
Made Unknown to Citi-
zens Of County, and
Different from Bill
Already Published.

The certified copy of the Bond Bill,
II. r, No. 1909, which has aroused so
much trouble in this county, has ar
rived at last, and true to its reputa-
ton it raises more trouble.
There are some considerable chang
es in it, which we have discovered by
careful reading of the bill, comparing
it with the one published in the News,
with the ASST stance of J, u. Lankes-
ter at Jasper Monday afternoon, Judge
Williamson allowing the reporter to
see the certified copy just from Nash
Vile, vita certificate that it was
true an1 just copy.
The first change is in the matter or
caption, and hence we reproduce the
caption, using bIack-faCe letters where
the change occurs.
San act authorizing Marion Coun-
ty, Tennessee, through its Quarterly
Court, to issue bonds for the purpose
of improving the public roads Of said
county, the building of bridges where
necessary, the sale of said bonds, the
building of certain specific roads, the
appointment Of Pike Commissioners,
and to fix their duties and salary; to
provide for the expenditure OF the
funds, and to provide for the levylng
of tax to pay the interest and the
principal of the bonds. and to author
lie the working Of the county prisoners
on thu pike roads of the county, and 10
direct the Pike Commissioners to make
recommendations to the county court IN
reference to certgin uses of said road be-
inn dpciarph YlriViieue. etc -
It will be noted that the "etc. IS
intended to cover the fact that the
Office of present Pike Commissioners
was abolished by the bill, which does
not appear plainly in caption.
Sec, 2 is amended SO that the tight
for bonds can be kept up session after
session, and defeat after defeat, that
il never can be defeated finally. The
section as amended reads thus, the
words added to the bill passed at Nash
Vile, and not in copy placed before
the people of Marion thru its newspa-
pers being in bIack-face type.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, That
the said County Court is permanently
authorized and empowered to issue
said bonds in such amounts as it may
from time to time determine, and that
the said bonds shall be issued in de-
nominations of from One Hundred
Dollars $500. O0)to One Thousand Dol
lars Isl, 600. COY, as the said Court may
determine. and the said bonds shall
not be sold for less than par. Should
the county court at any time consider
and refuse to issue bonds as provided
herein, such action shall not be bar to
the said court subsequently considering
and adopting said bond issue.
Sec. 4 is slightly amended at latter
mart relative to trustees bond for re-
ceiying and dispensing bond moneys,
TINS And make bond in such an amount
for said fund as the county court may re-
quire.
Sec. II says that the sinking fund
shall be loaned under direction OF
County Judge. AS the Sinking fund
under present bond issue is loaned I'M
der direction of Trustee, it seems that
there will be chance for conflict in
| the matter, and a responsibility that
neither official will care to assume.
The amount of money for road No. 3,
| the road leading from near Whitwell
where the Ketner Gap road, No.2, will
be located by Pike Comlnissi and
running down valley to Battle Creek
road, No. |, has been increased tt
SIS, 600 from $40, 900.
| In the same paragraph relating tC
Road No. 3 there was provision
which reads as follows: ''Such az
amount as the Pike Commissioner
may from time to time designate ant
authorize, not to exceed $40, 900, shall
be spent on the East Valley road, one
| half of said amount to be expend OF
above and one-half below the poin
where road No. Q crosses the East Val
lev road Hence the East Valley
road at no point will receive any mon
ey. but the money taken from ..thos,
neople seems to have been intended Il
be tackled on to South Pittsburg, fol
onto Section 6 the following words arr
added, the last paragraph of Section
reading now: "Ihe remainder or res
idue arising from the sale of sale
bonds, if any there be, shall be ex
| nended upon such roads and in sucf
manner as the County Court of Marion
County may from time to time author
ize and direct, part ofwhich may be ex
ueuded within the corporate limits of So
Pittsburg
Pretty good, that, to take from tb'
most remote portion of the upper end
| thinking it would not be noticed, 81
as to make residue to expend a
4 South Pittsburg.
/ More residue is also obtained from
| the Rankin's Ferry road, or Road No
4 s. for while the bill as original,
4 printed iii this county calls for $3, 900
Ii ia cut to 81, 500, half the amount
Hence, while Road No. 8 is increaset
| AZ. 900. the fund for the East Vale.
road has $40. 900 taken off, and th'
amount of Rankin's Ferry road, No
| 5 is reduced to 81, 800. which leaves |
balance of &c, 500 which will presume
i - L.. &c. kh pikknks..e.