The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-03
Senate BILL No. 9O5
Chapter No. 3O4 Private
Acts of 19l7-By Jarvis

Pike Road and Public Road Con
missioners, to establish and mai1
tain the Pike Roads and all Publ
Roads in this State in countie
having a population of not les
than eleven thousand four hun
drcd and tifty-eight Gil, 1857 no
more than eleven thousand fou
hundred and sixty (11,460), &C
cording to the Federal Census O
1910, or any subsequent Fedora
census; to define the duties o
aid board and to provide for rails
nlg revenue 10 maintain the roads
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
ennessee, That in all counties Of
mis- State having a population OF
1T less than II ,458, and not more
I'm II 400, according to the Fed
ii Census of the year 1910, or
+ay subsequent Federal Census,
3Gre shall be and is hereby Gre
I'd a Board of Public Road
nnlmissioners. Said Board shall
10 composed of three 60 citizens
81 freeholders of the county, to
- chosen as hereinafter set out.
<t1c of said Board of Commits
s,rncrs shall be designated as STU
pcrjntendent of Public Roads, and
The other two as associate men,
bcrs-of said Road Commission.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
That said Public Road Commits
sjoncrs shall be elected by the
County Court of the county or
counties in which this Act applies.
The first election under this Act
shall he held at the first session
CT the Quarterly Court of said
county after this Act takes effect,
and the Commissioners shall hold
their ollice for a term of two years
and until their successors are
elected and qualified. The duties
ol said Public Road Commission
RS shall be to take charge of and
control all public roads including
Goth pike roads and dirt roads,
pud bridges of the county, and
lisburse all funds collected by
AVIATION or otherwise, for the i'm
)rove1nent of public roads, and
III funds collected by taxation or
otherwise for the repairing or
construction of the bridges, and
G have general supervision of the
Ipkeep, repair and maintenance
i all the roads and bridges in the
OGntv or counties. The Super
ltendent shall receive salary
OF to exceed six hundred dollars
per year, the amount to
e fixed by the Quarterly County
>ourt. The associate members Of
aid Commission shall receive
ach a salary not to exceed two
undred and fifty ($250.00) dol
lrs per year, the amount of their
compensation to be fixed by the
quarterly County Court, at the
nae cf their election. The salary
t each member of the Commits
ion to be paid monthly out of the
'reasury of the County, upon the
'arrant of the County Judge, or
hartman of the County Court,
pom the written order of the
commission, signed by at least
NO members thereof. Two mem
ers Of the Board shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of
uSineSs.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
hat the Superintendent Of Pub
, Roads shall devote his entire I
me to the duties imposed upon l
m by this Act, and shall have '
.roonal charge and supervision /
all of the publis roads and 4
'idges in the county; he shall a
ave an office at the county seat 1
Id the associate members shall t
Get with him at his office upon c
'ch dates as the Superintendent a
all designate, for the purpose of p
ansacting such business as may P
me before them. 1t shall be the d
Ity of the Superintendent to
sit and examine all the roads of 7
e county and he will directly c,
ok after the proper construction 81
d maintaining of same. The IL
sociate members shall attend t,