Powers and duties - Exemptions from roadwork, peddling requirements

The county legislative bodies may exempt any indigent, decrepit, or other persons unable by manual labor or physical exertion to obtain a living, from working on the public roads as provided in § 71-5-2302 , or allow persons to hawk and peddle, without license, as provided in § 67-4-102 . Code 1858, § 4212 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 97); Shan., § 6042; Code 1932, § 10239; Acts 1978, ch. 934, § 15; 1979, ch. 23, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-527. The county legislative bodies may exempt any indigent, decrepit, or other persons unable by manual labor or physical exertion to obtain a living, from working on the public roads as provided in § 71-5-2302 , or allow persons to hawk and peddle, without license, as provided in § 67-4-102 . Code 1858, § 4212 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 97); Shan., § 6042; Code 1932, § 10239; Acts 1978, ch. 934, § 15; 1979, ch. 23, § 4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 5-527.