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

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refuse to accept the same, and does not
recover upon subsequent trial a 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 bo kept in repair,
they shall be deemed guilty of q misde-
meahor, and upon conviction thereof
ohall be fined in sum not less than one
hundred nor moro than Eve hundred
dollars, in the discretion of the Court
Tho County Commissioners shsll author.
izs the ovorseer Of any district to allow
q man working one day, and also furnish
ing horse, plough or cart, two days
labor -; nud one working himself for one
day, furnishing wagon aad two horses,
mules or oxen, three days labor.
Sec. 8. All able bodied male persons
hetweon the ages of eighteen and forty
five years shall be liatlc annually to
work on tho public highways and roads
not less three nor moro than six days
un der the direction Of the overseer of
the district in which they may reside.
In EARNING men to work upol the pub
lie roads tn e overseer shall make uut
list Tor tho warnor, requiring him to
give notice to each person the kind of
tool h, shall use in working upon the
high ways and roads.
Sec. 8. That If any person, havi ng
beeu notified or warned, MS heroinhefore
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 shall 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 the highways in
the districts to which they belong.
SEC. TO- Tho ovcrscers in their 70.
spcctive districts shall have full power
to cut down and make uso of any timber,
wood, earth or stnRs in or near tho road,
brid ges or causcway f,r the purpose of
repairing the sam,. ss to them shall
aeem nocrssary making just com mpenaa.
ton thereto, sh"ul the same belde-,
manded Oversecrs an all not authorize
tho 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 fields around
the springs, OF abont the dwelling house,
or ap2ur' cn,nc's, mr. til. cutting Of any
rail timber, when nthar timber may be
procured, at or near the place, or take
stone or earth from, " thin the grounds
Of any Icrson enclosed for cultivation,
without the consent OF the owner Of the
same. 1fany person or persons shall by
any mcaus hinder. torbi,l or oppose tho
snid ovrrs,ers, or either Of them, fro u
cutting down aud making use IF any
timber, wool. s'one or earth in any or
near said roads nr cau.eways, for slight
rep,irs Of brid d.ca, FIR the purpose Of
making or repairing the sam,, or shall
in any manner ohstruot the passage of
said road, causcway or bridges BY gate 8,
fences, ditchea, or any other obntruct ions,
exccdt where authorized by law, or
shall hinder, forbid or threaten any
traveller from travelling any pubic roa +,
and evory person for such offense shall
DO deemed guilty Of q a,isdoneanor, nd
aud upon conviction thereof in Trial
Justices Court, shall be find 10 sum
not less than FIVE nor more than to
dollars
SEC. II. If any person liable to per.
form such labor shall remove from ono
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 pr"d.ce certificate or receipt
Of the same from the oyerseer Of the
district FROM which such persons have
removed, such certificate or receipt shall
operate as complete discharge for the
amount therein specified Tho residonoe
of any person who has family shall be
held to be where his family resides, and
the residence of any other person shall
be held TO be where he boards ia aoy