Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-05-01

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That all male residents Of the Coun-
ty' between the ages Of Il and -
years shall be subject to road labor,
except those who have been exempted
by the County Court for physical dis-
ability. Road overseers shall give
three days warning to all hands, eth
er in person or by written notice left
at the residence or usual stopping
place of each person subject to road
duty, notifying him when and where
to appear for road duty, and in case
any hand so notified shall wilfuiy
fail or refuse to perform honestly,
faithfully and obedient to the direc-
ton of the overseer as many dags
labor on the public roads as are as.
sessed against him he shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor. 1t shall be the du-
ty of the overseer to report to The
district commissioner all hands 30
failing, or refusing, or declining 1sl
work on the public roads, innnediase-
ly, upon their failure SO to do, and It
shall then, at once, be the duty uf
the district commissioner to swear
out warrants against all such delin-
quants before some Justice of The
ne IN his district, and to ha'
road overseer and other necesm
witnesses summoned to convict tho
delinquent. All fines collected from
delinqnents shall be paid to the dis
trict road Commissioner and placed
by him to the credit of the road sec
tion to which such delinquent was
assigned for road duty: Provided,
further that any road hand under the
provisions Of this act may commute
by paying to the district road com
missioner on or before the day ap.
pointed for road work, One Dollar
and Fifty cents per day for each day
fixed by the County Court to work on
the public roads of the county. All
Communication money and money re-
ceiyed on fines shall be used BY the
district road commissioner to employ
labor upon the road section Is a'eh
/ che hand 50 committing had been Il
signed. The distl1ct 1oat cofSiIsis-s
sioner shall execute to the hand, or
hands, SO paying, receipt showing
the amount paid by cash, and shall
also keep record in book furnished
him by the county for the purpose,
in which he shall charge himself with
the amount received on each fine,
from whom received and the date
thereof; the amount received from
each hand who commutes and the
date thereof. Said funds so received
on fines and from delinquents shall
be expended by the district road com
missioner on the roads as heretofore
provided, and he shall employ hands
to work out said funds at the price
of One Dollar and Fifty cents per
da". The district Commissioner shall
take receipt from each and every
person to whom he pays any part Of
said funds, which shall show on its
face the date, amount and to whom
and for what purpose paid. The dis
trict road Commissioner shall present
to the County Judge or Chairrlan of
the Court, at the time he makes his.
annual settlement, his records show
ing the amount ON money collected
from delinqutnts and on fines and
the receipts and records showing full
ly how he has bisbursed the same.
He shall also present his record at
the time of making his annual settle
ment showing the division of his dis
trict into road sections, together with
the name of he overseer on each sec
ton and all hands thereon, and the
kind and number of tools in the bonds
of each overseer and where located.
Section g. Be it further enacted,
That each and every citizen or resi-
dent Of the County who is the own
er of a team, or teams, shall be and
they are hereby required under the
provisions of this Act to work said
team or teams with the necessary
driver, for day for each team, with
plow, wagon, or drag scraper, on the
section or road to which he belongs
or resides, in such way or manner as
may be directed by the overseer and
at such time as the overseer may dir
ect; provided, that If the owner of
each team prefers, he may pay to the
district commissioner the sum of four
dollars for each team he owns in lieu
of the work of said team, or teams, as
herein required, said sum or sums to
be expended by the district commits
sioner in employing other teams for
work on the section of the road where
the owner of the team paying resides.
This labor is required of each and
every person who owns team, and
is in addition to the labor required