The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-01-11
Acts Of the Legislature passed at the
session of 1859.


ions of the Act to alter and ameud the
Road Laws Of the State
That each Commissioner of Road,
hereafter to be appointed Or elected by
: the Legislature, is hereby declared liable
to serve as Commissioner for the term Of
four years from the date of such appoiut-
ment or election, and until the first Mon
day in February next after the expiration
Of his said term but shall not be liable
to serve against lis will until the end of
four years from the expiration of said
term aud if from any cause vacancy
shall happen in any Board of Commissi.
oners now organized, or hereafter to be
Orgauized, such Board, or a majority of
them, shall have power to fill such va
cancy by the appointment Of another
Commissioner for the remainder Of the
term, who shall likewise Le exempted
from serving again for the term of four
years, after having served the term OF
.uch appointment.
Ii. That Commissioners appointed by
the Legls lature AS aforesaid, shall meet
and organ ize their respective Boards on
the first Monday in February, next after
their app ointment, at their usual place of
meeting and upon the failure of any
Commissioner - meet for that purpose,
he shall be liable to the forfeiture con-
tanned in the eighth section Of the Act of
eighteen hupdred and twenty FIVE, afore.
said. ..
Ill. That the several Boards of Com
missioners OF Roads now organized, or
hereafter 10 be organizeu, are hereby au.
taorized, at their disc, etioU.to let to con
tract TO the lowest bidder, for working
and eeping in repair for the term OF one
=. Or more years-not to extend beyond
their term Of otice-the whole or such
parts of the reads within Their respective
Jurisdictions as to such Board shall seem
advisable, taking from such contractor his
bond, with approved sureties, in the
penal sum Of double the amount of the
price to be paid Cor each year lht cons
tract has ID 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 performance
Of the covenants therein contained one
Of which covenants shall be that the
contractor shall have the control Of the
labor Of the hands liable to work the
road specified in lis contract, at such
rate per day rs shall be agreed upon,
and receive such sums Of muuey arising
from scale Of communication, as shall be
liked ty the Boards Of Commissioners
respectively within their jurisdiction, as is
hereinafter provided : Pyorided, That no
Commissioner shall be allowed to he -
contractor for working or keeping in re-
pair any road or roads, bridge or bridges,
within his road division.
Nv. That in order to carry out the
foregoing provisions of this Act, the sew
eral Boards Of Commissioners shall have
power, and they are hereby respectively
authorized and empowered, to fix a rate
of communication in lieu of labor, for each
white person or free person of color liable
70 do duty within their respective jurs
A;..;~"s, uvT more Inau seventy nve
cents per, day, and for each slave not
more than fifty cents per day, and for
not more than twelve days in any one
year, as shall to them seem necessary
and just, and shall AS near as practicable,
make the labor and commutation equal
upon all hands who are now or hereafter
shall become liable 70 road duty within
ther respective div g ons or Jurisdictions ::
Provided, That no person shall be obliged
to pay the, ,commutation who cho )ses to
work as heretofore.
V. That each contractor, as aforesaid,
shall have the same power to warn the
hands liable to do road duty, on his par
ticular section or division, AS warmers or
overseas now have. and upon the failure
or neglect Of any person liable to work, or
the owner or employer Of any slave or
slaves liable to work, as aforesaid, to pay
the sum Of commutation TO be Exed as
aforesaid, on or before the day he or they
are summoned TO work, he or they shall
be liable 10 work the number OF days, not
exceeding twelve in each year, AS shall
be specified in said contract, and upon the
failure OF any person to pay or work, or
The owner or employer Of any slave or
s!aves to pay or send such slave or slaves
10 work, AS aforesaid. he, she or they shall
be liable to all the pains and penalties,
and proceeded against in the same man
ner as is now provided by law.
VI. That each Commissioner shall be
charged with the supervision Of the work.
ing OF ths road or roads let To contract. AS
aforesaid, that are now or hereafter may
he put under his Jurisdiction. and see that
such road or roads are worked according
10 contract, and shall be liable to ndict-
Snent for neglect OF duty, as is row provi-
.ded by law.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE SEVERAL
BoAaps OF COMMISSIONERS OF THIS
STATE, TO FIX THE RATE OF CoMMIs
sIoNs TO BE CHARGED BY THEIR REsPEc-
TIVE TREAsURsRs, FOR RECEIVING AND
,PAYINo OUT THE PUBLIC FUNDS, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
!. BE IL enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives., now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of tho same, That the several