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

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Title IL, Part Il of shes Gener.!
Statutes, Relating ;tosths, Repairs of
Highvays;and Bridges,
Be Il enacted BY the Ssenate and
Houso Of Representatives d the stste Of
ssu.h Carolina, now mat spd sitting in
G. ,s.'., ,ss ,,.'. A'''n''y and sysA' authority
SEC. L.. That Chapter 1LV, Of Title
II, Part 1, Of tho General Statutes, be
and The same is hereby, repealed, and
tho following substituted % such chap
tor: s-&
sEc. 2. The County Gonmi..iouer.
Of the several ceunties Of this State
shall divide their. resHeetive oountie,
into highway diatriots, seaoh distrio. tc
contain not less than two miles of pub
lie highways, nor mofe than thirty
miles, to be conveninat for repairing
hishw,,y'' apd from sane to time to
alter the same. 4
SEC. 3. That for the. purpose of keep,
ing in repair highways, tho County
Commissioners Of each county shall
divide the peraens li8ble to road duty
in each highway district iato convenien.
companies, and appoint an overs scr Of
roads in each highway district, whose
duty it shall bo to have tho persons be
fore named warned out to work the said
roads whenever he may deem it necess.
ary to repair the same. He shall de
termine the number of days for working
at each warning: Provided, That mo-,
more than si1 days are required in
year. When the Commissioners having
oversight of such sections givos ordorn
tho orerseer to work the road, and he
neglects to do the Same, he shall be
guilty Of misdcmeanor, and upon con
viction thereof in Trial Justices 8
Court, shall be fined in sum not loss
than FIVE nor more than ten dollars:
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SEC. 4. Any person liable to road
duty, who shall have bceu duly warmed
two days before. tho day fixed in his
notice for such working, stating tho
hour and place of working, shall bo
subject to tho direction Of tho overseer
in charge. If any person Of tho loyal
age refuse to NhSk-nou the highways
and roads (having no justiable excuse },
according to the direction Of the over
seer, lie shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and, upon convistion
thereof in Jrial Justices Court, shall
be fined in a sun mot loss than fyo
dollara, nor moro than ten dollars, or bs
Imprisoned in the county jail for a
period of noe less chan Ave nor more
than twenty dayr.''S
SEC. 5. That on am cx' ra"r linary
occasion, whom, any highway shall b.
suddenly obstrncted by rtorm or ether.
wise, so MS to require immediate lab ,r
to remove such obstruction, it shall be
tho duty of the oversocr in whose dis
trict such obstruction occurs to proceed
forthwith to have such obstruction
removed, and for this purpose shall
summon to his aid q sufficient nunbe r
of workmen to open and repair such
highway. IF any person shall in such
case perform more days labor than is
required by Law for the year, he shall be
paid for any such ovcrpluS at tho rate
of one dollar per dsy by the County
Commissioners, upon the Certificate o.
the ovorseer showing that such over
plus labor was performed. If on any
such extraordinary occasion the over.
seer shall, for the space of a day, aftc
application made to him for such pur-
pose by any citizen residin, in his dis.
trict, neglect to cah out sufficient NUN
ber Of persons 20 speedily open aud
repair such highway, he shall forfeit
and pay to the County Commissioner.
Of his county, to be extended in the
repair of highways when and where
necessary in his district, the sum Of
fifteen (Sl5) dollars, unless the over
seer shall show sufficient reason for suoh
neglect; the said fftoen dollars to be
collected by an action for debt in tho
namo ofsuch County Commissioners as
PLAINTIFF before any Trial Justice in
said county. If on any such extraordin
ary occasion any person liable to work
on highways, after being summoned for
the purpose of removing such obstruc-
tiona by tho order Of tho ovorseer, shall