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

ers in such cases are required to tender an
amount sufficient to cover the injury sustain
ed. If the person injured refuses to receive
the amount so offered and does not recover a
larger amount than that rendered by the
Commissioners, then he shall pay the costs Of
the Defendant. Act March 18th, 1874, Sec
tions 6 and 7, Page 7SS, Volume IL, General
Statutes.
Any neglect by Commissioners to repair
bridges and highways, &C., is regarded as a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
they are liable to fine of not less than 500
nor more than $500, in the discretion of the
Judge before whom they are tried. Act 18th
. March, 1874, Section 7, Volume 15, Page 7S5
of the General Statutes.
DUTIES, POWERS AND PRIVILEGES OF SUPER.
INTENDENTs OF HIGHWAY DISTRICTS.
The Superintendent has general supervision,
under the direction of County Commissioners,
of roads and highways in the district for
which he was appointed
The Superintendents, by reason of their Of:
fee, are exempt from road duty. He must
report, every three months, in writing, to the
County Commissioners the condition of roads
and bridges in his district.
The superintendent shall divide the roads
in his district into convenient sections, of not
less than two nor more than five miles. For
each of said sections it is his duty to appoint
an overseer and to each overseer he assigns
company of hands. As far as practicable
the hands are to be assigned by Superinten-
dents to the road nearest the residence of the
hand. Whenever the Superintendent deems
it necessary to have roads worked or repairs
done on bridges, which hands can do, he may
order the overseer to call out his hands on
twelve hours notice, requiring each hand to
bring with him hoe, axe or other tool. The
Superintendent determines the tool each hand
shall work with and the number of days at
each working; Provided, That no hand can
he worked more than twelve days in one year.
Roads along the line Of highway districts
are to be divided into sections and worked by
such hands of either district as the Superin-
tendents of such adjoining districts may di.
rect.
Tthe Superintendent must cause his over
seer to look after and repair all bridges in
their several districts that can be convenient
ly repaired by road hands. If bridges can.
not be conveniently repaired by road hands,
then the Superintendent must report the
same to the Commissioners, to be let out by
them according to law.
If the Superintendent neglects to work
roads in bis district when ordered by Com
missioners, he shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and, on conviction before
Trial Justice, he shall be. fined not less ten or
more than fifty dollars.
DUTIES AND POWERS OF ovERsEERs OF HIGH
WAY SECTIONS.
Overseers are appointed by the Superin.
tendent for each section, and they have con-
troll of the working of the section, for which
they are appointed. Act 1879.
1t is the duty of the overseer to have per-
sons liable to road duty warned out to work
said roads, whenever ordered by the Superin-
tendent. Act 1879
If the overseer Of the section for which he
is appointed neglects to work the road in his
section, when ordered by the Superintendent
having charge of such sections, he shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and be sub ject to a
fine of not less than five or more than twenty
dollars Act December "a, 1879.
He shall have all Instructions removed
from the sections, and may call out sutfi-
cient number of road hands to aid him in this.
Any neglect to remove distractions is regard
ed as 4 misdemeanor, and subjects the over.
seer, in neglecting his duty, to a fine of fifteen
dollars. Volume Is, Statutes, Page 1856, Sec.
tion 5 of the Act approved March 10, 1874.
In warning men to work the public roads
he shall make out list for the warner, re-
quiripg him to give notice to each person
liable to road duty, the kind ofa tool he shall
use in working upon the roads. Volume 18,
Statutes, Page 7S5, Section 10, Act March
19, 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
owners If pay is demanded for such timber,
&C., he shall pay for the same. Volume 15,
Statutes, Page 785, Section 10, Act March
l9, 1874.
They shall allow man working one day
and furnishing horse, pow or cart, two days
labor, and one working for himself one day
and furnishing wagon and two horses, mules
or oxen, three days labor. Volume 15, Stat.
utes, Page 682. Section I, Act March 19,
1874.
DUTIES OF WARMERS.
The warner receives his appointment from
the overseer. He is required to give every
person liable to road duty twelve hours no.
tice of the day and hour and the place where
he is required to meet to begin thu work.
Act December 24th, 1879.
For such services the warner is exempt five
days from road duty Volume Is, Statutes,
Page 956, Act March "a, 1875, Section 2.
PERSONS LIABLE TO ROAD DUTY
All able bodied male persons, between six
teen and fifty years are liable to road duty,
except ministers of the gospel, trustees and
teachers of schools and colleges, members of
board of assessors. 18th Statute, Page 956,
Act of March oath, 1875, Section 2; Act
1878, Page 582, Section 43, School Act;
Act December IA, 1878, Section 4, Assessors
Act Act 1878, Page 1856; Act amendatory
to the Act of March 10, 1874, which amends
Chapter 45 of revised Statutes.
In Edge6eld and Chester counties the per.
sons liable to road duty are those between
the ages of sixteen and sixty five. Act 1878,
Page 1885, Students in Due West College
and Theological Seminary are exempt from
road duty. Act March 18th, 1878, Page
4S4
Persons duly warned are subject to the di.
rection of the overseer in charge. Failure to
work according to direction of said overseer
subjects said Derson so failinp tn fine or i'm.