Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-05-01
STATE LAWS
(PUbhshed b! Authority
Chapter 378
Senate Bill No. 626.
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counties of this State having a popu-
lation of not less than 1880, nor
more than 1880, according to the
Federal Census of 1910 or any sub
sequent Census.
Section 1. BE IT ENACTED BY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
That at the first term of the Quar-
terly County Court after the passage
of this Act, and at the January term
1920, and at the January term every
two years thereafter, there shall be
elected by said Court, in all counties
Of this State having a population of
not less than 1880 nor more than
1880, according to the Federal Cen
sus Of 1910 or any subsequent Fed
eral Census, one Road Commissioner
for each road district, which shall be
co-extensive with the Civil Districts,
who shall have general supervision
over all the public roads, bridges,
and overseers in his District. The
person chosen shall be citizen and
free holder of the District, interested
in good roads, and skilled and eX-
perienced in the business of road
construction, and after January list,
1920 shall hold his office for two
years and until his successor is elect
ed and qualified. Before entering
upon his duties he shall take an oath
before the Clerk of the County Court
for the faithful and impartial dis
charge of same and shall give bond
in the penalty of Five Hundred Dol
lars, to be approved by the Judge or
Chairman Of the County Court and
the Clerk thereof, for the faithful
accounting of all money coming into
his hands. For any wilful neglect
or misconduct he shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and punished according
". For incompetency or neglect of
duty he lall be removed from Office
by the County Court on ten Gays
written notice. He shall be required
to make final settlement with the
Judge or Chairman of the County
Court on or before the first day of
December of each year, and on fail
ure so to do he shall therby forfeit
his compensation. He shall receive
Sixty Dollars per annum as. compen-
sation for his services. Nothing in
this Act shall prohibit person who
is over age from serving as District
Road Commissioner.
Section 2.
Be it further enacted, That at the
January term of the County Court,
the court shall fix the number of
days labor to be required of road
hands, which shall not be less than
five nor more than eight Gays in any
one year. The Court shall fix at the
same time the price to be allowed
for days work on the public road
with wagon and team, team and pillow
and team and drag scrapcr with the
necessary driver. A days work with
in the meaning of this Act shall be
eight hours actual labor Oh the read
Section 3.
Be it further enacted, That the
County Court shall levy TO- each year
for general road purposes on ad va
loren tax on all properly of the
county. This tax shall be ten cents
on each one hundred dollars of tax
able property, which shall be col
lected by the County T ustee and
held by him as a seperate fund, to
be disbursed upon the war ant of the
district Commissioner, approved by
the Judge or Chairman Of the Coun-
ty Court before payment by the
Trustee, and for which the Trustee
shall receive compensation the same
as upon other county t2Xes. The
taxes collected on this assessment
from a given district, aft u the pey-
ment for tools, compensate on of dis
trict commissioner, comp nsation of
overseers, for materials, etc; shall be
expended on the public roads of that
district under the supervision of the
district commissioner, who shall di-
rect especial attention to the main
roads or leading thoroughfares of the
district. Any and all rod tax col
lected by the County Court Clerk
shall be expended equally among the
several road districts of the county
Section 4.
Be it further enacted, That the
County Court shall levy for each yeal
for road purposes, in addition to the
aforesaid levy, an ad valorem tax
on all taxable property Of the coun.
ty for the purpose of repairing anc