The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-06-20


shall that they be charged the general fund.-
expenses the work of the Highway Commission including the
purchase Of all implements machinery materials and equipment
other expenses paid the County warrant of the
Highway Commission and from the funds arising provided
that they Highway
Bridge fund and shall the duty of the Highway Commission
accordance with these provisions
SECTION further enacted That all applications open
change abandon restore to public use any and all public roads shall be
by petition the Highway Commission stating the
the load located giving description of the present road and the desired
changes and the land affected thereby
the Highway Commission shall be related by affinity
onsanguny within fourth degree counting the
property affected by the change asked for in petition then and
that said Commissioner shall be ineligible petition
and the Chairman of the Highway Commission shall appoint another the
required qualifications act in his stead said petition
Within days the petition been filed Highway
Commission first signed the petition shall be notified
be the land affected by the proposed except
waive notice writing of the day which they will be the
ginning mentioned said petition the said petition
If land affected by the proposed change shall
dent then days written notice his attorney residing
the county shall be legal notice.
Highway Supervisor acting hm shall attend
the proper place. shall upon application
whatever damage they shall consider county
said charges and it shall be their duty in assessing damages to take in
consideration may
arise from the building of the said road and offset the
dental damages
They report County Court and with
their file the petition
report of their action the stating the location the opened
abandoned changed the allowed
Interested
The County proceedings upon his
office and the Highway Commissioners shall
the damage allowed the land affected provided however
the warrant shall not be drawn until the time allowed hereinafter appeal
Shall have expired
Any interested party appeal the Highway
Commission to the next term of the Circuit Court the of dam
ages allowed only provided he shall perfect his within from
the date of the filing of said report with the County
The Highway Commission its notion and by its
initiative change abandon restore the public
roads, without petition by observing all the essential requirements set
out above in of petition
When lands have purposes they may
taken at as the case of railroads other carriers and the
shall have county damages only
And the County Judge possession
sheriff of the commanding him
the possession of the Highway Commission
The Highway Commission adjourn the hearing these
from time " time and summon witnesses through the sheriff his dep
ties and shall have the administer oaths witnesses All find
of the Commission shall be the the
and certified to the County Court Clerk his
SECTION OBe further enacted That the Highway
shall have the and authority dispose TOOLS machinery
teams and equipment of kind and character needed by em the
proceeds be turned County
the road and bridge fund of the County.
SECTION -Be enacted Highway
with other counties municipalities prisoners
such counties municipalities the roads the and
the prisoners of such county of municipality worked
SECTION l2Be further that
obstruction public
bridge and shall be deemed an obstruction if such are placed in the
bitches the said divert any
usual flow any way
the road to be muddy otherwise damaged
SECTION l9-B further enacted
Highway Commission contract debt the
any warrant or incur any expense in any wear excess of the Highway
and bridge funds shown by the for such provided
that the Of floods doing damage bridges
and vees of the the be replaced by the Highway Commits
and the for the divided annual nments
exceed and interest bearing issued
such but such floods requiring such issuance of
the Quarterly County Court before such debts shall be contracted by the
Highway Commission.
SECTION 14-Be further enacted that the Highway
shall have and authority buy machinery the namn plan
of payment extending of and their
for the provided further
Highway Commission for the of buying bridges for the
of constructing macadam roads, the
be quilt erected for by the
bearing warrants extending period exceeding ten and said
be issued the fursher of work the
completion of the the progresses
obtain cash for such contracts work The principal and
interest all such to be paid for from the Highway and Bridge
funds of the shall be sold
the aggregate amount of all interest bearing outstanding shall
not exceed five thousand dollars t$O0OOO) maturing
SECTION 1Be further enacted That there shall be by
the County Quarterly Court at the January each and
later than the April of advaorem for high
and bridge all outside the incorporated Of
less than than hundred 00) each
hundred dollars 000 of taxable be collected by the
the the there shall be
all the residents of the outside of the Incorporated
between the eighteen m and fifty 500
who have legally released from the road duty by the
Quarterly Court the January for the such duty
duty (0 eight hours EACH the Of
All