The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-10
s :. late BILL Nos
Chapter No. 3O4 Private
Acts of 19l7-By Jarvis

An Act creating boara VI
Pike Road and Public Road Com
.s;oners, to establish and main
tan the Pike Roads and all Public
*, ads in this State in counties
h;.ving a population of not less
th. eleven thousand four hun
d.: d and ffty-eight III, 4S8) nor
more han eleven thousand tour
hundred and sixty III ,4oO), &C.
c,,.>i.ag to the Federal Census OF
1870, or any subsequent Federal
Census; to define the duties OF
Sc! board and to provide for rails
i'll. revenue to maintain the roads.
section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly OF the State OF
Tennessee, That in all counties OF
tbs State having a population OF
net less than II ,458, and not more
than l1,46O, according to the Fed
eral Census of the year 1910, or
any subsequent Federal Census,
there shall be and is hereby Gre
atvt. a Board of Public Road
Commissioners. Said Board shall
be composed of three CD citizens
20 freeholders of the county, to
IL chosen as hereinafter set out.
One of said Board of Commits
sion>rs shall be designated as SUI
perintendent of Public Roads, and
the other two as associate men,
bcrs OF said Road Commission.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
,Tl.at said Public Road Commits
s;nners shall be elected by the
County Court of the county or
counties in which this Act applies.
Tie first election under this Act
shall be held at the first session
OF the Quarterly Court OF said
coi;nty after this Act takes effect,
and tie Commissioners shall hold
their office for term Of two years
and until their successors are
e;cc.ed 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
di$burse all funds collected by
ta> alton or otherwise, for the i'm
provelnent of public roads, and
all funds collected by taxation or
otherwise for the repairing or
con struction of the bridges, and
to Lave general supervision of the
upkeep, repair and maintenance
O, all the roads and bridges in the
county or counties. The Super
in.cndent shall receive a salary
not to exceed six hundred dollars
($c00.OO) per year, the amount to
be fixed by the Quarterly County
Court. The associate members OF
said s Commission shall receive
each a salary not to exceed two
hundred and fifty ($250.OO) dol
lars per year, the amount of their
compensation to be fixed by the
Quarterly County Court, at the
time Of their election. The salary
of each member of the Commits
sion to be paid monthly out of the
Treasury of the County, upon the
warrant of the County Judge, or
Chairman of the County Court,
upon the written order of the
Commission, signed by at least
two members thereof. Two MEM
bers of the Board shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction OF
business.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
That the Superintendent of Pub
lie Roads shall devote his entire
time to the duties imposed upon
him by this Act, and shall have
personal charge and supervision
of all of the publis roads and
bridges in the county; he shall
have an office at the county seat
sld the associate members shall
meet with him at his Office upon
such dates as the Superintendent
shall designate, for the purpose of
transacting such business as may
come before them. 1t shall be the
duty of the Superintendent to
visit and examine all the roads of
tie county and he will directly
look after the proper construction
and maintaining of same. The