The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-10-07
An Act to Provide for the Con-
struction and Repair of Public
Highways. ~ et aiN

Highways. 6 ~ ai aiA
SECTION. l.. BE IL enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives. of
of the State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and
by the authority of the same, That i'm
mediately after the passage of this act,
the county commissioners of theasever-
al counties, shall divide their counties
into highway districts, each district. to
contain not less than ten miles of public
highways, and not more than forty miles,
to be convenient for repairing highways,
and may, from time to time, alter the
same; and they shall appoint for each
highway district a Surveyor of High
ways, to superiutcnd the expenditure of
the highway tax and money appropria
ted for Improvement of Highways in his
district, and to take charge, and keep in
repair, at all times, the Highways in bis
district. Said Surveyor of Highways
shall be removable at pleasure; he shall
be responsible to the County for any
damages which may be sustained within
his district, through fault or neglect in
the discharge of his duty. Said Sur
veyor of Highways shall give bond to
the County with good and sufficient
sureties, to be approved by the County
Commissioners, in double the amount of
money to be expcned in his district, Tor
the faithful discharge of his duties.
SEC. 2. That for the purpose of keep
ing in repair highways and bridges, the
County Commissioners of each County
shall, on or previous to the first day of
January, assess tax Of eighteen cents,
if so much be necessary, ON every hun
dred dollars of the lists of the County,
to be paid in money or labor at the
obtion of the tax payer, and laid out in
repairing highways and bridges; and
they'shall annually, on or before the:
said first day of January, make out a
tax bill for each surveyor of highways,
vuHruiuing the amount OF the tax to bo
iaiu cut by h;". in his district with tho
amount of each PERSONS tax annexed to
his name, accompanied with warrant,
signed by the chairman of the board,
authorizing such surveyor to collect such
tax; and they shall deliver the several
tax bills to the respective surveyors,
and take their receipt for the same.
SEC. 3. The surveyor of the several
highway districts, after receiving their
several tax bills and warrants, shall pro-
ceed to give notice to the several persons
liable to pay taxes, and of the time and
place in which, and the teams, carria-
ges and tools with which they are re-
quired to pay their taxes in labor; but
no person shall be liable to furnish any
team, carriage or tool of which. he is not
owner, except hoes, shovels or spades.
Such notice may Re given to all persons
resident in the highway district, neither
personally or by written notice left at
their usual residence; to non-residcnts
by written notice left with or ut the
residents of their tenants, agents, or
persons having the care of their prop
crty; all of which notices shall be at
least three days, and, in case of persons
residing out of the highway district, at
least ten days before the time appointed
for them to commence their work; and
if such on.residcnts shall have no ten
ant or agent in the town, notice may be
posted up in some public or conspicuous
place in the district and the surveyors
a..-;s: ,.s.ao s;i,: aSuy Il minute OF the
time and manner in which the motto,
shall be given.
SEC. 4. Any person, after he has com
mencel work in payment of his high
way tax. shall be subject to the direction
of the Surveyor, as to the times when,
and the place where, his taxes shall be
paid and laid out in labor.
SEC 5. That at least three.uuartcrs,
of the highway tax in any highway dis
trict, payable in labor, shall be collected
and laid out between the 18th day of
January and the first day of May, and
the reminder between the first day of
August aud the first day of October, in
each year, except as hereinafter provi-
ded.
SEC. 6. On any extraordinary coca
sion, when any bridge or highway shall
be destroyed or impaired SO as TO require