The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1919-05-28
TENNESSEE GENERAL ROAD
LAW
Chapter 149. Senate Bill Az
Effective April 81, 1919
(By Stockard)

sion, prescribing the powers ant
Guties of the State Highway Com
mission, providing for the Designation
and adoption of State Highway Plar
for the State, creating Il highway
fund, and providing for apportlonlng
the proceeds thereof to the respective
counties and applying the proceeds OF
the registration of motor, and electric
vehicles, and acquiring rights OF way
therefor by exercising of the power
of eminent domain, and providing tor
the appointment of the Highway
Commissioners and fixing their com
pensation, to require the registration
of automobiles motorcycles, electro
vehicles and other motor propelled
vehicles; to require an annual regis
traton of all such vehicles, to pro
vide for a payment of a fee for all
such registration, and to provide a
penalty for violation of this Act; to
provide for the payment of certain
fees to the County Court Clerk of the
various counties, and to empower
certain county and State officials
with the enforcement of this Act and
for the expenditure of the funds col
lected by the provisions of this Act
and providing means and ways for
the enforcement of this Act and re
pealing Chapter 100 of the Public
Acts of 1915, entitled "a Bill to be
entitled, An Act establishing a High
way Department, creating State
Highway Commission, prescribing the
powers and duties of the State High
way Commission, providing for the
destination and adoption of a State
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a Highway fund, and apportlonlng
the proceeds thereof to the respective
counties and the Highway Depart
ment, and applying the proceeds OF
the registration of motor vehicles,
amending Section of Senate Bill
296, Chapter s, of the Acts of the
59th General Assembly, and acqulr-
ing rights of way therefor, by eXer-
cising of the power Of eminent do
MAN," and to repeal all other laws
in conflict with same.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Tennessee. That there is hereby
created a State Highway Department,
to be composed of three persons who
shall be residents of Tennessee who
shall be elected or chosen by the Sec
rotary of State, State Comptroller
and State Treasurer by and with the
consent of the Governor not more
than two of whom shall be members |
of the same political party one from !
each grand division of the State Said |
Highway Commissioners shall serve
for a term of six years, or until their
successors are elected and qualified;
provided, however, that the first Com
missioners chosen under this Act
serve for a period of two, four and
six years respectively, and that bien-
nially thereafter one commissioner
shall be chosen who shall serve for
term of six years; and shall receive
salary of four thousand ($4,OOO)
dollars per annum, payable monthly
upon vouchers issued by the Chair
man and Secretary of the State High
way Department, out of any funds to
the credit Of such Department. They
shall also be paid actual expenses
when away from office in Nashville.
Commissioners may be removed for
cause by the Secretary of
State State Treasurer and State
Comptroller. Said Commissioners
shall devote their entire time to the
duties of the Highway Department.
Each member of said Commission
shall qualify by taking an oath to per
form his duty faithfully, impartially
and for the best interest of the State,
He shall also be required to give a
good and solvent bond in the sum of
twenty-five thousand (S25, O0O) dol {
Iars, approved by the Governor, for 1
the faithful performance Of his duty Y
and for the prompt accounting Of Z
ali moneys, said bond to be filed with t
he Secretary of State before enter t
ng upon their respective duties. A t
majority of the members of the Com I
mission shall constitute quorum Z
'or the transaction of business. 4
Section 2. Be it further enacted, s
That the Commission shall have its :
once at or near the capitol and shall Y
organize by electing from among its {
members the Chairman, who will hold ?
,ffice for a period of four years from o
he time of the taking effect of this S
Lct or until his successor is elected t
md qualified and by the election of n
me of their number as Secretary, to o
,e known as Secretary of the State q
Highway Department, and who shall
Iold office for term of four years. |
he Chairman shall have power to +
all meetings of the Board whenever n
t NAV be deemed eXpedient. Meet Il
ng shall be likewise held upon re- y
uest of either member of the Com n
mission. Provided that all auto C.
Mobile licence tax now on hand shall p
e returned to the counties from W
,hich it was collected and shall be u
expended by such counties in main 81
aiming or building roads. This tax b
hall be expended by the Road or A
ike Road authorities of such coun ii
les and shall be returned by the 81
tate to the County Court Clerk of 70
uch counties. O.
Section 3. Be it further enacted, IT
hat the Secretary of the State High
,ay Department shall give his entire T
me to the duties of his office. The m
commission shall APPOINT such as p;
stants and clerical help for the De u
artment as they may deem neces- ty
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Section A. Be it further enacted, b!
hat the State Highway Department m
,all be provided with suitable offices m
, the City of Nashville near the e
apitol. Said office shall be under 81
,e charge of the State Highway Ct
omission, and shall be kept open OF
all times for business and the con- ru
,nience of the public and shall be la
. Janoritorv for all records for the ~