The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-05-11
An Act
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To PROVIDE FOR TEE CoNsTRUCr1oN
AND THE KEEPINa IN RErAIR OF
Pubic HiGHwAYs AND RoADs.

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SFoIIoN I. Be 1T enacted by the
Senate and House Of Represents
tives OF the State of South Caroli-
pa, now met and sitting in, General
Assembly, and by the authority Of
the same, That, all able bodied
male persons, and all male persons
able to perform, or cause, to be
performed, the labor herein re.
quired, between thesages of eigh-
teen and forty:five years, shall be
liable annually to perform such
days labor on the public highways
and roads as shall not exceed ten
days, in one year, Under the d.
rection o: the Commissioners of
the County in which he shall re-
side: Provided, That if any per-
son, being warned ms hereinafter
provided, shall pay to the County
Treasurer Of the County in which
he may reside the sum of one dol
lar per day, after being notified by
the County Commissioners. the
same shall he received, in lieu of
such labor, aud shall be applied
by the said Commissioners TO the
construction and repair of high
ways and roads in the precinct to
which they belong. ~. ''...r ~. ,-.......
l.. SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty. of
the Commissioners of each and
every County in this State to or
der out every such person, resi-
dent as aforesaid, between the first
Monday in December and the first
Monday in August, annually, to
do and perform the work aforesaid
on the,public highways and roads
in their, respective Counties; and
if any such resident, being person
ally warned by such, Commission.
ers, or by having a written notice
served at his place of residence,
shall refuse or neglect, having bad
at least three days notice, to attend
by himself, or substitute equally
able to perform said duty rs him
self, or, having attended, shall re-
fuse to obey the directions of the
said Commissioners, shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined by the
County Commissioners, in a sum
not less than five nor more than
fifteen dollars, the same to be col.
lected as other Judgments.
SEQ. 3. In case any person shall
remove from one County to anoth
er, who has, prior to such removal,
performed the whole or any part
of the labor aforesaid, or in any
other way has paid the whole or
any Fart OF the amount Aforesaid
in lieu of snch labor, and shall
produce a certificate of the Same
from the Commissioners of the
proper County, such Certificate
shall be complete discharge for
the amount therein specified, .,.a,,
SEQ. 4. Any person called upon
to peri rm any labor upon the
public high ways and roads, under
the provisions of this Act, shall by
himself or substitute appear at the
place appointed by the Commis
sioners at the hour of eight o'clock
in the forenoon, with such neces-
sary tools and implements as the
Commissioners may direct; and
the Commissioners may, if neces
sary for the construction or repair
of the highway or road, order any
person owning the same to furnish
a team of horses, mules or oxen,
and wagon, cart. plow or scraper,
to be employed and used upon the
said highway or road under their
| direction. ,.......
SEC. s. For the purposes pro
vided for under the preceding Sec
tions Of this Act, the residence O
any person who has a family sbal
be held to be where bis family re
sides, and the residence Of any
other person shall be held TO bt
where he boards, in any County in
this State. ''' ' ' .'' wa
SEC. 6. In all cases a man, horse
plow and cart, shall be equivalen
to three days labor; a man, wag
on and two horses shall be equiva
lent to FIVE days. labor; and so il
proportion for sill teams and WAC
ous used by and under the direS
tons OF said Commissioners. An
: the County Commissioners ar
hereby authorized to appoint Sui
, Commissioners in each Townshi,
to superintend the repairing
J roads and highways in the difie
, ent counties of the State. ..s-&
SEC. T. That all Acts Or par
, of Acts inconsistent with the prt
, visions of this Act, be aud til
, same are hereby repealed -
! N~ Sso 8. That this Act sball tai
; effect Immediately, after its pa
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