The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-28
Tennessee's New Highway Commission Law

/ bill shall be distributed equally
among all of the counties of the
State, the other and remaining half
of said net funds shall be expended
! upon such State Highways as may
be designated by the said State High
| way Commission so as to secure as
| far as practicable the contraction
and maintenance of other routes or
main lines of State Highwys.
The State Highway Commission
shall also have the right to desig-
nate the roads in the several coun-
ties in which the fund to be distrib-
uted to tie counies as herein provd-
ed shall be expended, the character
of roads to be constructed and the
manner in which the expenditure
for construction or maintenance
shall be made. Nothing in this Act
shall be construed as changing or
modifying the provisions of Chapter
"A of the Public Acts of 1917, the
same being entitled: AN Act to pro-
vide Revenue for use in Road Build
ing in this State by the State High
way Department acting in conjunc-
ton with the Secretary of Agricul-
ture Of the United States and in con-
formity to an Act of the Gath Con-
gress, approved July II, 1916, en-
titled An Act to provide that the
United States shall aid the States in
the construction of rural post roads
and for other purposes: to provide
for the expenditure of all funds
raised by the State of Tennessee, to
supplement said Federal Appropria-
oil
this Act, to confer upon the State
Highway Department certain powers
with respec to the distribution and
expenditure of said entire funds, and
to impose certain duties and place
certain restrictions upon said State
Highway Department with respect
thereto and to provide the means
and instrumentalities for laying out
and carrying on the work of road
building in this State as contemplated
by said Federal Statute; and to
penalize violations of this Act" and
it is hereby declared to be the in
tent of the Legislature that the fluids
collected under the provisions of
said Chapter IA, shall be distributed
and used as therein directed.
Inc books of said commission and
the Secretary thereof shall be audi
ted by the State Auditor as other
are Audited, or as Of |
ten as may be required by the Gov
ernOr.
Section %. Be it further enacted,
That the said State Highway Com
mission shall have the power within
its reasonable discretion to require
4 .l,l
are to be built to contribute its fair
Of the funds necessary
to construct said highway, but in no |
case more than so per cent shall be |
required.
Provided further, however, that
nothing in this Section shall be so |
as to interfere with the |
hereinbefore made |
the several counties of the
State of the revenue raised by taxes
and privileges levied under this Act.
Section 20. Be it further enacted,
That every dealer or other person
selling an automobile, auto truck,
motorcycle, electric automobile or
truck, or other motor vehicle, either
new r secondhand, to any person in
Lne oIdIe OF tennessee, snail, WlCnln
three days from date Of sale notify
the County Court Clerk of said sale,
giving the name and address Of pur-
.haser, make, horsepower and num-
Der of motor vehicle.
Section "a. Be it further enacted,
That any person who fails or refuses
% notify the County Court Clerk of
he sale of any mtor vehicle or cleo
ric automobile or truck, as provided
n Section 23 of this Act, or any
person who fails or refuses to apply
or registration or transfer of Ger
ificate as provided by this Act, or
my person or persons, firm or cor
'orations, who fails or refuses to
rive the correct rated horsepower