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CHAPTER 15.

COMMISSIONERS OF ROADS AND REVENUES.

   At session of Legislature of the year 1887, an act was passed creating for
Irwin County a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues consisting of David
Clements, chairman, Frederick Tucker, Daniel T. Paulk, Joshua Troup, Lott
Warren, and Jesse Sumner. At the next January election the same board was
elected with Lott Warren chairman and James Paulk clerk.

   At the session of the Legislature for the year 1890, an act was passed
repealing the act passed at session of 1887, and creating the office of
commissioner of roads and revenues and named M. Henderson as commissioner, and
provided that his successor should be elected by the Grand Jury.

   At the October term, 1892, M. Henderson was elected by the Grand Jury, county
commissioner.

   At the October term, 1900, M. Henderson resigned as county commissioner and
the Grand Jury elected L. R. Tucker commissioner in his stead. In accepting the
resignation of Mr. Henderson the Grand Jury had this to say in their general
presentments: "In accepting M. Henderson's resignation we do so with regret. For
ten years he has managed the business of the county in a manner creditable to
himself as an honest, upright business man and citizen and to the advancement of
every interest of the county with no partiality to any section thereof. He has
given the county good bridges, an excellent courthouse, one of the best jails in
the state, about 115 miles of well graded roads and one of the best systems in
the state for conducting the business of the county. He has, through untiring
and well directed efforts, placed the county among the foremost of the state.
The immense amount of public work he has done has necessarily cost considerable
money but every intelligent citizen must know that it has been well spent. His
voluntary retirement from the public service has caused wide-spread regret but
it is coupled with the hope that it will only be temporary."


COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

   Hon. L. R. Tucker served as county commissioner from October term of Irwin
Superior Court until December. 1900, when a Bill was passed and approved by the
Legislature amending the Act passed in 1890 so as to provide for a Board of
County Commissioners consisting of three members, said Board consisting of L. R.
Tucker, Jacob Dorminy and E. R. Smith. The act provided for their successors to
be elected at next election for county officers. At the next election for county
officers, L. R. Tucker, E. R. Smith and John Gaff were elected who served until
January, 1907, when L. R. Tucker, H. T. Fletcher and John Gaff were elected and
served until August 11, 1908, when an act of the Legislature was approved which
created a Board of County Commissioners consisting of ten members, and naming
Jacob A. Paulk, J. M. Lee, Thomas Whitley, H. T. Fletcher, 0. V. Purvis, M.
Henderson, Thomas McMillan, John C. Whit-ley, I. J. Bussell and J. H. Young as
said Board who served until January 1, 1911.

   An Act of the Legislature approved August, 1910, repealed the Act creating a
Board of Commissioners consisting of ten members and passed an Act providing for
a Board of three Commissioners to be elected by the people, and at the first
election Jacob A. Paulk, J. E. Howell and John W. Paulk were elected and served
until January 1, 1913, when H. T. Fletcher, Jake W. Paulk and Tommy Tucker were
elected.

   In August, 1913, an Act of the Legislature was approved repealing the Act
creating a Board of three Commissioners and passed an Act providing for one
Commissioner and naming Warren Fletcher, commissioner, who served until March 5,
1917. Hon L. R. Tucker was elected by the people, county commissioner, who
served as such until January 1, 1925, when Warren J. Paulk was elected to said
office which position he still holds.


Additional Comments:
From: "History of Irwin County", by J. B. Clements (1932)

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