The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-04-19
SENATE BILL No. 9O5
Chapter No. 3O4---Private
Acts of 19l7-By Jarvis

An Act creating a Board o.
Pike Road and Public Road Com.
missioners, to establish and 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 ffty-eight l,458) nor
more than eleven thousand four
hundred and sixty Gil, 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 l. ,458, and not more
than II 400, 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 Su-
perintendent of Public Roads, and
the other two as associate men,
bers 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 a term of two years
and until their successors are
elected and qualified. The duties
of said Public Road Commission
ers shall 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
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
shall receive salary
not to exceed six hundred dollars
($6OOOO) per year, the amount to
De fixed by the Quarterly County
Court. The associate members of
laid Commission shall receive
Zach salary not to exceed two
hundred and fifty ($250.00) dol
ars per year, the amount of their
compensation to be fixed by the
Quarterly County Court, at the
line Of their election. The salary
# each member of the Commits
ion to be paid monthly out of the
Treasury of the County, upon the
warrant of the County Judge, or
Chairman of the County Court,
pom the written order of the
Commission, signed by at least
wo members thereof. Two men,
ers of the Board shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of
usiness.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
hat the Superintendent of Pub
c Roads shall devote his entire
me to the duties imposed upon
i'm by this Act, and shall have '
ersonal charge and supervision t
all of the publiS roads and |
ridges in the county; he shall q
ave an office at the county seat !
nd the associate members shall t
leet with him at his Office upon C
Ich dates as the Superintendent a
lall designate, for the purpose of r
ansacting such business as may P
,me before them. 1t shall be the d
lty of the Superintendent to
sit and examine all the roads of I
lie county and he will directly c
ok after the proper construction S
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