The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-03

pose OF hauling wood, lumbe
spokes, slaves, coal, or any otht
merchandise or CO III m d i
whether for hire or otherwis
or for hauling passengers &c
hire, which tax shall no
however, apply to vehicles use
by the farmer in hauling his pro
duce raised by the owner Of sal
vehicle; Provided further, tina
this tax shall no: apply to WAC
ons and other vehicles used in tn
macadam and construction Q
roads in the county or countie
coming under the provisions O
this Act. Said privilege tax shall
become due Immediately upon tn
use of any wagon or vehicle a
above set out, and shall be delin
quent if not paid within thirti
days thereafter to the county
court clerk, as are other privilege
taxes. The privilege tax so leviec
shall be a lien upon the vehicle
against or for which it is levied
and upon failure to pay the same
such vehicle may be seized and
sold in satisfaction of the tax
costs and penalties. The Clerk OF
the County Court of the county
or counties coming under the pro-
visions of this Act is authorized
and empowered to issue distress
warrants for the collection of the
privilege tax herein designated as
provided by law for the collection
of all privileges.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted.
That it shall be the duty of said
Board of Commissioners to pro-
cure all stone, ti1nbers, lumber
and other material necessary to
keep in proper repair the roads
and have the same in readiness,
distributed along the various
roads at such points as will be
and accessible for the
men at work upon the various
sections of the road to use the
same. The material thus furnish
ID shall be paid for upon the or
Ter of said Board of Commission
RS.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted.
That said Board of Public Road
Commissioners shall report to the
county Court quarterly, and file
full and complete itemized re-
ort Of all disbursements, show
1g to whom paid and for what
purposes. Said report shall be (
worn to by the,~Supcrintendent
f said roads. Before entering
pom their duties each member of
he Board shall subscribe to an
ath to honestly, faithfully, inn
artiallys and efficiently perform /
ne duties devolved upon them {
nder this Act, and the Superin-
endcnt shall enter into a bond in S
ne sum Of two thousand dollars {
$2,0OO00) and each of the asso- t
late members shall enter into a {
ond of one thousand dollars l
81 100000 payable to the State l.
f Tennessee, for the use and ben t
fit Of the county or counties COM
lg under the provisions of this
ct, conditioned to honestly, {
impartially and eff s
ently perform the duties incum- t
ent upon each of them under the a
rovisions OF this Act. f
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted,
hat it shall be the duty of the
commission to require the labor
4 the dirt roads TO be performed
etween the first of March and S
lie first of October of each year,
1cept such work as may be nee
;sary to keep open the bitches
Id culverts during the winter
onths, and for the purpose of :
out the provisions of this
CT as to the dirt roads the Board
Commissioners are authorized S
Id empowered and it shall be
cir duty to appoint overseers
-er said dirt roads in such num-
+ as the Board may deem prop
and said overseers shall super -
tend and direct the work upon
id dirt roads and report their
ton to the Board. Said over -,
ers will receive such compensa- ~
IN as the Road Commission NAV wi