The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-04-11
MEM ROAD LAW FGE DICKSON
COUNTY.
t4nssst Rat NJ. ID.

saperyis0K asta District Supervisors
and 10 define their authority and aa
siax. and psuy4as Tor tAsas lsoEssyenss
tica. ia ah0iish the offtee OF nasgrfei
Commissioner. 10 provide for con
asmaation oE Fsgtss Of way. for ths
working Of road hands. wagons. asss
teams, far the lsyy and collection q
the gsaeFai read taxes. and ussaatan
aaee taxes. and 10 provide fer the es
psndisaTe es Ehs same. and TO pFOgsds
for the herrpwlnx OF nsoasy for rose
purposes. and 10 psx'vise for penalties
b5F ys0iatlon vi thia Act, for all cown
ties aarinz n population es ncs less
than 1880, nor more than 1878. &c
eardins To the Federal esHsns vi 1919
~ say Sab~ssasnl sensas. ,........
Section 1.
He ii further enacted bY the Gea
eral Assembly OF the State of Tonnes
nee. that the provisions Of this Aci
shali APPLY 10 all eoaatles having !
population of not less than 1850. nt,i
more than 1875. according To the Fed
eraI eessas NJ 1910, or aay sabssaasai
gsi4Assh- s,s
Section II.
Be IL further enacted. that whers
tbs wora 'YRoad" or Reads" Ia used
Ia this Act. IL shall also mean ard In
elads pahlic roads. pixies, bridges, cai
serts and ferries. and that where The
sord "saperyisor" Is used h shall Also
mean and include Ceanty saperyi sos
OF Deputy Supervisor. and when sns
wara Ia used In the slnxulag or plara'
number, II shall also mean aud include
either singular or plural number In any
place where used. II such Ia necessary
To give full sense 10 this Art. unfess
otherwise limited by the eontext
Section ~.
he Il further enacted. that for the
purpose OF establishing aud maintain
ing a public road system for the coan
siss affected by this Act. there " here
by created q County Highway Commits
sion. To he composed u Joe II weems
4. IL stnn~. N II Eubanks, Pete Hen
sis and G.. ", Williams, who shall hold
lheiy office pntiI the regular August
election, 1899, or until their successors
Srs elected ard qualified Joe II
Nesms ahail b1 chairman OF the High
way Commission. and Sapers isor II
roads At the regular August election
1890. and each two years Thereafter
there phatl be elected hy the voters OF
Ciyil Districts composing the ,erri.of
iai Jurisdiction III the 'vrfrsAtfff "s'ss7rs
h~td Al Ina rioile, tao members III the
Highway Commission and az the Name
time there shall be elected two mean
Ners by the yetera VI the Districts com
posing thu territorial jurisdiction Of
ghe Circuit held At Dickson. ard nna
mem her shall he elected by the voters
M the county at large, who shall be the
chairman II the Highway Commission
nj Supervisor " Roads In the event
IT failure or refusal OF suy member 10
serye. the other members shall elect
some one 10 I'LL his place The said
Commission may equip an office With
all necessary furniture fixtures Ni1
supplies
Section ".
III. i, farther enacted that The sald
Highway Commission shall meet al the
cali OF the chairman Il shall b" taa
duty Ut tho CommisSion a majority be-
ing present, to designate the roads to
le worked or Improved, TO give instruc
tons to the county Supervisarx and 10
District Supervisors and Wi provide
funds. which may DO at tsssg disposal,
for tho carving out that:tsinxs which
have eaen authorized .sy them The
said Commission IT,, hsyey given aa
ihority to open. clos< Change or create.
a system Of roadEAF bridges fer the
toun'y They ,AAFtirs,, authorize by
|. uesssrisr sssss lay, r.pad sofS 10 no
DONE, and sAsfsp, aside the necessary
funds for H1N particular work, or en-
'crprtsc "a tins Supervisor sha" go
spend us-1te than has been set aside
fur the, particular purpose and ~
shall. Dor do any road Work, or enter
ap~4 any other enterprise, which has
w been first authorized BY the said
Commission The said Road Commits
Ni"a Sha'l aaFe 'ui' authority vi" w"
re OF all the road machinery, mate
rat and tools nov belonging 90 the
nNnrty and shall pse them at their
discretion ana they are gwen 'ae ''en'
A purchase any tools, ma'"f@a OF ma.
h'n'fN ~H'ch may pc necessary ana
hoy may dispose o' any .h"s F.. hoA
PEG N-ssrN 'nf the use ~ vac 'oahV'
5Na ''rE are E'N"a the T'sh' ai,a ~
'"'i.N . use any ot IN" Fvaa 'aiu~
"a .'''A May belong 'n the 'ouhs Ms