Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-03-31

for which the person was summoned to assist
in removing. 18th Statute, Page 784, Sec.
ton 5, Act of 10Th of March, 1874.
Persons liable to road duty may by relieved
of such work by paying to the County Treas.
urer one dollar per day for every day he is
required to work on the public roads. 10Th
Statute, Page 784, Section 9, Act of 18th of
March, 1874. The amount 80 paid is to be
applied by County Commissioners TO the re.
pair of the roads in the district in which such
person resides. 10th Statute, page 6S4, Sec
ton 9, Act of March 18th, 1874.
Any one having performed road duty,
who shall remove from one county to another,
he may be relieved by producing certificate
from the overseer o. ..the highway district in
which he performed said labor, showing the
number of days he has worked during the
year, or the amount Of money paid to the
Treasurer. This shall be discharge for the
amount specified in the certificate. The resi-
dence of any person who has family shall
be held to be where his family resides, and
the residence of any other person shall be
where he boards in any county of this State.
10Th Statutes, Page 7S7, Section IL, Act of
March 18th, 1874.
CITIZENS MAY ERECT GATES.
1t may be lawful for any citizen of this
State, over whose land any road may pass,
other than public highway, to erect gates
thereon, and any person owning or erect
ing such gates shall be liable to be indict-
ed for nuisance if they fail to keep them
in good order. In case any person shall in
terfere with, injure, destroy or wilfully leave
open any such gates, such person shall be
liable to an indictment as for misdemeanor.
Sections 8 and 9, Chapter Al, Revised Stat.
utes.
The Commissioners, by Act of February
18th, 1878, have power to permit the erec'
ton of gates upon application of any citizen
wherever they think it proper. Page 36l,
Act of 1875.
Inhabitants of this State may cut bitches,
&C., across public highways. Any inhabitant
of this State shall have power, for the purpose
of draining his or her lands, to cut ditch or
bitches, canal or canals, across any public
highway in this State; Provided, such person
shall be bound to bridge such canal or ditch
under the direction of the County Commis-
sioners, and keep the same in good repair for
one year, after which time the County Com
missioners shall take charge of such bitches
or canals and keep them in repair. Section
10, Chapter A, Revised Statutes.
PENALTIES FOR INJURING AND OBsTRUCTING
HIGHWAYS, &C.
Persons wilfully injuring any highway or
any part thereof shall upon conviction, be
imprisoned not more than three months nor
less than one month, and pay fine not ex.
ceeding Eve hundred dollars nor less than
twenty dollars, at the discretion of the Judge
before whom convicted. He shall also bear
the expense of repairing the same. Any one
obstructing the highway and refusing to re-
move the obstruction when requested so to
do, shall be deemed guilty Of nuisance,
and upon conviction, shall be fined not more
than ten nor less than two dollars, and shall
pay the expenses of removing said nuisance.
Sections 10 and 16, Chapter Al, Of the Re-
vised Statutes.
Employers of laborers are required, when
requested, to give overseers list of the per-
sons in his employ liable to road duty. Any
refusal to comply with such request of the
overseer is misdemeanor, and the person so
offending, upon conviction before Trial
Justice, shall pay fine of ten dollars or be
imprisoned ten days. Act of March 18th,
1878, Page SIG.
DUTIES OF SOLICITORS.
On information of any two persons that
any highway has been diverted from its orig
inal course, without authority of the law, the
Solicitor shall commence suit against such
person or persons who have altered the high
ways, in order to compel the parties to restore
at their own expense the high road in Its
original course. Section II, Chapter A,
Revised Statutes