Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-06-14
NEW ROAD LAW
Full Text of Bill Passed in Recent
Legislature Affecting Marion Coun-
tvs Roads.---Three Commits
sioner's to be Elected by
County Court.

ticular road work by contract for thu
whole OF a part of the same. when il
it's judgement such should be done
but in all cases such contract shall bt
let to the lowest and best bidder af
ter advertisement for bids.
1t shall be the duty of the County
Court to designate an Office in the
courthouse for the use of the com
mission aud. in selecting the commits.
sioners, the County Court shall elect
one commissioner from the Gorth end
OF the County, one from the middle
portion of the County and one from
the south end of the County.
All road funds shall be disbursed
only on the order of the Road Com
mission. signed by all it's members
and approved by the County Judge.
| In addition to the power to pur-
chase or condemn rights of way. the
Road Commission SHALL have the pow
er to purchase or condemn, in the
manner provided by law. all rock,
gravel ard ebert pits or quarries nee
essary to secure material for the con.
struction of roads or repair of the
same.
The Road Commission shall have
the power to employ an engineer to
lay off any particular road or to do
any particular work which the Com
mission deems to require such service.
The road districts of the county
shall be coexten,ive with the civil
districts of the county, but the road
commission for convenience in the
warning of road bands a9d teams in
any district. may appoint one or more
overseers as above provided, in the
said road district aud assign to them
or each of them certain territory of
such districts within which to report,
warn and work the road hands
SECTION ,. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the Coun-
ty Court at its first meeting in Janu-
AIRY, 1913, and annually thereafter, or
if omitted at its January meeting, at
any subsequent meeting. to levy a tax
of not less than ten cents on the hun
dred dollars and not more than twenty
cents on the hundred dollars on all
taxable property in the county, exclu-
sive of property situated within any
municipal corporation levying a street
tax, which said tax shall be collected
by the Trustee and expended and dis
bursed by the Road Commission for
tue Improvement and maintenance of
the roads in the various districts from
which the tax is collected 1t shall
be the duty of the County Trustee to
report on first day of May of each wear
to the Road Commis ission the amount
of this tax collected from aud for the
different districts of the county and
the trustee will place the same to the
credit OF such districts to be disbursed
under direction Of the road Commits
sion.
SECTION 3 BE il further enact |
ed. That it shall be the duty of the
County Court at its first meeting in
January. 1918. and annually thereaf.
ter. or if omitted at its January meet
ing. at any subsequent meeting, to
levy tax of not less than ten cents
on the hundred dollars and not more
than twenty cents on the hundred dol
lars on all taxable property in the
county, the proceeds of which shall be
known as the Pike Road or General
Fund and shall be used by the Road
Commission in the maintenance and !
rerair of the principal and more i'm
portant roads of the county: that is,
those commonly designated as pixies
and constructed out of the proceeds of
bond issues made for the purpose.
SECTION f. Be it further enacted,
That the County Court at its January
1919, and annually thereaf-
ter, fix the number of days of road du.
ty which shall be required of each
male resident subject to road duty un-
der the terms of this Act and which |
shall not be fixed at less than five days
and not more than ten days and the
County Court shall also. at the same
tune, fix the number of days of road
work by teams to be required of own.
ers Of wagons and teams. or the own
er of wagon and team, subject to
road duty under the provisions of this
Act. and which shall not be less than
two days and not more than four days
for each team or team and wagon
owned.
All male residents of the county be-
tween the ages of twenty and fifty.
exclusive Of those living in incorl ora
ted towns which levy street tax and