The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-17

| amount than that rendered BIZ the Com.
missionors, then he shall pay the costs OF
the Defendant. Act March 18th, 1874,
Sections 9 and Z, Page 7S5, Volume l2,
General Statutes.
Amy neglect by Commission ers TO re.
pair bridges and highways, &C., 10 re.
garded as misdemeanor, and upon con,
victiOn thereof, they aye liable to q fine
of not less than 500 nor more than $500,
in the discretion of the Judge before
whom they are tried. Act 10Th March,
1874 sectioq z Volume 20. Page 785, of
DUTIYs, .PoWkHss AND PRIVILEGES OF
sUPERINTENDENTs OF HIGHWAY DIS
IRICTs.
The Superintendent have general su.
pesvision, under tie direction of County
Commissioners, Of roads and highways in
the district for which he was appointed.
The Snperintendents, by reason ofiheir
office, are exempt from road duty. He
must report every three months in writing
to County Commissioners the condition
of roads and bridges in his district.
The Superintendent shall divide the
roads in his district into convenient sec.
tions of not less than two nor moro than
five miles. For each of said sections it
is his duty to appoint an overseer and to
each oyerseer he assigns q company of
hands. AS far as practicable the hands
are to be assigned by Superintendent to
road nearest the residence of the hand.
Whenever the Superintendent. ieems it
necessary to have roads worked or repairs
done on bridges, which hands can do, ho
may order the overseer to call ort bis
banda on twelve hours notice, recurring
each hand to bring with him g hoe; axe
or other tool. The Superintendent do.
termines the tool each hand shall vorl.
with and tho number Of days at each
working; Provided, That no hand can be
worked more than twelve days In one
year.
Roads along the line of highway dis.
tricts are to be divided into sections and
worked by such hands of either district
| as the eSuperiutendents of such adjoining
districts may direct.
The Superintendent must cause his
| overseer to look after and repair all
| bridges in their several districts that can
be conveniently repaired by road hands.
If bridges cannot be conveniently re.
paired by road hands, then the Superin.
tendent must report the same q the
Commissioners, to be let out by them
according to law.
If tho Superintendent neglects 10 work
roads in his district when ordered by
Commissioners, he shall be deemed guilty
Of misdemeanor, and, on conviction
before Trial Justice, he shall be fined
| not less titan ten or more than fifty
dollars.
D JTIES AND POWERS OF OYERsEERs OF
HIGHWAY SECTIONS.
Oyerseers are appointed. by the Super.
iptendeEt for each section, and they have
control of the working of the section for
which they are appointed. Act 1879.
1t is the duty of the overEeer to have
persons liable to road duty warned out to
work said roads, Whenever ordered by the
Superintendent. Act 1879.
:. If the oyerseer of the section for which
he is appointed neglects to work the road
in his section when ordered by the Su-
perintendent having charge of euch Sec
tions, he shall be guilty of @ misdemeanor
| and be subject to fine of not less than
FIVE or more than twenty dollars. Act
December "a, 1879.
He shall have all distractions removed
from the sections, and may call out cuff.
cienS number Of road hands to aid him
IL this. Any neglect to remove obstruc-
tions is regarded a misdemeanor, and
subjects the overseer, IL neglecting his
duty, to fine of fifteen dollars. Volume
Is. Statutes, Page 1856, Section s of the
Act approved March 10, 1874.
In warning men to work the public
roads he shall make out q list for the
warner, requiring him to give a notice to
each person liable to road duty, the kind
cf tool he shall use in working upon
the roads. Volume 1e, Statutes, Page
7S5, Section 10, Act March 10, 1874.
Overseers have full power to cut down
and make use of any timber, wood, earth
or stones in or near the roads. bridges or
causeway, for the purpose of repairing
| the same, when necessary. They shall
not, however, cut rail timber, shade trees,
&C., or take stones from cultivated fields
| without the consent of the ownera. II
pay is demanded for such timber, &C., he
shall pay for the same. Volume 15,
Statutes, Page 785, Section 10, Act March
10, 1874. i'' ,@Ni !.
They shall allow man working one
day and furnishing horse, ploE or cart,
two days labor, and one working fur
himself one day and furnishing a wagon
aud Two horses, mules or oxen three daya'
labor. Volume Is, Statutes, Page 662,
Section 7, Act March 10, 1874.
DUTIES OF WARMERS s.s,
The warner receives his appointment
from the overseer. He is required to
give every person liable to road duty
twelve hours notice of the day and hour
tand the place :s7hero he Jig required 10
/ meet to,begi3 tie work. Act!!Decembsr
[S24th, 1872 W sas ~ - 81 tAs ~
z For such services the warneris exempt
| i've days from road duty. Volume 10,
Statutes, Page 956, Act March "a, 1876,
| Section 2.
PERSONS LIABLE TO ROAD DUTY.
. Al a5ie-bboddield uiaI5 persons, L5ssHosH
sixteeiIand fifty years, are lab lie to road
duty, except ministers of the Goape,
trustees and teachers of schools and col.
leges, mombers Of board of asscssors
10Th Statute, Page 956, Act of March
oath, 1876, Section 2; Act 1878, Pag,
5S2, Section 43. School Act; act Gec5ni
ber IA. 1878, Section 1, Assessors Act
Act 1878, Page 786; Act ar sndatory to
the Act Of March 10, 9,E1s24,s Witch
amends Chapter As of Revised Statutes,
/ In Edgeieid and Chester counties the
persons liable to road duty are those be.
tween the ages of sixteen and sixty.five.
Act 1873, Page 1856. Strdents in Due
West College, aud Theological Seminary
are exempt from road duty. Act March
18th, 1878, Page 484.
Persons duly warned are subject to tho
direction OF the overseer in charge.
Failure to work according to direction OF
said oveFaeer subjects the person 50 fail:
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