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TIE PUBLIC ROADS.

the Duties OF OH .ors and CltizeIis.
The following Act Of the Legislature
Is Of general interest:
AN ACT to Amend an Act Approved
March 10Th, 1874, entitled San Act
to Amend Chapter xiv Of Title XXI.
Part !, of the General Statutes, Relat-
ing to the Repairs Of Highways and
Bridges. :,
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House Of Representatives
of the State Of South Carolina, now
met and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority Of the came,
Ihat the Act approved March 10Th,
1874, entitled "An Act to amend
Chapter XIV of Title XII, Part l.. of
the General Statutes" be, and the
same is hereby, amended as follows:
Strike out Section 2 Of said Act, and
insert in lieu thereof the following {:
"Fhat each township in the several
Counties Of this Stale shall constitute
highway district, and it shall be the
duty OF the Board OF County Commits
sioners Of each County annually, dur
Ing the early portion OF each year, TO
appoint some suitable and proper
person Superintendent Of Highways
for each highway district; he shall bc
resident in the highway district for
which he is appointed, and Of those
liable to road duty therein, and by
reason Of his office exempt from suid
duty. Each Superintendent Of High
ways shall hold his office and be re-
quircd to discharge the duties Of the
same for twelve months from the date
OF his appointment. lie may be re-
moved by the County Commissioners
and another appointed to fill out his
term, II for any cause they shall deem
his removal necessary or proper; he
shall have general supervision of the
highways and roads In his district un-
der the direction ofthe County Com
missioncrs. I1e shall once IN every
three months report to the County
commissioners IN writing the condi-
ton Of the roads and bridges in his
district"
SEC. 9. Strike out Section 8 of
said Act and insert in lieu thereof the
following: "The Superintendent Of
Highway Districts shall divide the
highways IN his district into suitable
SECTIONS or districts Of not less than
two nor more than five miles each, and
nc shall appoint an overscer Of roads
for each OF said sections or districts.
lie sllall also divide the persons liable
to road duty in his highway district
into convenient and suitable squads or
companies, and assign n squad or com
pany to each ovcrseer Of section or
district. Hc shall, as far as practical
bic, assign the road hands to the near
est roads. He shall require the over
seer OF roads in Lis highway district
to call out the hands assigned to their
respective sections or districts and
work the roads and repair and build
bridges OF same, whenever he may
deem it necessary, after twelve hours
notice, and shall require every road
hand to bring with him for use hoe,
axe, mattock, spade or other tool for
work on the road or bridges. He
shall determine the number Of DAYS for
each working and the tools TO be
bi ought by such road hand: Provid-
ed, That not more than twelve davS'
work arc required Of any one hand in
a. year. When the County Commits
sloners or amy of them give orders to
the Superintendent Of Highway Dis
tricts to have any work done in his
district. and he neglects to do the same,
nc shall be deemed guilty of a misdc-
and, upon conviction thereof
IN Trial Justices ourt, lie shall be
lined in sum Of not less than ten nor
more than fifty dollars, and the over
seers OF districts tor neglecting to cal.
out their hands and work tho roads
when required by the Superintendent
of Highway Districts shall be deemed
guilty or a misdcmean0r, and, upon
thereof in the Court above
named, be fined in SIM OF not less
lhan five nor more than twenty dol
ars. Whenever II highway runs along
ne line OF two highway district the
Of the same shall Joint
y divide the highway into suitable
sections and appoint all oversccr for
each OF said sections and they shah
assign to each oversccr from their re-
spective districts or from either district
such laborers and road hands as NAV
De necessary to work the same. Each
superintendent of Highway Districts
snail cause his ovcrSccrs when work
nE sections in which there are bridges
10 have such repairs or work done on
such bridges to preserve them and
keep them in order as can convenient
y be done by the road hands. And
n such case the needed repairs to
bridges are Of such a character that
hey shall in the opinion Of the Super
htendent be given out under contract
~ the County Commissioners he
'hou ld report the same to sad Com
nisSioncrs without delay.
SEC. 3. That all Acts or parts of
Acts inconsistent with this Act be, and
lie same are hereby, repealed.
Approved December "a, 1879.
How THEY GOT RIcn.-"You see
hat man just crossing the strcct?" re-
marked Chicago man to New
Yorker whom he was towing around
o see the sights. "Wcll, that man
sold popcorn in this city for twenty
wo years, and he is worth $3.50, ,OOO."
did he make it selling popcorn?"
'Oh, no. lie made his pile selling
Lake front lots" Pretty soon the
guide called his attention to a man
in the door of bank, and
added: "That man opened the first
l5lble house west Of New York city.
thirty years ago he was rat poor.
To-day he runs that bank" did he
make bis money selling Biblcs?" ooh,
10. lie bought prairie land and held
on to it." In the course Of ten min
ntcs big building was pointed ont ms