The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-17

out tax bill for each suryeYor, CON
tanning the amount of tax to be laid
out by him in his district, with the
amount of each persons tax annexed
to his name,j accompanied with q
warrant, sigas &c tbr bJ s ome ) ustice OF
the Peace of the town, authorizing
,such surveyor to collect such tax;
and the Selectmen shall deliver the
several tax bills to the respective sur
yeyors and take their receipts for the
same. A'n
n. XLYII. Each person who shall
furnish work on the highways in pay
ment of his highway tax assessed by
the Sefectmen shall be allowed, for q
good hand, at the rate of ten cents
for each hour; and the several towns
at the'annual meeting, and in case of
? their neglect, the Selectmen may
establish the price to be allowed for
teems, carriages and tools to be en-
ployed in making repairs; and in case
Of the failure of both the town and
Seleotmen to establish such prices, it
shall be the duty of thu highway sur
veyor of the district to make such
allowances for the use of teams, car
riages and tools as shall be equitable
ahdius ''-
XHYIII. The Selectmen shall di-
vide their respective towns into q
sufficient number OF highway districts
to be convenient for repairing high
ways and may, from time to time,
alter the same; and it shall be the
dnty of each surveyor of highways to
superintend the expenditure of the
highway tax and to take charge of
and keep in repair at all times the
highways in his district; and he shall
be responsible to the town for any
damages which may be sustained by
the town through fault or neglect of
the discharge of his duty.
9 XIX. For the purpose of keeping
the highways and bridges in repair,
the several towns in this State. at
their annual meeting, or at any other
legally warned meeting for that pnr-
pose, may raise by vote a tax of such
% per cent. on the list of such town
as such meeting may think necessary,
in addition to the tax assessed by the
Selectmen, to be paid in labor and
expended in the several highway dis
tficts: P1'oUided, That if, in the judg-
nent of the Selectmen Of the town.
any of the highway districts of such
town shall not require the whole
amount of the tax accruing from the
list of the highway district to be ex-
pended within itsli mits, it shall beap-
propriated in any part of such district
where the Selectmen shall direct.
I'll. The surveyor of tie several dis
tficts, after receiving their several
tax bills and warrants, shall proceed
to give notice to the several persons
liable to pay taxes in their districts
Of the amount of their taxes, and of
the time and place in which, and
teams, carriages and tools with which,
they are required to pay their taxes
in labor; but no person shall be lia-
BILE to furnish any team, carriage or
tool of which he is not the owner,
except hoes, shovels or spades.
LII. Such notice may be given to
allpersons resident in the town, either
personally or by written notice left at
their usual residence, and to non
residents by written notice left with,
or at the residence of, their tenants,
agents or other persons having the
care of their property; all of which
notices shall be at least three days,
and in case of persons residing ont of
tie town, at least ten days, before the
time appointed for them to commence
their work; and if such non-residents
shall have no tenant or agent in the
town, notice may be posted up in
some public or conspicuous place in
the district; and the surveyors shall
make and keep minute of the time
and manner in which the notice shall
be given.
LII. Any person, after he has COM
menced working in payment of his
highway tax, shall be subject to the
direction of the surveyor, as to the
time when, and the places where, his
TAX shall be paid and laid out in
labor.
LII. at least three-fourths of the
highway tax in any town, payable in
labor, shall be collected and laid out
between the fifteenth day of January
and the first day of May, and the
remainder between the first day Of
September and the first day of No
vember in each year, except as here
matter provided.
hIV. On any extraordinary occa-
sion, when any bridge or highway