The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-05-02

recover upon suDBeqpeot Trial sum
lager than the amounts 80 rendered, tho
defendant shall recover costs, and tho
plaintiff be entitled to tho results of no
verdict. If the Commissioners of any
county neglect to have repaird any Of
tho highways and bridges which by
law are required to be kept 10 repair,
they shall be deemed guilty of misdo-
meahor, and upon conviction thereof
ohall be fined in sum not loss than one
hundred nor moro than Eve hundred
dollars, in the discretion of the Court
The County Commissioners shall author.
ize the overseer Of any district TO allow
a man working one day, and also furnish
ing horse, plough or cart, two days
labor ; and one working himself for one
day, furnishing wagon aad two horses,
mules or oxen, three days labor.
SEC. s. All able bodied male persons
hetweon the ages of eighteen and forty
five years nhall be liable annually to
work on the public Highways and roads
not less three nor moro than six days,
uu der tho direction Of the overseer of
the district in which they may reside.
In warning men to work upol the pub
lie roads, the overseer shall make uut
list for tho warnor, requiring him to
give notice to each person the kind of
tool he shall use in working upon the
highways and roads.
SEC. 8. That if any pernon, havi ng
beeu notified or warned, ms hereinheforo
provided, shall pay to the County
Treasurer of tho county in which he
may reside the sum of one dollar per
day for each days work required, the
same sha DO received in lieu of such
labor, and shall be applied BY the Com
missioncrs of such county TO tho CON-
struc,i.n and repair Of tho highways in
tho districts to which they belong.
SEC. 10. Tho ovcrscers in their re-.
spcctivo districts shall have full power
to cut down and nuke uae of any timber,
wood, earth or staRs in or near the road,
bridges or causcway for the purpose of
repairing the same. as to them shall
seom ncressary. making just compenss-
ton thereto, sh"al the same boade-,
msndcd Oversecrs sha all not authorize
the cutting down Of any timber trees
reserved by the owner in clearing his
land, or planted for the purpose of shade
or ornament, either: i, the field, around
the springs, or about tho dwelling h,uso,
or ap2ur' cnrnc's, mr. tn. cutting Of any
rail timber, when ath.r tia,ber may be
procured, at or near the place, or take
stone or earth from W thin the grounds
Of any Icrs"n enclosed for cultivation,
without The consent of the ownor Of the
same. 1fany person or persons shall by
any means hinder. iorbil or oppose tho
said ovcrs.crs, or either of them, fro
cutting down and making use of any
tim Der, woo'l. Stone or earth in any or
near said roads nr eau u.eways, for slight
rep,irs of bridscs, FIR the purpose of
making or repairing the sam,, or shall
in any manner obstruct the passage Of
said road, causcway or bridges by gate 8,
fences, bitches, or any other obstruc.ions,
exccdt where authorized by law, or
shall hinder, forbid or threaten any
traveller from travelling any pub'ia roa i,
and every perHon for such offense shall
be deemed gull Of a u,isdomeuuor, aud
and upon conviction thereof in Trial
Justices Court, shall be find in sum
not less than FIVE nor more than to ,
dollars.
SEC. IL. If any parson liable to per-
form such labor shall remove from oao
county to another, who had prior to
such removal performed the whole or
any part Of it. orin any other way has
paid the whole, or any part Of the
amount aforesaid in lieu OF such labor
and shall prod ice certificate or receipt
of the same from the overseer of the
district from which such porsons have
removed, such certificate or receipt shall
operate as complete discharge for the
amount therein specified. The reDidsnee
of any person who has family shall be
held to bo where his family resides, and
the residence of my other person shall
be held to be whore he boards in any
county Of this State.
SEC. r. That the County Commio-
oioners in this State arc hereby author.