The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-04-26
-: t. BILL Noses
c. ,r No. 3O4 P.ivste
49,, Of l9l7-by Jarvis

~ Koa,. and Public Rtiad Com
!: ~ .onerS. TO establish and main.
L, II the Pike Roads ard all Public
X, ;.>is in this State in counties
l.: lg a population OF not less
Il II eleven thousand four hun
d.! and ffty-eight Oh, 1857 nor
n".fc than eleven thousand four
IL ed and sixty Ql,4 400, ac-
c.. ing TO the Federal Census of
! >, or any subsequent Federal
/ ',aHs: to define the duties Of
=. ! .oard and to provide for rails
j., .Tpenuc - maintain the roads.
= ~;;'.ion |. Be it enacted by the
{ 'r,:.l Assembly of the State of
tennessee. That in all counties Of
ii: : state having a population OF
nn, less than II 1853. and not more
7;''h II .4oO, according to the Fed
.cral Census of the year 1910, or
AR. Subsequent Federal Census,
St'|;i', shall be and is hereby Gre
at1l a Board OF Public Road
l~!.missioncrs. Said Board shall
J. cr,Eposed of three 60 citizens
u 'rceholdeFs ~of the county, to
~ .,,nscn as hereinafter set out
rnc Of Naid Board of Commits |
sea-. rs shall be desi gnated as ST.
pc.:.itendent of Public Roads, and
TIE other two as associate men,
bers of said Road Commission.
SC. 2. Be it further enacted.
That said Public Road Commits
s'"ncrs shall be elected by the
C"~nty Court Of the county or
CO. ntcs in which this Act applies.
e first election Under this Act
>i'A'l be held at theS first session
ol the Quarterly Court of said
county after this Act takes effect,
ald ti1c Commissioners shall hold
tl:eir office for term OF two years
and until their successors are
elected and qualified. The duties I
OF said Public Road Commission ,
ers shall be to take charge of and :
control all public roads including
BOT; pike roads and dirt roads, !
AID bridges of the county, and i;
q -hurse all funds collected by !;
Z .f;:'n or otherwise. for the inn '
p;r'1 :.:cnt of public roads, and ;
a lands collected by taxation or t.
Otherwise for the repairing or
construction, of the bridges, and i
t. lave general. supervision of the
II: Keep. repair Aid maintenance +
OF all the roads and bridges in the {
county, Or counties. The Super i"
i'll cndent shall receive a SALARY
nj to exceed six hundred dollars {
g. W.C0) per year, the amount to
J." liked by the Quarterly County :
Cert. The associate members of u
Commiss on shall receive Il
each salary not to exceed two p
/ 1ndred and fifty ($25OOO) dol !
'''F per year, the amount of their :
compensation to be fixed by the ii
9 artery County Court, at the j;
ti';.c CT their election. The salary l
Oi each member of the Commits .
STA to be paid monthly. out of the {;
Treasury of the County, upon the }
of the County Judge, or :;
t. a;rman Of the County Court, el
lr>n the written order of the 4,
!. ..4Ernission, signed by at least l
:%o' members thereof. Two men, /
'ers Of the Board shall constitute Of
/ quorum for the transaction of
~ ness. et
&c. 3. Be it further eIfacted, pl
! 1t the Superintendent of Pub "a
L Reads shall devote his entire III
inc to the duties imposed upon la
nm by this Act, and shall have w
'-r nal shargc and supervision fu
;, Al ofSstifels pnbliS roads and lie
= ,!gcs in the county; he shall as
=. an Office at the county seat p
~ the associate members shall tn
t with him at his office upon oh
'.ca dates as the Superintendent an
- p! desig rate, for the purpose of pu
7n >acting such business as may pl;
,;':e before them. 1t shall be the de
~ Of the Superintendent to
Il and examine all the roads Of TT
- Co: ny and he will directly co,
~ after the proper construction ,sio
e.! maintaining of same. The IA,
.sOciate members shah attend ty
- meetings ~ ti,a Road ,od