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

w. WV ava" "u'J III h'S highway district into
squalls and assign an ovcrsecr to each SQUAD
AS far as practicable the hands shall be assigned
TO their nearest road. Overseers to coll out the
bridges repaired, whenever he shall deem il 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 Us the hands can 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 q Trial Justice Court he is
subject to a fine Of not less than ten nor more
than fitly 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. lie 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 n
misdemeanor, aid upon conviction before Trial
Justice is subject to q 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 a written
notice left at the residence, with some one of
discretion. The hands musthave not less than
tcelUe hours notice of time and place of working,
and the kind of tool they shall bring All able
bodied malo citizens between the ages of seven
teen and fifty years are liable to 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 excusc) subjects him, upon conviction before
Trial Justice, to fine Of not less than five nor
more than ten dollars, or Imprisonment Of not
less than Ave 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, wagon and two
horses, mules or oxen three days. All fines
paid for neglect Of working, and commutation
in money paid, shall be expended upon the
roads in the district in which the parties re-
side.
The Overscers have authority TO 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 OF 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 oil cases compen-
sation for timber cut and used shall be made
to the 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-
demeanOr. and upon conviction shall be fined
not less than five nor more than ten dollars.
Whenever any highway is suddenly obsruc-
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.
road the Overseer 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 distractions he
| shall be subject to q 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 nm
other, or from one highway district to another
the hand is entitled to credit for the number o.
days he may have worked in the county or high
way district from which he had removed during
thst 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 practicin,
physician.
LARGE YIELD OF WHEAT.-A short tim
ago Gen. John Gibbon, of st. paul. Mimi, mad