The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-04-09

miles each, and appoint an overseer for each
section. lie shall also divide the hands liable
to the road duty in his highway district into
squa Is and assign an oversecr to each squad
As far as practicable tho hands shall be assigned
to their nearest road. 0verseers to call out the
bridges repaired, whenever he shall deem 1t nee
cessary, determining the number Of days re-
quired for each working, and the kind of tool
each hand shall bring. The repairs on bridges
is such necessary repairs rs the hands con do to
preserve them, or keep them in order.
For neglect Of any of the above duties the
Superintendent is guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction in Trial Justice Court he is
subject to q fine Of not less than ten nor more
than fifty dollars.
The Overseers, when appointed by The Super
intendent, shall take charge of the squad Of
hands to which he is assigned, appoint warner,
work the road under the orders and direction Of
the Superintendent. He shall report oil defaul-
ters to Trial Justice for trial, and furnish the
evidence of such default.
For neglect of his duties he is guilty Of
misdemeanor, aud upon conviction before n Trial
Justice is subject to fine of not less than FIVE
nor more than ten dollars.
The warner when furnished by the Overseer
with list of the hands, and apprised Of the
time and place of working, shall proceed to
warn the hands by giving them personal notice
of the time and place CT working, or q written
notice left at the residence with some one of
discretion. The hands musLhave not less than
t,oeloe hours notice of time and place of working
and the kind of tool they shall bring. All able
bodied male citizens between the ages of seven
teen and fifty years are liable 10 road duty, for
not more than twelve days in each year.
The hands when warned of the time and place
of working, and the kind of tool to be furnished,
shall repair to the place and proceed to work
under the direction of the Overseer In charge
Any refusal or neglect to work (without justice
or excuse) subjects him, upon conviction before
q Trial Justice, to fine of not less than five nor
more than ten dollars, or imprisonment Of not
less than five nor more than twenty days.
ono dollar per day for each day of working, by
working one day himself and furnishing horse
and plow or cart two days, a wagon and two
horses, mules or oxen three days. All fines
paid for neglect of working, and Communication
in money paid, shall be expended upon the
roads in the district in which the parties re-
side.
The Ovcrscers have authority 10 cut down and
make use of any timber, wood, earth or stone in
or near any road, bridge or cause-way for the
purpose of repairing the same, but not to cut
any trees reserved by the owners of the land for
timber, or planted for shade, fruit or ornament,
either in the field, around the spring, or about
the dwelling house or appurtenances, or take
earth or stone from enclosed grounds, without
the owners consent. In all cases compen-
sation for timber cut and used shall be made
to tho owner thereof, if demanded by him.
Any person who shall hinder, forbid or oppos, /,
the Overseer in working the roads. or shall OBJ
struct the same with gates fences, bitches or
any other obstruction, shall be guilty Of u mis-
demean0r, and upon conviction shall be fined
not less than five nor more than ten dollars.
Whenever any highway is suddenly obstruc-
ted, by storm or otherwise, the Overseer having
the charge thereof shall Immediately summon
sufficient force to open and repair the same.
If the time required for this work shall be
longer than the hands are liable for road duty
in that year they shall be entitled to be paid one
dollar per day for the excess, upon the certif.
cate Of the Overseer.
If in the case of O sudden obstruction Of the
road the Oyerseer fail for more than one day,
after being notified of the same, to have The OBJ.
struction removed and open and repair the road,
he shall be subject to fine Of fifteen dollars,
and if any hand fail, refuse or neglect to turn
out and assist in removing the Instructions he
shall be subject to fine Of three dollars-such
fines to be collected before Trial Justice and
expended upon the road in the district in which
the parties reside.
In case of removal from one county to m
other, or from one highway district to another,
the hand is entitled 10 credit for the number Of
days he may have worked in the county or high
way district from which he had removed during
thtt year.
The residence of person with family shall
be held to be where his family reside /; the resi-
dence of any other person, where he boards.
| School Trustees and Township Assessors ar,
exempt from road duty; also any person no
physically able TO do manual labor, the same t.
be evidenced by certificate Of some practicini
physician.
| A LARGE YIELD OF WHEAT.--A short tim,
ago Gen. John Gibbon, Of st. paul, Mimi, made
the assertion that 100 bushels Of wheat hao
been raised on an acre Of ground in the Terri
tory of Montana. The statement having beer
received with incredulity, lie wrote to the Prcsi
dent of the First National Bank in Helena 70
proof. In reply hc received the certificate o