Term of office. Appointmentshow made. Oath. gressional districts of the State; one County officer for each of the 96 counties of the State, and 494 sectional officers, to be appointed from the several counties as the Governor may in his discretion, think proper; and such special officers as may be necessary to be appointed to meet an emergency; Provided, that the number of special officers appointed, in any grade, shall not exceed 20 per centum of the total number of regular officers authorized by this Act for that grade. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the term of all county and district officers shall be for 6 years. Of the sectional officers 164 shall be appointed for 2 years, 165 for 4 years and 165 for 6 years, and thereafter the term of all sectional officers shall be 6 years. Provided, that any of said officers may be summarily removed by the Governor, at any time prior to the expiration of their term of office, without notice. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall appoint and commission all officers of the Tennessee State Police. SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That each officer in addition to the oath required by law to be taken by all State officers, shall swear and subscribe to the following oath: "I do solemnly swear that I will well and faithfully perform the duties of the office of district (county or sectional) officer, Tennessee State Police, to the best of my ability, for term appointed. And I do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the State of Tennessee, and that I will serve the State of Tennessee honestly and faithfully against all her enemies, whomsoever, and that I will obey the orders of the Governor and of the officers placed over me, according to law." SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of each State Police Officer, whether appointed for a regular term or to meet an emergency, when acting under the orders of the Governor, to suppress all affrays, riots, routs, unlawful assemblies, or other acts of actual or threatened violence ficers. to persons or property in this State. It shall be the duty of all district officers to co-operate with and su Duties of ofpervise the actions of all county and sectional officers; to make reports to the Governor of the activities of the Tennessee State Police in their District and to promptly obey all orders and instructions given them. It shall be the duty of all county officers to co-operate with their District and Sectional officers and to supervise the actions of all sectional officers. in their counties, to make reports through their District officer to the Governor of the activities of the Tennessee State Police in their County and to promptly obey all orders and instructions given Sectional them. It shall be the duty of all sectional officers officers. to co-operate with all officers of the Tennessee State Police; to promptly obey all orders or instructions; to supervise the actions of all officers and possemen placed under them, and to submit reports to the Governor, through the District and County officers of the activities of the Tennessee State Police in their sections. SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That any department of the State Government may be designated by the Governor, as the department through which he shall carry out and execute the provisions of this Act, and as the repository and custodian of the records required to be filed by the provisions of Section 5 of this Act, and whenever the State Police or any part thereof are placed upon active duty by order of the Governor, he may place them under the direction. and command of any officer of the State Government, including the District Attorneys General, or any District officer of the State Police. SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That when acts of violence occur or are threatened, in any county of the State whereby the rights of persons or property are violated or threatened with violation, the Governor shall in his discretion, call and assign to active duty such State Police officers, of all grades, as will, Governor may in his opinion, be required to suppress such acts, of duty." actual or threatened violence, and to arrest all persons engaged or aiding and abetting therein. If the assign to Officers compensation. Per diem and traveling expenses. Governor, in his opinion, cannot assemble the regular police force in time to prevent or suppress such acts of actual or threatened violence, then it shall be his duty to appoint such special officers, of the necessary grades, as provided in Section 1 of this Act. Provided that, whenever the State Police, or any part thereof are called upon to perform any active duty, or are sent into any county, their authority and power shall not be superior to the powers and authority of the sheriff as the principal conservator of the peace of his county, but the protection afforded to the safety of persons and property shall be in addition to the protection by the sheriff in each county. Provided, that, whenever the Governor shall call any part of the State Police to active duty, as provided in this Act, he may send any of the members into any county of the State where the emergency exists, and the jurisdiction of the members of the State Police when called to active duty by the Governor shall not be limited to the district, county or section in which they are appointed, but shall be co-extensive with the boundaries of the State. SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That no officer of the State Police shall receive compensation except for such time as he shall be ordered to duty by the Governor. The rates of pay for the different grades of officers of the State Police, shall be enumerated hereinafter: District officers $3.00 per diem. $2.50 per diem. -$2.25 per diem. Special or emergency officers, shall be paid at the foregoing rate, for the grade to which appointed. Be it further provided that the necessary traveling expenses of all officers, while on active duty be paid. SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That the per diem and traveling expenses of all members of the said Police Force shall be paid when the items thereof are approved by the Governor, from any money remaining in the Treasury. spond to SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, That it be and is hereby declared to be the duty of all officers of the Duty to reTennessee State Police to respond to all calls and calls. obey all orders promulgated by the Governor, and authorized by this Act and the wilful failure so to do is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars. SEC. 11. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SEC. 12. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it. AN ACT entitled An Act to amend Chapter 185 of the Act of the General Assembly of 1909, approved April 20th, 1909, said Act being entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a levee and drainage district for the purpose of draining and reclaiming wet and swamp lands and lands subject to overflow in the State, and providing the method for so doing, and providing for the assessment and collection of costs and expenses of such improvements and the manner of obtaining the means and funds therefor, by striking out and repealing Section 22, of said Act of 1909, and further amending said Act by providing for the building of bridges over drainage ditches constructed across public highways and private roads, and a way over levees and to provide the means and method of payment therefor. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That Section 22 of Chap Bridges how built. Maintenance of bridges. ter 185 of the Act of 1909, referred to in the caption of this Act, be and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That on and after the passage of this Act, any contract made and let under and by virtue of said Act of 1909, Chapter 185 and amendments thereof, under which drainage ditches are to be constructed and dug, or levees made, it shall be the duty and obligation of the constructor of such ditches dug or levees made under such contract, wherever such ditch or levee intersects or crosses any public highway or private road, to build and construct bridges over and across such ditches, and construct a substantial and convenient passage over and across such levees, the same to be paid for and computed as a part of the cost of such ditch, and levee construction and as part of the consideration to be received by the constructor, or constructors of such ditch or levee under such contract made. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the bridge or bridges required to be constructed by Section 2, of this Act, across such ditch or ditches intersecting any public county highway shall be. built and constructed in a substantial way and manner out of first class material. Said bridges not to be less than twelve feet wide and to rest upon concrete abutments at each end, the frame work and flooring to be constructed of first class white oak timbers and boards, or other material of equal strength and durability; said bridges to be substantially ballastered, also substantially anchored so as to prevent the same from being moved or floated by high waters. The bridging of private roads intersected by such ditches to be of substantial wooden material only; concrete abutments for the same not being required. SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That after such bridges are constructed in the first instance, as required and provided in Section 2 and 3 of this Act, the maintenance, repairing and future construction of the same, shall be by the county and at the county's expense in which the same is located, as to pub |