The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-05-09
fcations and proposals, accepted by them,
for the building of the same.

for the building of the same.
SEC. 3. On the completion of said Jail ac-
cording to contract. and after it shall have
beeg approved and received by said commits
sioners, they shall be authorized to draw: UP:
on the county t. easurer, in favor of the con-
tractor, for the amount agreed to be paid
therefor, which draft shall be paid by the
treasurer on presentation; but the said COM
missioners shall be authorized in their discre-
ton, to stiDulate, for the payment to the con-
tractor in instalments, as tile work progresses;
Provided, That no such payment shall be
made except on an estimate, tAtnished in
writing by the contractor, and carefully ex-
amined by the commissioners, showing the
amount of work actually done, and Of mate
rial actually furnished at the date when pay
mont is asked; and provided further, that
there shall be reserved. of such estimates,
twenty cents per centam. which shall not be-,
paid to the contractor until the Jail shall be-
completed according to contract, approved
and received by the commissioners And;
the said commissioners are authorized to-
draw upon the county treasurer for all
amounts thus agreed to be paid, which draft
the treasurer shall pay, upon tie filing with
him the estimate upon which such drafts are
drawn, endorsed with certificate of fapprov-
al. signed by the said commissioners, or a.
majority of them. !;
SIC. 4. The county treasurer shall set
aside the sum Of C; ght thousand dollars from
the county funds, and hold said sun subject
to tile draft of the county commissioners, for
payment for materials and construction of
said jail. And provided farther, that that
portion of the county Of Barnwell, which,
with portions of the counties of Edgefeld,'
Lexington and Orangeburg, now forming the
county of Aiken, shall not be liable in any:
way for debts contracted in building Jail at
Blackyillc in accordance with the provis-'
ions of this act.
Approved February Is, 1872.
AN ACT to provide the manncrfor obtainigg
the right of way where lands are surround
cd by other lands.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the State Of
South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gen.
eral Assembly. and by authority Of the same:
{" That where any person or persons owning
lands surrounded by land of other person or
persons, through which there is no right Of
way, or highway, are authorized as hereinaf'
ter provided, to construct . highway or road
through such lands to the nearest highway
then existing.
Sec. g II the owner or owners OF such
surrounding lands shall signify his or their
refusal to the opening Of u highway through
such lands, without previous compensation
the person or persons requiring such right
OF way, shall give ten'days notice in writing.
to the person or persons, through whose.
land such right of way is required, of his in
tcntion to establish such right of way, nan-
ing person in said notice who will act as
referee for him in the location thereof, and
and said owner Or owners shall, within ten
days thereafter appoint referee for tn same
purpose
SEC. 3. That the referees so appointed,
shall, within ten days thereafter, meet at
some convenient place and appoint third
referee, and the three referees so appointed
shall constitute board of referees for the
location of such highway, and to determine
the compensation and damages for the same,
from whose decision there shall in no case
be an appeal.
SEC. i. That within ten days after the ap-
poutment Of third referee, in compliance
with the third section of this act, the said.
referees shall meet and proceed faithfully
and impartially to determine the question of
location, compensation and damages submit
ted to them, for which purpose they shall
inspect the premises, in reference to the.pro-
posed highway, and the quantity of land that
Shall be required therefor, with respect alone
to the quality and value, and location Of the
land which may be required, and tothe spec
ial damage the owner may sustain, by reason
of the construction of the highway through
his land, and the amount Of compensation
which shall be made to the owner thereon;
and shall render their verdict in writing tor
the same.
SEC. 5. That upon the payment of the
comnensation thus ascertaned, the right OF
way over said lands shall be established, and
shall be open and forever remain q public
hig way.
Sec. 6. That if the owner or owners of
such lands over which such right of way is
acquired, shall not, in compliance with the
second section of this act, appoint referee
within the time required, the referee appoint
ed by the person requiring the right OF way,
shall proceed the same as If all three refer
ces had been appointed, and his action there
in, in compliance with section four Of this
act shall have the full force and effect as If
the full board of referees had acted.
Sec. I. Allacts, orrarts Of acts, 'nconsst-
ept with this act. arc hereby repealed.
Approved February is, 1872.
Az ACT to repeal an act entitled an act to
provide for the appointment OF a Lana
commissioner and to define his powers
and duties.
SECTION |. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State Of
South Carolina now met and sitting in Gem
eral Assembly and by authority Of the same:
That all act entitled an act to provide for
the appointmcnt of land commissioner, ap-