The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-05-09
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the Columbia road, near Camden, to be built
and kept up 1T the expense d said county;
therefore,
SECTION l. BE it enacted b. the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the State OF
South Caroliua now met and sitting in Gener-
ral Assembly, and by the authority Of the
same:
That the County of Kcrshaw be, and is
hereby, authorized to bridge over Watcrec
River, on the Columbia road, at the Camden
Fery, to be kept up and maintained at the
expense of said county for the public use:
free of toll.
SEC. 2. That the county commissioners of
said county, and Names Baum. L. II. Clark
and w. NJ. Shannon be, and they arc here
by, constituted special commission to con
tract for and supcrintend the construction Of
said bridge, and to raise and disburse the
funds required for the same.
Sec. 3. That, whenever deemed necessary,
majority ofsaid special commission shall
issue the bonds of said county, 70 an amount
not exceeding twenty thousand doll~rs. pay
able ten years after date, and bearing inter
est at the rate Of eight per cent per annun.
payable annually, on the first day Of July, in
each and every year, and shall dispose OF
said bonds at such times and places and in
such manner as Il majority of SAID special
commission may direct to raise funds for the
construction of said bridge.
SEC. 4. That the said county commission
ers be and are hereby authorized to levy an
annual tax on the assessed value of the tax
able property owned in said county not cy-
cceding two mills upon every dollar of the
value of said property. within the twonships
of Waterec and DeKalb, Of said county, and
not exceeding one mill upon every dollar Of
the value of such properly within the other
townships of said county, which tax shall he
collected as provided by law for the. colec
tion of other county taxes, and be paid out
by ohc county treasurer upon the order Of a
majority of such special commission.
SEC 5. That the proceeds Of such tax
shall be applied. first to the payment of the
interest en- said bonds, and the surplus. if
any, shall be security, invested under the
direction of the joint special commissioners
and create sinking fund to be applied to
the payment and extinguishmcnt of said
bonds at their maturity, or to pay up and
cancel the same before maturity, as said
commissioners may deem expcdicnt, and
when the same are fully paid and extingui$h-
ed. the said tax shall cease to be levied
and the said special commission shall cease to
exist.
SEC 6. That the said special commission
shall appoint treasurer, who shall give
bond before entering upon the discharge of
the duties Of his Office, in such amount rs
may be deemed sufficient for the purpose
conditioned for the faithful discharge Of his
duties, who shall receive and dsburse the
proceeds of the bonds hereinbcfore authoriz-
ed to be issued, and all other moneys coming
to his hands, by direction of said special
commission. and be subject to suchrules and
regulations as the said special commission
may prescribe.
SEC. Z; That the said special commission
crs shall, annually. file correct account Of
their receipts and disbursements, and IL re-
port of their proceedings III their Office otthH
clerk of the Circuit Court, on or before the
first day of the January term Of said court.
to be open for the inspection of the citizens
of said county. and to be laid before the
Grand Jury, at said term. for their examina-
ton. and failing to do SO the members Of the
said commission shall he liable to indictment
as for mislcmcancr and. upon conviction,
shall each be punished by fnc, Or inprison-
ment, at the discreet on of the court, not ex.
cecding one hundred dollars fine, Or six
month 5 imprisonment.
SEC. S. That, in case Of vacancy at any
time in said special commission, occasioncd
by the death, esignation, removal or refusal
to serve of the said Names Baum, II. II.
Clarke and W. NJ. Shannon, or their sue
ccSsors, or any one or more Of them, such
vacancy shall be supplied by the remaining
members ofsuch special commission, by APP
pontmcnt, from among the twenty persons
in said county who shall have paid, in his
own right, the high tax to the State for
the year next proceeding such appoint
ment.
SEC. O. That for the purpose of enabling
the said special commission to carry into ef-
feet the provisions of this act, the said
County of Kershaw is invested with all the
rights of the State in the piers Of the bridges
Of the Camden Bridge Company and the
landings and rcalbed which formerly led to
and from the same; and the said special
commission may make such compensation to
the stockholders Of the said company as
may be deemed equitable and just by the
said special commission, under the crcunl-
stances of the case. Provided, That the ell
tire cost of said bridge and itsappurtcnances
shall not together with the compensation to
the Camden Bridge Company, exceed the
sum of twenty thousand dollars
Sec. 10. That the Camden Bridge Com
pany be, and they are hereby, authorized to
keep up the Camden Ferry up to and until
the opening of the bridge hereinbcforc pro-
vided for, at the same rates of toll as were
charged on the first day of December last !;
and the said company shall then cease to be