Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-04-14
Acts and Joint Resol utions Passed BY the
Legislature--Session 1870 and 1871.
TOFFICIAL
An Act to provide for the Construction and
Repair of Public Highways.

SECTION l. BE It enacted by tho Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolinu, now met ard sitting in
General Assembly, aud 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 highway districts. each district to con-
tain not less tnah ten miles of public highways,
nor more than forty miles, to be convenient
for repairing highways, and may, from time
to time, alter the same; and they sl.all up.
point for each highway district Surveyor
of Highways to supcrintcnd the expenditure
OF the highway tax and money appropriated
for improvement of highways in his district,
and to take charge Of AID keep in rcpnir, at
nll tunes, the highways in his district Said
Surveyor of Highways shall be removable ut
pleasure; he shall be responsible to the
County for any damages which may he sus-
taincd within his district, throught fault or
neglect in the discharge of his duty Said
Surveyor of Highways shall give bond to the
County, with good and sufficient surrtics, to
be approved by the County Commissioners,
In double the amount Of money to be cxpcnd
=. ed in his district, for the faithful discharge
of his duties
SEC. That for the purpose of keeping in
repair highways and bridges, the County
Commissioners Of each County shall, on or
previous to the first day uf January, assess
tax Of eighteen cents. if so nnch be ncccssa
ry, on every hundred dollars Of the Isis Of
the County, to be paid in money or labor at
the option Of the tax payer, and laid out in
repairing highways and bridges; and they
shall annually, Oh or before the said first day
OF January, make out tax till for each Sur.
ycyor of Highways, containing the amount
Of the tax to be laid out by him in his dis
trict with the amount of each persons tax
annexed to his name, accompanied with
warrant, signcd 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, aud
take their receipt for the same.
SEC. 3. The Surveyors Of the several hirh
way districts, after receiving their several tax
bills and warrants, shall proceed to give no
ticc to the several persons liable tn pay taxes
in their districts Of the amount Of their taxes,
and of the time and place in which. and the
teams, csrriages and tools with which they
are rcql ircd to pay their taxes in labor; but
no person shall be liable to furnish any team,
carriage or tool Of which he is not the on ncr,
may be given to all persons resident in the
highway district, either personally or by writ
ten notice left ut their usual residence TO
non residents by written notice left with ar
at the residence of their tenants, agents, or
persons having the care of their property all
nf which notice shall DO at least three days,
highway district nt least ten days befurc the
o,,fuI f,,r tt,,,
work and it such non.rrsicnts shall have
no tenant or agent in the town. notice may
be rostcd up in some public or conspicuous
place in the district aud the Surveyors shall
make and keep minute Of the time and
manner 10 Which the roticc shall be given
SEC. 4 Any person, after lie has conIncn.
ced working in payment Of his highway tax.
shall be subject to the direction OF the Sur.
veyor, ns to times when, aud the place where,
his taxes shall be paid and laid out in lahor.
SEC. s. That Mt least three quarters Of the
highway tax in any highway district. payable
in labor, shall be collected aud laid out lie.
tween the 18th day OF january and the lst
day Of May, and the remainder between the
first day Of August and the first day of Oct0,
Der, in each year, except as hereinafter pro
vided
SEC 6. On any extraordinary occason,
when any bridge or highway shall he dos
troyed or impaired SO MS to require immediate
labor to remove the distractions, it shall he
the duty of the Surveyor. forthwith to cause
the highway Or bridge 20 10 repaired, or tho
obstruction removed and he may for that
purpose, call upon and notify any inhabitants
Of the district to afford him the necessary
aid, or may hire other laburcrs, or cmplny
other means to open or repair 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 he is rcquir
cd to appeal and labor more than sufficient
to pay the taxes due from him, or ifa person
not indebted for taxes shall perform labor,
the amount Of such labor, or the balance, mny
be accredited to such person towards his
highway tax the succeeding year.
SEQ 7 If, on my such occ ,sion 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 use
tho proper means to repair or open the high
way or bridge which may be out Of repair or
obstructed, he shall forfeit and pay to tho
County Commissioners Of the County to be
expended in repairing highways in such dis.
triot, the sum of twenty five dollars. to be col.
lected ia the namo of the County, unless such