The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-01-13
ACTS OF THE LEeIsLATuRE,


Of the Act provides, that each Comm ssioner of
the Roads, to be hereafter appointed shall
serve for Tho term Of four years from the date
Of his appointment, and directs that majority
ofthe Board shal! fill all vacancies which may
oecar. for the remainder of the term; no one
being compelled to serve n second time, until
the expiration Of four years from the end Of his
term.s
The End section. requires the Commissioners
TO organize their Boards, on the lst Monday in
February next after their appointment, and on
failure to do so subjects them to penalty snch
Of $50, contained in the 9Th section Of the Act
Of 1895. The srd, 4sh, and 9Th sections arc in
the following words:
III. That the several Boards Of Commits
sioners Of Roads now organized, or hereafter to
sbe organized, are hereby authorized, at their dis.
cretton, to let 10 contract TO the lowest bidder,
for working aud keeping in repair for the term Of
one or more yenrs-not 10 extend beyond their
term Of office-the whole or such parts Of the
roads within their respective Jurisdictions a. 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 for each year the contract has TO
run, specifying the manner the section Of road ia
10 be worked and kept in repair, for the term
aforesaid, aud conditioned for the faithful per-
formance Of the covenants therein contained,
one Of which covenants shall he that the contrac.
tor shall have the control of the labor Of the
hands liable to work the road specified in his
contract, mt such rate per day us shall be agreed
upon, and receive such sums of money arising
from scale of commutation MS shall be fixed by
the Boards OF Comm issoners respectively with
in their jurisdiction, is hereinafter provided: {:
Provided, That no Commissioner shall 10 allow
eA IN ha pptO M in
repair any road or rouds, bridge or bridges, with
in his road division.
Nv. That in order to carry out the foregoing
provisions of this Act, the several Boards of
Commissioners shall have power. and they ore
hereby respectively authorized and empowered,
to fix rate of communication in lieu Of labor. for
each white person or free person Of color lube to
do duty within their respective Jurisdictions nj not
more than seventy five cents per day. nad for each
slave not more than fifty cents per day, and for
not more than twelve days i'll any one year, as
shall TO them seem necessary and just, and shall
al near US practicable, nuke the labor aud COM
mutation equal upon all hands who are now or
hereafter shall become liable to road duty with
in their respective divisions jurisdiciions Pro
! vided, Thut NO person shall be obliged to pay
the communication who chooses to work Us hereto
fore. .-
v. That each contractor, as aforesaid, shall
| have the sameipower 10 warn the hands liable to
do road duty, on his particular section or divis-
ion, as warmers or overseers now have, and up
on the failure or neglect Of any person liable 10
work, or the owner or employer Of any slave or
slaves liable to work, as aforesaid, to pay the
sum Of communication TO be fixed aforesaid, on or
| before the day he or they are summoned 10 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 fail
| ure Of any person TO pay or work, or the owner
or employer Of any slave or slaves to pay or send
such slave or slaves to work as aforesaid, he she
or they shall be liable to all the pains and pen.
alties, and proceeded against in the same man
ners as is now provided by luw.
The.6th section, provides that each Commits
sioner shall supervise the roads let to contrac-
tors in his Division and for neglect of duty, sub
jects him to indictment, as isnow provided by
Law.
The 7th section requires each Contractor. te
account for all sums received by him commu
tation and upon failure to do SO makes him ani
his snreties liable to pay to the Treasurer oftht
Board double the amount received to be re
covered by suit on his Bond. The sth. .sectior
provides that the,various bonds given 6y th
Contractors, tavern keepers, &C., shall be mad
ayable, TO the chairman fthe Board, and flet
10 the Office of the Clerk of the Courts of Com
mon Pleas The eth section provides tie form
of execution for fines imposed by the Board
and subjects the. Defendant ,to. imprisonmep
not exceeding IL days, on his failure to shos
property sufficient TO satisfy the fine. =,
ACT TO EsLARoE raE PowEas OF rHEa Con-
MISSIONER IN EevrY:-Thes Act ,confers upo
the Commissioners tbe power to appoint Gual
dians of the persons and estates Of Infants, i
the same manner as is ow,aexercised by tn
ChaDeellors, provided that any person may ar
peal from such order, to any of the Chancello,
and provided that the Commissioner shal
report all appointments made BY him. to til
Court next succeeding for the approval of th
; s(sChanceIlor.
~ Acr TO AProRTIoS THE RErREsEHrArIoN.-
This Act awards Representatives to Abbevill
: as before,-though our 9th Representative
: tt-heIdsonly by fraction.
!: The ACT TO REoULArE THE COMMISSIONS {
2 TaE TnEAsuREas Or ssvaRrous BOARDS IS 4
q Follows.
/ tss l.. Be It. enacted by the Senate and House
= Representatives now met and sitting ;nsGene
. Eate Assembly, aud by the authority Of the sam
81 THAI t.e several Boards of Commissioners
s, Poor Free Roads, Bridges and Fe
WI OIL. this State, Asf
& tlisJsars Hereby authorized sa6dsf
Eatsssof commissions TO
+ hS the respeetive Treasurers. for :
: eeisiGg. keepings paying OH, the publ
!! Efunds committed 10 their charge aaso ovopid,
= That TIC turping govsrleff finds from sops Trei
3 urer to another, shall in no be held suct
6 lereceiving o. paying out as to entitle the Tre
dS tsuser to q commission; ard Prouided, farth
SEThat the.Pu bile funds shall 10 no case Be tax
z WITH more lhan four per- centum commission
'e 'bothfor receiving ard Payineont::
i'll IL. Thatit shall be the duty Of each Of 81
Z. BoardsIof commissioners, to require tn
s Treasurer, before entering apon the discha,
= ofSthe duties Of his officeet to enter into DO
- VIII good snreties, payable 70 the State
its South Carolins, in Q penalty to be- fixed by
orEBoard. conditioned for the faithful disehal
q Of his dutieA which bond shali be filesfa
" logged in The Ufitaof the 5lerE2of the Dist
'sl In Which snch Board is situated.
IL CONGRESS.
sst Nearly SIX weeks OF abe sessioD have elap