The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-31
LAWS OF TEE SITE.
Acts and Joint Resolutions, Passed By:
the General Assembly OF South Caro-
lima, Session OF ls7o-'z1.

the Genera1 Assembly OF soutn Car9.s
lima, Session OF ls7o-'z1.
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An Aor to provide for the construction and
-.. repair Of public highwsys... ss..ac
sEcuos /. Be L. .enocsd by, the Senate and
House, of Representatives Of the State Of South
Carolina, now. met and sitting in General AS
sembly, and by the authority Of the same: =.
That Immediately after the passage Of this
act, the county commissioners Of the several
counties shall divide their counties into high
way districts. each district to contain not less
than ten miles Of public high ways, nor more
than forty miles, to be convenient for repairing
highways. and may, from time to time, alter
the same; and they shall appoint for saoh
highway. district q surveyor Of highways to
superintend the expenditure Of the highway
tax and money appropriated for Improvement
Of highways in his district, and to take charge
and keep in repair, ut an times, the highways
in his district; said surveyor Of highways sball
be removable at pleasure; he shall be respon-
sible to the county for suy damages which
may be sustained within this district, through
fault or neglect IN the discharge Of hts duty;
said surveyor Of highways shsll give bend to
the county, With good and sufficient suresfes,
to be approved by the county commissioners,
in double the amount Of money to be exPeud-
ed in his district, for the faithful discharge OF
his duties.
sEo. 2. That for the, purpose Of keeping IN
repair highways aud bridges, the county com
missioners Of each county shall, on or preyi-
ous TO the first day Of January, assess = tai OF
eighteen cents, il 30 much be necessary, On
every hundred dollars Of the lists Of the eom-
ty. to be paid in money or labor at the option
OF the taxpayer, and laid sut in.repairing high.
WAYS and btidges; and they shall annually, on
or before the said first dsy OF January, make
ont stax bill for each surveyor Of highways,
containing the amount Of che tax to be' laid
out by him In his district, with the arneurt; OF
each persons tax annexed 10 f,is name; accom-
panied with warrant. signed BY the chairman
Of the board, authorizing such surveyor to col
lect such tax; and they shall deliver the sev-;
eral ta1 bills to the respective surveyors, and
take their receipt for the same. go .'a"9 !
sro. B. The surveyors Of the seversi highway
districts, after receiving their seVersf tat bills
and warrants, shall proceed 90 give notice tq
the several persons liable to psy taxes fn'thss
districts Of the amountof their taxes, snd OF
the time and place IN which, and the teams.
carriages and tools with which they are reqtr,
ed to pay their taxes In labor; but no person
shall be liable to furnish aSy team, carriage or
tool of which he is not the owner, except hoes,
shovels or spades; such notice may be given to
all persons resident IN the highway district,
either personally or bywritten notice fsft at
their usual residence; to non-residents by q
written notice left with or ut the residence OF
their tenants, agents, or persons having the
care oftheir property; an Of which notices shall
be at lesst three days, and, in case or persons
residing out Of the highway district, at least
ten days before the time appointed for them to
commence their work; and if such non-resi-
dents shall have no tenant or agent in the
town, notice may be posted up in some public
or conspicuous place 10 the district; and the
surveyors shall make and keep minute Of
the lime and manner in which the notice shall
be given.
Sec. 1. Any person, after he has commenced
working in payment Of his highway tax, shall
be subject to the direction Of the surveyor, as
to the time when, ani the place where. his taxes
shall be paid and laid out in labor.
SEC. s. That ct least three-quarters OF the
highway tax in any highway district. psysblsin
labor, shall be collected and laid out between
the fifteenth day Of January and the first day
Of May, andthe remsindg between the frst
day Of August and the first day Of October, in
zach wear. except as hereinafter provided.
SIC. 6. On any extraordinary occasion, when
any bridge or highway shall be destroyed or
impaired, 80 az to require immediate repairs,
or should be; obstructed so as to require inn
mediate labor to remove the: obstructions. it
shslf be the duty Of the surveyor, forthwith,
to cause the highway or bridge to be repaired,
or the obstruction removed; and he may. for
that purpose. call upon and notify any 1nhabf-
tants OF the district to ad6rt him the necesea-
ry aid, or may hire other laborers, or employ
other means to open orrepair the highways and
bridges; and in such case the notice shall be
deemed sufficient to any person owing taxes
payable in the district, in order to make him
liable for neglect TO pay his taxes in money
if such notice shall be given. six hours previous
to the time when heis required to appear and
labor. II any person shall, in such case, per-
form labor more than sufficient to pay the
taxes due from him, OF, if q person not indebt.
ed for taxes shall perform labor, the amount Of
such labor, or the balance, may be accredited
to such person towards his highway tax the
succeeding year.
SEC. 7. If. on any such occasion as specified
in the preceding section, any surveyor shall,
for the space Of twelve hours after application
made to him for that purpose by any citizen
residing within his district, neglect to call upon
the inhabitants OF his district, or uie the
proper means to repair or open the highway or
bridge which may be out of repair OF obstruct-
ed, be shall forfeit and pay to the county com;
missionsrs of the county. To be expended ip re-
pairing highways in such district, the sum Of
twenty-five dollars, to be collected IN the name
of the county, unless such surveyor shall show
sufficient reason for such neglect.
SEQ. 8. II, in any such case, any inhabitant
OF the district whose name shall be On the tax
bill Of such district, whether any tax shall be
due from him or not shall for the Hpace of six