The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-06-11
THE ACTS OF
TENNESSEE
published by Authority
CHAPTER NO. 426.
House Bill No. 1891.
Private Acts.
denton and Long,

denton and Long,
An Act to be entitled: An Act tt
provide for an election in Maury
County to decide upon bond issue
and to require the County Court o.
Maury County, upon an affirmative
vote in such election, to issue inter
est bearing coupon bonds of said
County for the purpose of laying Out
and establishing, improving, building
and acquiring, by purchase or other
wise, turnpikes and public roads in
said County; to provide for the pay.
ment of interest nsaid bonds and
create a sinking fund for their re-
demption; to provide a committee to
sell said bonds and to provide for a
Board of Commissioners to carry out
the provisions of this Act, and to de.
fine their duties, powers and liabili.
ties; to provide for the organizing of
said Board of Commissioners; to pro.
vide for the compensation of said
Commissioners, and the compensation
of the County Trustee for the hand
ling of moneys derived from the sale
of said bonds, and providing a punis-
ment for mis-feasance and malfeas-
ance of said Commissioners in office,
or for becoming interested in any con-
tract made under the provisions of
this act.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of Ten
nessee, that within not less than ten
days nor more than two years after
the passage of this Act, 1t shall be the
duty of the Election Commissioners,
or other person or persons authoriz-
ed and empowered to call and hold
elections in Maury county, upon petit
ton of 100 qualified voters or tax
payers of said County, to call and
have held, at the various voting plac-
es in said County, an election for the
purpose of determining whether the
qualified voters of said County are in
favor of the issuance of interest bear
ing coupon bonds in the amount of
| 5000, 100000 such bonds to be sold and
their proceeds applied to locating, i'm
| proving and constructing public roads
in said county, or acquiring by pur-
| chase or otherwise and improving
turnpikes or turnpike roads in said
County; such bonds not to bear a
greater rate of interest than so to be
payable semi-annually, and such
bonds to mature not longer than 80
years from date of issuance.
Provided that by consent of the pur-
chasers or owners of said bonds and
the approval of the County Court,
suchs may be redeemed at any time
after their issuance, and before their
maturity.
Section g Be it further enacted,
| that the Commissioners of election,
| or other person or persons authoriZ-
| ed to call and hold elections, shall
| give at least twenty days notice of
said election, by publication, in some
| newspaper published in said county,
or by printed posters, as provided by
law for general elections; that the
qualification of voters in such cleo
ton shall be held at the same places
and in the same manner as general
elections, except the tickets shall be
as herein provided, and under the
laws relating to same.
Section 8. Be it further enacted
That in said election all persons vot-
ing who are in favor of the issuance
Of said bonds, shall have printed or
written on their tickets For good
roads," and those opposed to the issu-
ance of said bonds shall have printed
or written on their tickets, Against
good roads," and a ballot for good
roads" shall be counted ballot for
the issuance of said bonds, while a
ballot against good roads" shall be
counted ballot against the issuance
| of said bonds. The ballots shall be
8 inches wide and seven inches long
and nothing shall be printed or writ
ten thereon except the words For
good roads," or Against good roads. y
And such ballots may be furnished by
f, the election officers or the voters
themselves.
Section 4. Be it further enacted,
| that after said election is held, the
returns shall be made to the election
commissioners as now provided by
law for general elections, and II a
majority of the votes cast in such
election shall be For good roads"
said proposition shall be carried, and
the election Commissioners will make
known such returns and shall certi-
/ fv tho fact and the result Of said