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§ 252.205 — POWERS AND DUTIES OF ROAD SUPERINTENDENT

TN § 252.205Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part C. COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES · Ch. 252. SYSTEMS OF COUNTY ROAD ADMINISTRATION · Art. C. ROAD SUPERINTENDENT SYSTEM

Statute text

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(a)Subject to the orders of the commissioners court, a road superintendent has general supervision over the public roads in the road superintendent's county or precinct and the county inmates working on the roads.
(b)A road superintendent shall:
(1)perform the duties of supervisor imposed on the county commissioners in counties not adopting this subchapter;
(2)direct the laying out, constructing, changing, and repairing of roads and the building of bridges in the road superintendent's county or precinct, except where otherwise contracted;
(3)take charge of and be responsible for the safekeeping of the tools, machinery, and vehicles placed under the road superintendent's control by the commissioners court, execute a receipt for an item described by this subdivision, and file the receipt with the county clerk;
(4)ensure that the roads and bridges in the road superintendent's county or precinct are kept in good repair;

Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.