Private Acts of 1951 Chapter 427

SECTION 1.  That in all counties of this State with a population of not less than 27,650 and not more than 27,750 by the Federal Census of 1940, or any subsequent census, that the Quarterly County Courts thereof at their discretion are hereby authorized to levy a tax not to exceed Fifty (50) Cents upon the One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars worth of property for the purpose of building, maintaining, keeping, and repairing the public roads of said counties.  Said tax when levied shall be collected by the County Trustee as are other taxes and all disbursements from such fund shall be made upon the warrant of the County Highway Superintendent of said county but the same shall be countersigned by the County Judge before presentation to the County Trustee.

SECTION 2.  That all prior proceedings of the Quarterly County Courts wherein levies and appropriations have heretofore been made for the purposes of building, maintaining, keeping and repairing the public roads of said counties, are hereby ratified and confirmed and are declared to have and possess the same validity and effect as though the said county court was legally authorized to so do in the first instance.

SECTION 3.  That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby expressly repealed.

SECTION 4.  That if any part, section, provision, or clause of this Act shall be held unconstitutional, it shall not affect the validity of any other part, section, provision or clause thereof.

SECTION 5.  That this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it.

Passed:  March 7, 1951.