The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1869-03-17

tax; and the Selectmen shall de-
liver the several tax bills to the
respective surveyors, and take
their receipts for the same. a,a,
ALVIL Each person who shall
furnish work on the highways in
payment of his highway tax as
sessed 10y the Selectnen shall ke
allowed, for a good hand, at the
rate of ten cents for each hour [,
and the several towns at the an.
nual meetings, and in case of their
neglect, the Selectmen may estab.
lish the price to be allowed for
teams, carriages and tools to be
employed in making rep hrs; and
lii case of the failure of both the
town and Selectmen to establish
such prices, it shall be the duty of
the highway surveyor of the dis.
trict to make such allowances for
the use of teams, carriages and
tools as shall be equitable and
just. z.. -.F. . ne. =. .... 49,.
XLV1I1. The Selectmcn shall
divide their respective towns. into
a sufficient number Of highway
districts to be convenient for re
pairing highways, and may from
time to time, alter the same :; and
it shall be the duty of each sur
veyor 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
tor any damages which may be
sustained by the town through
fault or neglect of the discharge of
his duty.
| XIX. For the purpose of keep.
ing the highways and bridges in
repair, the several towns in this
State, at their annual meeting, or
at any other legally warned meet
ing for that purpose, may ra;se by
vote a tax of such per cent. on
the list of such town as such meet.
ing may think necessary, in addi:
tion to the tax assessed by the Sc.
lectmen, to be paid in labor and
expended in the several highway
districts Provided, That if, in
the judgment of the Selectmen of
the town, any of the highway dis.
tricts OF such town shall not re-
qnire the whole amount of the tax
accruing from tie list of highway
districts to be expended within it's
limits, it shall be appropriated in
any part of such district where the
Solectmen shall direct.
l.. The surveyors Of the several
districts, after receiving their sew.
eral tax bills ard warrants, shall
proceed to give notice to the sew.
eral persons liable to pay taxes in
their districts Of the amount of
their taxes, and of the time and
place in which, and teams, carri-
ages and tools with which, they
are required to pay their taxes in
labor but no person shall be liza.
bic to furnish any team, carriage
or tool of which lie is not the own.
er, except hoes, shovels or spades.
Ii. Such notice may be given
to all persons resident in the town,
either personally or by written no
tice left at their usual resi-
dence, and to non residents by
a written notice left with, or at the
residence OF, their tenants, agents
or other persons having the care
of their property; all of which no.
tices shall be at least three days,
and n case Of parsons residing ont
OF the town, at least ton days, be
fore the time appointed for them
to commence their work; and il
such non-rcsidents shall have no
tenant or agent in the town, notice
may be posted up in some public
or conspicuous place in tho dis
trict; and the surveyors shall
make and keep a minute of the
time and manner ia which the no.
tice shall be given.
LII. Any person, after he has
commenced working in payment
Of bis highway tax, shall be sub
ject to the surveyor, as to the times
when, and the places where, his
tax shall DO paid and laid out in
labor. ..--... ......
LII. At least three fourths of
the highway tax i'll any town, pay
able in labor, shall be collected
and laid out between the fifteenth
day of January and the first day
of May, and the remainder be
tween the first day of September