The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-02-02

exceeding Ten miles pei st<tfo1 ~ 20
troll; shall give to said commission
such information as may be reeded toi
properly present his plans; shall navel
all these plans in writing aIid afterl
said plans have been adopted and APP
proved by said commission, said state
district highway engineer shall have
full charge and control of said con-
struction and improvement work
shall have full charge and control Of
all road supervisors and employees in
said counties and shall be held Official
ly responsible for all road work IN
said counties, and shall approve all
bills and accounts for all work done
in each county in his district beforei
payment can be made. He shall give
his entire time to the work in his
district; shall be subject to call Of the
chairman of the commission in each
county in his district at all times and
shall personally visit each county IN
his district as often as may be neces-
sary and personally inspect the work |
done and shall have full au-
thority to nuke such changes and
rules and regulations relative to the
work as he may deem necessary, pro
vided, that he shall employ or dis
charge any employee, such employee
appointed subject to the approTa. Of
the county highway commission; any
such employee discharged has the
right to appeal to the county board
of highway commissioners who shall
before taking any action hear a full
and complete report from said state
district highway engineer, (this is not
intended to include common labor. He
shall make such surveys for relocation
of roads as may be necessary. In case
of roads or bridges being built under a
bond issue, the county commission may
at its discretion employ additional en-
gineers to work under the direction
of the state district highway engin-
eer.
|. Section 16-Be it further enacted,
That the county court of said coSHty
, shall at its January term levy q tax
, of not less than $500 nor more than
: $500 to be paid in labor, or money
: the amount to be fixed by the county
court, on every male citizen not other
, wise exempted by law between the
| ages of 81 and so, in said county MOI
/ living within the corporate limits Of
0 any city, or town; said tax shall be
t paid directly to the county trustee o.
e each county, and shall be expended il
: the construction, reconstruction, o.
maintenance of the pubic roads of sale
+ county; that it shall be the duty OF tbs
f board of county highway commission
! ers to take poll of all citizens sub
j. ject to road duty and to provide TIL
IS proper road officials with list of sam
n whose duty it shall be to legally war;
& such persons upon the road at sue
,r times and place as said officials ma
l. deem expedient; that it shall be mis-
~ demeanor punishable by fine of on
s. dollar per day, or Imprisonment in tn
h. county work house one day for eae
h. day that such person refuses or neg
le lects to work after having been legaI
he ly warned, together with al costs ;
at larrest and s,, g.;s 49, ,,..''.'
j. shall be The duty III thu road osHeIsl
tie swear out wsEfaa, hsfQre vaEsii
~ trate or justice or the peace for tn
tie. arrest of such person for non-pel
s. Torrance Of work, and that he shall b
ct arrested by an officer and brought b,
X fore the proper legal body for trial an
let fined; such money or labor so collec
all ed, together with such fines to be al
n piled on the public roads in the di,
ut trict in which said party resides, in ii
&c, construction, reconstruction and mali
he tenance of the public roads.
ial Section 17-Be it further enacte
is That it shall be the duty of the count
M court of each county in the state |
of the next meeting following the passaf
he of this act, to lay out and designa
lal by name and number and give approl
tie innate mileage, starting and endir
point, and general direction of q
ed, roads in said county which may
ay deemed of county wide importanc
rts including all designated state hig
all ways, which roads thereafter shall
or known as county pixies, and to levy
pike tax on all property in said count
ed, including property in all incorporate
gi towns, cities and taxing districts
he not less than ten cents on each $10( @
and to continue to levy such tax "a
1te year, all of which money thus derv
all shall be expended on said pixies T
nd construction, reconstruction and ma
.he tenance; that the said shall also L
'ay out and designate by name, giving a
,rk poximate mileage, starting and endil
nat point and geneal direction Of all 9th
uc- roads in said county which are pub
ion roads and shall levy tax on all pro
or erty, not including any property
der any incorporated city or town or ia
md ing districts, of not less than ten Ger
to on each $4,000, and to continue
ray levy such tax each year, which fu
Of thus derived shall be expended on So
on county roads in the construction, !
as construction and maintenance, all I
uet above funds to be expended under
re- provisions set forth in this act; p
leir vided. that the county court may fo
nty time to time add to eithe of the abe
a1oee nf xnaJe odJs4s1paI $50 IL -. Il