The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-03-28

CeGsus; 70 take the means, funds aDc
ins rumsntalities and powers for car
rying into effect the provisions OF
this Act.
SECTION l.
Be IL enacted by the Geneaal Assem-
bl, Of the state Of tennessee. inat
In nj Counties OF this State having
a population Of not less than thirty
thousand, two hundred and fifty (sJ.2
NOR mol tnsn thirty thousand. Iwo nun-
dred and sixty $50. .260) 0y the Federal
Census of 1910 or ny any suUsequent
Federal Census, that the quar- .erl,
County Court of such Court at It's first
regular, special or called session after
the passage OF this act, shalt elect three
free holders of said county who shall
be known as the Highway Commission
and shall hold Office, one until January
1st, 1920, one unlil January 1st, 1921.
anu one until January lst 1922, and the
QlarIerly County Court shall annually
thereafter elect one Highway Commls-
sioner tor a term of three years; and
il case of vacancy 10 said Commission
the Chairman of said court shall appoint
aome person to the vacancy. Said
Quarterly County Court shall have the
power, tor cause and after due notice,
to remove from Office any or all of said
Commissioners by majority vote of
the entire membership oft 50 d court.
Said Commissioners shsl eacn subscribe
to an oath and execute bond in the
sum OF 5000 90 before the County Court
Clerk for the faithful performance of
their dutles and the proper accounting
of all funds that may come into their
hards. One member of said Highway
Commission shall be elected Chairman
and tne Commission shall elect Sec
retary. The Chairman shall be elected
annually but the Secretary may be elec-
ted for term not to exceed two years.
AL members of the Commission shall
receive salary, to be fixed by said
Quarterly County Court not to exceed
500. 90 annually and the Secretary shall
receive compensation to be fixed by the
Commission not to exceed $30000 an
nually. The Secretary shall keep all
the records of the Commission and the
minutes of their meetings and issue
warrants and sign same but all warrants
shall be countersigned by the Chairman
of toe Commission before the, are val
i'd The books and accounts of the
Commission shall be open for inspect
ion at all times and may be audited
from time to time by any person or
persons designated for that purpose by
said Quarterly County Court.
SECTION 2.
Be il further enacted, That the said
Highway Commission shall have general
supervision and control and management
of all public roads. levees, culverts aud
bridges of the County. and shall have
general supervision of all work to be
done In repairing roads, building roads,
building levees. building bridges, and
ali otner matters pertaining to the same;
and, said highway Commission shall
have the general supervision. control
apd direction of the district road COM
missioners for each district hereinafter
provided for, and the buying OF all ma
terials which may be needed in con-
nection with such road or bridge work.
They she'll further have the sole power
to make contracts for and on behalf of
the County for the employment of labor
wagons, teams. and other implements
necessary to be used in connection with
such highway and bridge work, and they
shall have the sole power to disburse
highway and bridge funds which may
now belong to or may come to the
county. except as otherwise provided
In this Act.
SECTION 3.