The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-03-25

OF uellDQueUC OOunGy IFetSuTcFS VI Cof
lcctors of taxes
LXI. If any persons receive or suffer
bodily injury or damage in his property
through defect or want of repair or Of
sufficient railing in or upon highway,
causeway or brid &c, ,-he may recover in An.
action of tort, of the county, town, village
or city by law obliged to repnirthc same,
if such county, town, village or city, had
reasonable notice. of the defect; want of;
repair or of sufficient railing, orif the same
had existed for! the space of tw enty four
hours previous to the occurrence of the
injury or damage; but no. such damage
shall be recovered by a person whose car
riage or load thereon exceeds The weight
of six tons. ,.-......,r e"
LXII. If before the entry Of oh action
provided for in the preceding Section, the
defendant tenders to the plaintiff the
amount which he would te entitled to re-
cover, together with all legal costs, and
the plaintiff does not acceptthe same, and
does not recover upon the trial more than
the sum 80 rendered, the defendant shall
recover his costs. ..'' 60 -
aLXIII. If ii town neglect to repairany
of the ways or bridges which it is by law
obliged to keepain repair or neglect to
make the same safe and convenient. such
town shall be liable to indictment and fine,
as the Court in its discretion may order (;
and the, fine imposed in such case shall be
certified to the County Commissioners by
the Clerk ofthe Court, who shall assess the
same upon the list of such town, and the
same shall be collected in the same manner
as provided by law for State or County
taxes and the same, when collected, shall
be laid out, under the direction of the
County Commissioners, in the repair of
highways and brid ges in the County.
LXIV The Selectmen shall each re-
ceive for services performed under this
Act one dol!aran fifty cents per day /;
Town Clerks shall ll-receiVe for attendance
on any town meeting one dollar and fifty
cents per day, and for making up records
aud recording all. such matters and things
as by law he isrequired to record, the same
fees as are now allowed TO a Register of
Mesne Conveyance; Highway Surveyors
shall receive. fifteen cents. per hour. for
time necessarily employed in discharging
the dnties' required by this. Act:
"LXV. In the construction of this or any
other statute, the following rules shall be
observed, unless such construction shall
! be Inconsistent with the manifest intent
of the Legislature or repugnant to the
context of tho same, that is to say: r.
lst. The word 'aown" may be construed to ins
elude the word 'township."
| I'd. The word ahighway" may include "brdges,
aud shall be equivalent TO the words "county
way," .county road" estate Koad,' and '1com-
| mon road .-.-s.-' -
3. The word "eath" shall include saf6rmatioBs,' .
in cases where by law an affirmation may be sub.
| sti,uted for an Uath and in like cases the word
..sworn" may include the word ''afirm."
4. The words preceding" and following" when
used by way reference any Section Of statutes
Shall mean the Section next preceding or next fol-
lowing unless sonie other section is expressly des
| ignatsd in such reference.
9Th. Words purporting to give Joint authority to
three or more public officers or other persons, shall
be construed as giving such authority to majority
of such officers or persous. 90, -
! 9th. The word ."sworn," when applied to public
officers shall be construed as referring TO the oath
prescribed by the Constitution.
LXVI. This Act shall not be construed
to interfere with the charted rights OF any
city ervilage heretofore existing in this
State but oil charterd cities and villages
except the city Of Charleston, shall DO in,
cluded in and form a part Of tho town.
ships established under Sections j and Il
of an Act entitled AN Act 10 define the
jurisdiction and duties of County Cpmmls
sioners.o
LXVII. That so much of the first and
tenth Sections Of the Act entitled can
Act TO- define the jurisdiction and duties
Of County Commissioner" as relntes to
roads, big ghways and bridges shall be con-
strued as giving authority to: County
Commissioners TO exercise all powers
herein given to towns or town officers
over the same, when such towns or town
officers cannot or unreasonably neglect or
refuse to exercise such powers. r.:
LXFIII. This Act shall take effect rs to
each township on and after completion OF
the duties assigned to County Commission
crs,; under Sections IL and II of an Act
entitled can Act to define the jurisdiction
and duties of County Commissioners"
Xxx. All Acts and parts of Acts in,
consistent with this Act, or supplied by it,
are hereby repealed; and all offices, by
whatever na me known, the functions and
powers of which ARE conferred upon Off
GERS or persons named in this Act, shall,
upon the same going into effect as herein
provided, beaaboished. -a. i9p4'
Approved, Sept. 26, 1868. .aa ,..i g.
DEATH OF Ex-GovERNoR Mow1tL1E.-
We learn by the Canton (Miss.) Mail that
Ex-Governor Melville died on the Sd in
stant, of paralysis, in the seventy'htth
year Of his age. Governor Melville was
4s..a ~ Sontb CarnIinn. and q promi.