The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-02-18

Acts .nsi Joint Resolu q IONS Passed By tue
General Assembly OF South Caroiine, ),
Regular Bession. issa and 1919.
An ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE EREorIoS or A
oERTAN BRIDGE OVER THE wATRREE
RIVER.
Whereas o majority Of the people Of
Kershaw County have voted in favor Of
th Q erection of free bridge over Wa
teree River, on the Columbia road. near
Camden, to be built and kept up at the
expense of said County; therefore.
SEOTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives OF dsa STATE
Of South Carolina, no,o met and sitting in
General Assembly, and BY the authority Of
use same. That the County of Kershaw
be, and is hereby, authorized to build
bridge over Wateree River, on the 90.
lumbia road, at the Camden ferry, to be
kept up and maintained at the expense
Of said County for the public use, free
Of toll.
SEQ. Q. That the County Commission
T. r. Olark and W. M. Shannon be, and
are hereby, constituted special com.
mission to contract for and superintend
the construction of said bridge, and to
raise and disburse the funds required for
the same.
SEC. 3. That whenever deemed neoes-
sary. a majority of said special commits
sion shall issue the bonds Of said County,
to an amount not exceeding twenty
thousand dollars. payable ten years after
date. and bearing interest at the rate of
eight per cent. per annuin, payable an
nually. 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 majority Of said spe.
eial commission may direct, to raise
funds for the construction of said bridge.
SEQ. 4. That the said County Com
nisaioners be. and are hereby, author
lied to levy an annual tax on the assessed
value of the taxable property held and
owned in said County, not exceeding
two mills upon every dollar of the value
Of said property. within the townships
OF Wateree and DsKalb, of said County,
and not exceeding one mill upon every
dollar of the value of such property
within the other townships Of said Ooun-
ty, which tax shall be collected as pro-
vided by law for the collection OF other
County taxes, and be paid out by the
County Treasurer. upon the order of q
majority of such special commission.
Sao B. Thst the proceeds of said tax
shall be applied, first, to the payment of
the interest on said bonds, and the sur
plus, If any. shall be security, invested
under the direction Of joint special COM
mlssloners, and create q sinking fund to
be applied to the payment and extin-
guishment OF said bonds at their ma
turity, as said commission may deem ex-
pedient, and when the same are fully
paid and extinguished, the euid tax shall
cease to be levied, and the said special
commissioner shall cease to exist.
SEQ 6. That the said special com.
mission shall appoint treasurer, who
shall give bond before entering upon the
discharge OF the duties Of his Office, in
such amount as may be deemed sufficient
Tor the purpose, conditioned for the
faithful discharge of his duties, who
shall receive and disburse the proceeds
OF the bonds hereinbefore authorized to
be issued. and all other moneys coming
to his hands, by direction OF said special
commission, and be subject to suoh rules
and regulations as the ,suid special COM
mission may prescribe.
SEQ. z. That the said special commits
sioners shall, annually, file correct &C.
count of their receipts and disburse-
ments. and report Of their proceed
ings, in the office Of the 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 citi-
zens OF said County, and to be laid be-
fore the grand jury. AZ said term, for
their examination, and, failing to do so,
the members OF said commission shall
be liable to Indictment as for INSIDE
meanor, and. upon conviction, shall
each be punished, by fine or imprison-
ment. at the discretion of the court, not
exceeding one hundred dollars fine or six
months imprisonment.
SEQ 8. Thut. in case Of u vacancy at
any time in said special com mission, oc.
aasioned by the death. resignation, re-
moval or refusal to serve Of tho said
Names Baum, T. II. Clark and W. NJ
shannon, or their successors, or my one
or more of them, such vacancy shall be
supplied by the remaining members of
such special commission. by appoint
ment, from among the twenty persons in
said County who shall hive paid, Ill his
own right, the highest tax to the State
for the year next preceding such appoint
ment.
SEC. 8. That for the purpose of ena-
bling the SAID special com mission to
carry into effect the provisions OF this