The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-04-26


= pose of hauling wood, lumber
! spokcs, slaves, coal, or any othe
= merchandise or com m d it y
whether for hire or otherwise
or for hauling passengers 70
= hire, which tax shall not
: however, apply to vehicles uset
: by the farmer in hauling his pro
; ducc raised by the owner of sait
vehicle; Provided further, tina
=: this tax shall no: apply to wag
. ons and other vehicles used in the
!. macadam and con struction Of
: roads in the county or counties
coming under the provisions OF
this Act. Said-priyilege tax shall
becorrie 'due ii1fn5Adiately upoe;r the
use of any wagon or vehicle as
= above set out, and shall be delin-
quent if not paid within thirty
days thereafter to the coarty
Court rierky as are other privilege
taxes. Phe privilege tax so levied
shall be lien upon the vehicle
against or for which it is levied
and upon failure to pay the same
such vehicle may be seized and
j. sold in satisfaction of the tax,
! costs and penalties. The Clerk OF
the County Court of the county
! or counties coming under the pro-
Pftvisionssof this Act is authorized
rand empowered to issue distress
warrants for, the collection of the
privilege tax herein designated as
provided by law for the collection
of all privileges. !
Sec. !. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of said
Board of Commissioners to pro-
cure all stone, tinbers, lumber
and other material necessary to
keep in proper repair the roads
and have the same in readiness,
distributed along the various
roads at such points as will be
convenient and accessible for the
men at work upon the various :
sections of the road to use the
same. The material thus furnish
ed shall he paid for upon the or
der OF said Board of Commission
ers. .a..
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted. {
That said Board of Public Road ,
Commissioners shall report to the
County Court quarterly, and file O.,
a full and complete itemized re- ~
port OF all disbursements, show "
ng to whom paid and for what -
Said report shall be
sworn to by the Superintendent
IF said roads. Before entering .
lpon their duties each member OF =,
he Board shall subscribe to an !,
oath to honestly, faithfully, inl- Il
partially and efficiently perform :,
he duties devolved upon them " ~
lnder this Act, and the Superin- :;
shall enter into a bond in a.
he sum of two thousand dollars =,
50, 0OOO01 and each of the asso- z
:iates driembers shall enter into a =
>ond of one thousand dollars +,
81 ,OOOOO) payable to the State =.
If Tennessee, for the use and ben "
fit OF the county or counties COM r
ng under the provisions of this -,
Act, conditioned to honestly, y.
impartially and eff -
iently perform the duties incum- ~
'ent upon each of them under the {.
of this Act.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the
commission to require the labor
n the dirt roads to be performed c,
etween the first of March and -
he first of October of each year, =.
kept such work as may be nee
ssary to keep open the bitches
nd culverts during the winter -
lonths, and for the purpose OF
arrying out the provisions of this
.ct as to the dirt roads the Board
t Commissioners are authorized ST
nd empowered and it shah be
heir duty to appoint overseers :
yer said dirt roads in such NUM- s~~
er as the Board may deem prop
r and said overseers shall super -
ltend and direct the work upon
lid dirt roads and report their
,tion to the Board. Said over 80
.ers will receive such compensa- -
on as the Road Commission NAV MI