§ 54-9-101 Authority to issue bonds
§ 54-9-115 Road districts for election of road commissioners
§ 54-9-116 Road commissioners elected from county at large
§ 54-9-117 Nomination and election of road commissioners from districts
§ 54-9-118 Road commissioners have supervision of construction of roads
§ 54-9-119 Bond of commissioners
§ 54-9-120 Vacancies – Filling
§ 54-9-121 Removal of commissioners
§ 54-9-122 County legislative body called to fill vacancy – Other members act till vacancy is filled
§ 54-9-123 Road commissioners not to be members of county legislative body, nor related to members
§ 54-9-124 Contracts let upon advertised competitive biddings – Bid accepted
§ 54-9-125 Work may be let in sections or as a whole – Rejection of all bids and resubmission
§ 54-9-126 Contract – Contents
§ 54-9-127 Maximum prices for certain work fixed by county legislative body – Prices of contract work left to commissioners
§ 54-9-128 Officials, commissioners, or employees not to be interested in contracts
§ 54-9-129 Damages for Rights-of-way paid by authority of county legislative body, or upon condemnation
§ 54-9-130 Contractors paid monthly – Reservation of percentage to protect county
§ 54-9-131 Engineers – Employment – Duties
§ 54-9-132 Bond of engineers – Forfeiture
§ 54-9-133 Compensation of engineer
§ 54-9-134 Oath of engineers
§ 54-9-135 Removal of engineers – Cause
§ 54-9-136 Expenditure of surplus on other roads
§ 54-9-137 Record of expenditures and expenses kept by commissioners – Open to public – Violations a misdemeanor – Removal
§ 54-9-138 Commissioners to keep minutes of proceedings – Report bond sales, receipts and disbursements, other information
§ 54-9-139 Bonds issued for specified road and bridge purposes – Determination of kind of improvement – Form of bonds
§ 54-9-140 Local laws for issuance of bonds for road purposes – Cumulative power
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 54 > Chapter 9 > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of transportation. See Tennessee Code 54-5-103
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County mayor: means and includes "county executive" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Department: means the department of transportation. See Tennessee Code 54-5-103
  • Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Road: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105