The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1860-01-12
The NEW ROAD Law.

rHE NEW ROAD Law.
The following are the principal provisions Of tho
Act to ator aud amend the Road Laws Of tho
State
That each Commissioner Of Roads hereafter
to he appointed or elected by the Legislature, is
hereby declared liable to servo us Commissioner
for the term of four years from the date of such
appointment or election, and until the first Mon
day In February next after tile expiration of his
said term but shall not be liable to serve gai,,st
his Will until the end Of four years from the ex-
Piration Of said term; and if from any cause a
vacancy shall happen in any Board Of Commits
sionefs now organized, or hereafter to be organ
ganized, suoh Board, minority Of them,
sIal hnve power TO fiIl tucl, vacancy by the an.
pontmcnt Of another Commissioner for the re-
mandcr OF the term, who shall likewise be ex-
empted from serving again for the term Of four
years, "fter having served the term of sucl, up.
poInttnent.
IL. That Commissioners appointed by the Leg
lslature II, aforesaid, shall meet and organize
their respective Boards on the first Monday IN
February, next after their uppoin; ment. at their
us'iai place OF mceting aud upon the failure
OF any Commissioner TO meet for that purpose
he shall he liable to the forfeiture contained
IN the eighth section Of the Act Of eighteen hun
dred and twenty five, aforesaid.
III. That the several Boards Of Commm is-
s'oners Of Roads now organized, or hereafter to
be organized. are hereby authorized, at their dis.
crefton to let TO contract to the lowest bidder,
for working and keeping in repair for the term Of
one or more years-not to extend beyond their
term of ofhce-the whole or sucl, parts of the
roads within their respective Jurisdictions IA to
such Board shall seem advisable taking from
s"ch contractor his bond. with approved sureties,
in the pe"nl sum of loubls the amount of the
price TO he paid for each year the contract has to
run, specifying the manner the section Of road is
to be worked and kept in repair, for the term
aforesaid, and conditioned for the faithful per-
iornance of the covenants therein contained,
one Of which shall he that the con tr nc
tor shall have tin. control of the labor Of the
| hands liable to work the rnad specified in his
contract. ut such rate per day shall be agreed
upon, aud receive such sums of money arising
from n scale of Communication, US shall he fixed by
The Boards OF Comm Issinners respectively with
~ their jurisdiction us is hereinafter provided
Proo'ded, That no Commissioner shall ~, allow.
cd to be II contractor FOR working keeping in
repair any road roads, bridge or bridges with
in his road division.
Nv. That in oater to carry out the foregoing
provisions of this Act, the several Boards of
Comm ioners shall have power. and they are
hereby respectively authorized aud einpow cred, ,
to fix rate Of cOnmntar ion in lieu Of nhor for
each white person or free person Of color liable 10
do duty within their respective jurisdictions at not
more than seventy five cents per day. md for earh
slave not more than fifty cents per day, aud for
not more than twelve days in any one venr, as
shaii 10 them seem necessary und Jusi, aud shall
M near as practicable, make the labor and com.
mutation equal upon all hands who are now or
hereafter shall become liable to road duty with
in their respective divisions jurisdictions: Pro
r'ded, That no person shall be obliged to pay
| the cOmmuiatiOn who chooses to work as hereto
fore.
V. That each contractor, as aforesaid, shall
have the same power TO warn the hands liable to
do road duty, OH his particular section or dvis-
ion rs warmers or ovfrscers now have, and up
on the fnilure or neglect "f amy person liable 10
work, or the owner or employer of any slave or
slaves liable to work, aforesaid, TO rnv the
sum of comnutntion TO lie fixed AZ aforesaid on or
before the day lie or they summoned to work,
he OF they shall he liable work the number of
days. not excredinr twelve in zach Year, ns shall
he specified in said contract. and upon the ia
ure Of any person To pay work, or the owner
or employer Of any slave or slaves to pay or send
such slave or slaves TO work aforesaid, he she
or they shall be liable to all The pains and pen-
altIes. and proceeded ngainsS in the same man
ucr ns is now provided by law.
vi. That each Comm iSsoner shall he char
grd with the supervision Of the working Of the
road or roads let to contract, as aforesaid, that
are now or hereafter may be put under his juris
dcton. and that such road or roads are work
ed according I" contract, and shall he liable TO in
di"tment for neglect Of duty, rs is now provided
by law.