Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-02-17

County have power to appoint five District |
superintendent Of Roads, whose duty it
shall be to take charge OF all roads to exer--
else Jurisdiction over bridges not exceeding
fifteen feet in length in their respective
DISTRICTS District Superinleudcnts appoint
overseers who assist them in repairing the
roads Bridges exceeding QUO hundred
dollars in value are to 10 let out by con-
tract as provided by law; when they do not
exceed that amount they are let out bv the
District Superintendent 10 whose bounds
tho bridge is located ut private contract
1t is the duty Of Commissioners to exercise
general supervision over the roads ia said
county. Act December "a, 1878, Puge
772
BRIDGES.
Bridges arc to bo built and repaired
under the supervision Of the County Cvw-
missoners. If the work to be doue on old
or new bridges exceed one HUNDRED dollars
then it is to bo performed by coulract, with
the lowest responsible bidder; when it docs
not exceed that amount the Commissioners
have power to let out the work at private
contract When the work exceeds one
hundred dollars the Com missioners shall
give fifteen days notice iu the county paper
and in writing duly posted in the neighbur
hopd in which such work is to be perform
ed, giving notice thut the Cummis-
soner Of the section in which such work is
to be porforned will be ut such place, on
such DAY and hour, with suitaoo specfi
catinns, 10 let out such work to tho lowest
bidder, aud to take from the successful
bidder sufficient boud for the faithfnl per-
formuuce of his duty When tho work
is done it shall be Inspected by the Com-
missioner letting it out, whose duty it
should he to report The result Of his inyes-
tigntinn to the tn;l Board, who shall ucccpt
or reject the same, according MS thcy may
dc,ermine, whether or noL the constructor
has or has not cpmplied with the terms of
his cout,uct
II any bridge over Wa ers in this State,
which constitute boundary iiuc between
Gnun'ies, shall be necessary to be erect i
or repaired, il shalt he the duty oi Cou.ty
Commissioners OF such counties to cause
the same to he erected or repaired, ia the
'nanncr aforesaid, each county bearing an
equal share of the expense 80 Incurred
And when any such bridge already exists
or shall be hereafter huit, it shall be tn.
duty of said Commissioner to divide the
ssGe, ty measurements frum the center
aud each Boa-d shall be responsible for the
good onnd'ilIn Of tho half next sdjoning
The equity III which they exercise the
function nj Office. And when il becomes
necessary To huIld new ortge or to en-
ircly replace an old ono witch has been
carried away Or destroyed, it sh III be the
Iu,y of the Boards nf the counties to 90
The san,c us nlurrsrh Act am"uJatory tn
Chapter ~, Revised ',,'tntc>; Section ~
Vnlume 10, G"ucrai Statutes Page 7s4;
Volume To- General Statutcs, Page 2l5
March 10Th 1872.
1t nny pos'n receive irjnr, from anv
det4cs in c,nsrwry, Highway rr iGiIne thry
have right nf action against the County in
which Sncb Injury occus TIE Comn,is,
sioDrrs IN sn", case" are r'quirrh to tendcr
Az nmuuu; sufficient Ia cover The iujury
sustained. If the person injured refuses
to receive the amount - otfcicd aud does
not recover larger am"unt .nn that ten.
dercd hy the Commissioners, hen he shu'i
pay the costs Of tie II, frnGant Aci
March l3 II, 1874 Srntinu 6 ano T. Page
783. Volume II. Genera Statues.
Any neglect by COmn isSiOuers to rrp,ir
bridge and highways &s, is regarded Us
u mi>dr'n"annr, und aron conviction
thereof. they ale liable to y fine OF not less
than Sl00 uor moro thun $500, in he dis
crctun Of the Judge before whom they are
tried. Act 10Th March, 1874. Section 7,
Volume 10, P.go 1855, oi the Gencrai
Statutes.
DUTIES POWERS AND PRIVl-
LEGES OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF HIGH EAY DISTRICTS.