The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-05-04
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ACTS AND JOINT. RESOLUTIONS
PASSED BY THE

ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
PASSED BY THE
LEGIsLkTURE--SEssION 1870 AND 1871.
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ANAcT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
sgzszs1 AND REPAIR OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.
SEcTION i. BE it enacted 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 Coun-
ties shall divide their Counties into highway
districts, each district to contain not less than
ten miles Of public highways, nor more than
forty miles, to be convenient for repairing high
ways, and may, from time to time, alter the
same; and they shall appoint for each high
way district q Surveyor of Highways to super,
intend tho expenditure of the highway tax ana
money appropriated for improvement OF mgn,
Ways in his district, and to. take charge OF and
Eesp IN repair. at all times, the highways in his
district. Said Surveyor of Highways shall be
removable at pleasure; he shall be response
Bic to the County for any damages which may
be sustained within his district, through fault
or NEGLECT in the discharge of his duty. Said
Surveyor Of Highways shall give bond 10 the
County. with good and sufficient sureties, to be
approved by the County Commissioners, In
donble the amount of money to be expended
in his district for the faithful discharge of his
duties.
SEC. 2. That for the purpose Of keeping in
repair highways and bridges, the County Com
missioners of each County shall, on orpreyious
to the frst day of January, assess q tax OF
eighteen cents, if 30 much be necessary, on ev-
esy hundred dollars of the lists Of the County,
to be paid in money or labor at the option OF
the tax payer. and laid out in repairing high
ways and bridges and they shall annually, on
or before the said first day of Jaunary, make
ont a tax bill for each Surveyor Of Highways,
containing the amount of tax to be laid ont
bv him III his district, with the amount of each
persons tax annexed to his name, accompa-
MED with a, warrant, signed by the Chairman
of tha Bosrd, authorizing such Surveyor to col
lect such tax ; and they shall deliver the sever
al tax bills to the respective Surveyors, .and
take their receipt for the same.
SEC. 8. The Surveyors of the several high
way districts, after receiving their several tax
bills and warrants, shall proceed to give notice
to the several persons liable to pay taxes IN
their districts of the amount of their taxes,
and of the time and place in which, and the
teams, carriages and tools with which they are
required to pay their taxes IN labor; but no
person shalt be liable to furnish any team, car
fiape or tool of which he is not the owner, ex-
cspt hoes, shovels or spades. Such notice may
be given to all persons resident in the highway
district, either personally or by written notice
left at their usual residence; to non-resldents
By written notice left with or at the residence
Of their tenants, agents, or persons having the
care of their property; all Of which notices
shall be at least three days, and, in case Of per-
sons residing ont Of the highway district, at
least ten days before the time appointed for
them to commence their work; and II such
non-residents shall have no tenant or agent IN
the town, notice may be posted up in some
public or conspicuous place IN the dlstrlcs; ana
the Surveyors shall make and keep minute OF
the time and manner in which the notice shall
be given.
SEC. 4 Any person, after he has commenced
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. 3. That at least three-quarters OF the
highway tax in any highway district, payable
IN labor, shall be collected and laid out be-
tween the 10th day of January and the 1st day
of May, and the remainder between the hrst
day of August and the first day of October, In
each year, except as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 6. On any extraordinary occasion, when
any bridge or highway shall be destroyed or
impaired so as to require immediate labor to re-
move the obstruction, it shall be the duty of
the Surveyor, forthwith, to cause the highway
or bridge to be repaired, or the obstruction re-
L,oYed and he may, for that purpose, call up
on and notify any inhabitants of the district
to afford him the necessary aid, or may hire
other laborers, or employ other means to open
errepair the highways and bridges; and, IN
such case, the notice shall be deemed sufficient
TO any person owing taxes, payable In the dis
trict, in order to make him liable for neglect to
pay his taxes in money, il such notice shall be
given six hours previous to the time when he
Is sreauired to appear and labor. IF any person
shall in such case, perform labor more than
sufficient to pay the taxes due from him, or, If
9 person not indebted for taxes shall perform
labor, the amount of such labor, or the balarce,
may be accredited to such person towards his
highway tax the succeeding year.
SEC. Z II, on any such occasion as specified
In the preceding Section, any Surveyor shall,
for the space Of swelve hours after application
made to him for that purpose by any citizen
xesiding within his district neglect to call upon
the inhabitants of his district, or use the prop
er means to repair or open the highway or
bridge which may be out of repair or obstruct--
missioners Of the County, to be expended in
repairing 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
SEC. s. IF, in any such case, any inhabitant OF
the district whose n,Ime shall be on the tax
bill of such district, whether any tax shall be
due from him or not, shall, for the space OF six
hours after being called on or notified BY the
Surveyor for that parpose, without sufficient
reason, neglect to turn out and assist IN repair
ing or opening such highway or bridge, as ne
shall be required, he shall forfeit and pay to
the County the sum of three dollars, to be col
lected and expended as provided in the preced-
ing Section.