Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-06-14


out. working, Improvement and main
tenance of all the public roads in al
the counties of this State having q
population of not less than 1S, 800 AND
not more than 1S $50, according to the
Federal Census of 1910, or any subse'
quent Federal Census. by creating a
Road Commission, defining its powers,
duties, ETC., by providing for the
working of the public road by the
male citizens of such counties and by
providing for the levying of taxes in
such counties for road purposes.
SECTION I. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Tennessee, That there be and is here
by created Road Commission III all
counties of this State having a popu-
lation of not less than 1S, 800 and not
more than 1S. $50, according to.the Fed
eral Census, 1910 and which shall have
exclusive charge of the laying out.
working. improvement and mainte-
nance of all the public roads IN the
raid counties. The said Road Com
mission shall consist of three mem
bers, who shall be selected by the
County Court at its first meeting in
July, 1917: one of whom shall
serve for a period of one year, one for
/ two wears and the other for three
years and annually thereafter the
County Court will select one member
of the said Road Commission to serve
4 for three years. The members of the
said Commission shall be practical
A road men, no more than two of whom
shall be of the same political rarty
and no member of the County Court
shall be eligible for election to the
said Commission aud shall not be ELI
gible until one year after be shall
have retired from the County Court
The said Road Commission shall or
ganize by the election of chairman
and secretary, annually, and. shall
hold a meeting monthly, on the first
Monday of each month, at its Office
in the courthouse at the county seat
to receive reports and transact bust
ness The salary of the Road Com
missions members shall be thirty dol
lars per annum. payable upon the
commissions warrant approved by the
Count Judge, out of the general road
fund. The Secretary of the Commits
sion shall keep record, in well
bound book, of all the transactions OF
the Commission and the Commission
shall annually submit report to the
County Court showing the receipts
from taxation for road purposes and
the disbursement of the same by the
Commission.
The Road Commission shall have
authority to employ a superintendent
of roads at salary of not more than
three dollars per day, actual time.
who shall have charge of all road
work in the county under the direc-
ttion of the Road Commission. The
Road Comm ission shall also have the
pewer to employ, in each district. at
a salary Of not more than ~ 30 pei
day, actual time, an overseer to warn
the road hands provided for in this
Act and to have charge of the work
ing of the same under the direction
of the superintendent of road and the
Road Commission.
The Road Commission shall lave
the power to acquire in the manner
provided by law. all lands and rights
of way necessary for road purposes
and the power to abandon, open or
close any road that the Commission
shall Deem the public convenience to
require. The road classification speci-
fed in the general law shall obtain,
but the Road Commission shall have
the right to remove any road from one
class to another as it deems the public |
intere.t to require
: The Road Commission shall have
the power to discharge. at will, the
superintendent Of roads. any overseer.
or other person in the employ OF the
commission and may require. at any
time, reports from such employees rs
will show the conditions of any road,
or any work being done. etc.
The Road Commission shall have
the power and authority to employ all
labor necessary and purchase all ma
terisls and equipment necessary to do
the work on the roads Of the county,
except that in the event of the pur.
chase Of machinery, the commission
shall advertise for bids and purchase
such machinery Of the lowest aud best
bidder. The Road Commission shall
have the authority also to let any psr.