The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-04-12
Senate BILL No. COS
Chapter No. 3O4---Private
Acts of 1917-By Jarvis

miSSionerS, to establish ana main
tain the Pike Roads and all Public
Roads in this State in counties
having a population of not less
than eleven thousand. four hun
dred and fifty-eight (ll, 458) nor
more than eleven thousand four
hundred and sixty (l1 ,4oO), &C
cording to the Federal Census OF
1910, or any subsequent Federal
Census; to define the duties OF
said board and to provide for rails
ing revenue to maintain the roads.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Tennessee, That in all counties OF
this State having a population Of
not less than 11,458, and not more
than II AGO, according to the Fed
eral Census of the year 1910, or
any subsequent Federal Census,
there shall be and is hereby Gre
ated a Board of Public Road
Commissioners. Said Board shall
be composed of three (3) citizens
and freeholders of the county, to
be chosen as hereinafter set out.
One of said Board of Commits
sioners shall be designated as SUI
perintendent of Public Roads, and
the other two as associate men,
beers of said Road Commission.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
That said Public Road Commits
sioners shall be elected by the
County Court of the county or
counties in which this Act applies.
The first election under this Act
shall be held at the first session
of the Quarterly Court of said
county after this Act takes effect,
and the Commissioners shall hold
their office for term of two years
and until their successors are
elected and qualified. The duties
of said Public Road Commission
ers shalt be to take charge Of and
control all public roads including
both pike roads and dirt roads,
and bridges of the county, and
disburse all funds collected by
taxation or otherwise, for the i'm
provement of public roads, and
all funds collected by taxation or
otherwise for the repairing or
construction of the bridges, and
to have general supervision of the
upkeep, repair and maintenance
Of all the roads and bridges in the
county or counties. The Super
intendent shall receive a salary
not to exceed six hundred dollars
($6OOOO) per year, the amount to
be fixed by the Quarterly County
Court. The associate members of
said Commission shall receive
each a salary not to exceed two
hundred and fifty ($250.00) dol
Lars per year, the amount of their
compensation to be fixed by the
Quarterly County Court, at the
time Of their election. The salary
of each member of the Commits
sion to be paid monthly out of the
Treasury of the County, upon the ,
warrant of the County Judge, or
Chairman of the County Court,
upon the written order Of the
Commission, signed by at least
two members thereof. Two mem
befs of the Board shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of
business.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
That the Superintendent of Pub
lie Roads shall devote his entire
time to the duties imposed upon
him by this Act, and shall have
personal charge and supervision
of all of the publis roads and
bridges in the county; he shall
have an office at the county seat
and the associate members shall
meet with him at his office upon
such dates as the Superintendent
shall designate, for the purpose of
transacting such business as may /
come before them. 1t shall be the /
duty of the Superintendent to |
visit and examine all the roads of /
the county and he will directly /
look after the proper construction
and maintaining of same. The
associate members shall attend
the meetings of the Board and