The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-06-20
Mcpherson County's
New Road Low.
Chapter No. 489.-House Bill No. 765.
Observation-Disclosures County

public road SYSTEM provide Highway Commits
sion and the selecting the provide method for the
management the wokoue for the building
pairing public bridges eees and cuve provide for the issuance by
The fghwiy commission of interest bearing for public
all counties of this state having population of not less than $4,000
and not than 1920 by the federal of 9 by subse
quen federal census to provide the means funds and nsmeta and
carrying into effect the provisions of this Act,
SECTION by Assembly
Tennessee That counties this State having population of not less
subsequent federal census there shall be and hereby created public
road SYSTEM the general supervision and entire control of which shall be
Highway three MEMBERS which
shall be the County Judge County Chairman of the County Court of said
and who shall be and the Chairman of the Highway Commits
Immediately after the of this Act the Judge Chair
man OF the County Court all the counties coming under the provisions OF
this Act shall appoint two freehod of the Highway
Commissioners whom shall hold office the First Monday
January 1920 and one of whom shall hold office until the first Monday
January !92l and until their qualified
such dates the Quarterly County of said shall
Commissioner the and stead of the Commissioner whose
office expires that period years
of DEATH resignation otherwise the Chair
of the County Court shall
until the next regular meeting of the Quarterly County Court
SECTION BE further enacted That including
Com shall qualify by subscribing an oath perform his duties
faithfully mparay prejudice against any
individual and for the best interest of the county, shall
give his solvent bond with good security IN tho nm Of two tbonard dollars
$4,000 faithful performance office
accounting all funds coming into his hands, his control
her or officer of the said Commission The cost of said bonds 70 be maid
for from the funds of said Any member of the Highway
removed from office for maeasance
ncompetency petition Cancer provided
for custer proceedings set out in the laws of 1915
SECTION 3B further That the Highway
shall elect secretary whose duty shall be keep
ecor all meetings of the Commission and who shall keep well bound
book all records and whose duty shall to issue the
but all shall be comtersgned by the Chairman of the High
before they valid shall be
kept by the Secretary showing the Highway
the collected by the under
rsson the expenditures of and SHALL before he
have authority do by resolution of the Commission spread
ly voucher signed BY the Chairman directing
issued The Secretary shall for the Chairman
report showing e receipts ana expenditures made by the Com
mission for presentation by the Chairman Of the
Quarterly County Court. of said county salary Of
Secretary by Commission and shall not exceed
100000 and shall be elected annually
he shall thousand dollars
S200O0 for the faithful performance his duties
majority Commission at any time
the Commission The records of
the Highway Commission shall be kept the public
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SECTION BE further enacted That the said Highway co