The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-04-13

Act. 1878, Volume Is, Page 582,
Section 43, School Act Act De,
cember II, 1878, Section 4, AS
SCISSORS Act; Volume Is, Page.
IT'S; Act amcndatory to the Act
Of March 10, 1874, which amends
Chapter As Of Revised Statutes.
Volume Is, Page 257.
In Edge6eld and Chester coun-
ties the persons liable to road
duty are those between the ages
Of sixteen aud sixty-ive. Act
1878, Page 736. Students in Due.
West College and Theological Sem
mary are exempt from road duty.
Act March 18th, 1878, Page
484. And, also, teachers employ.
ed in the Newberry College and
the students in attendance upon
the exercises of the same as pu-
pills. Volume II, Page ATT, Ac,
of December "a, 1850. ": :-.
Persons duly warned are subject tc
the direction of the overseer in charge.
Failure to work according to direction
Of said overseer subjects the person So
failing to fue or Imprisonment, of not
less than Eve nor more than ten dol
lars, or not less than five nor more
than twenty days, upon conviction
thereof, before Trial Justice. 10th
Statutes, Page 7S4, Section T., Act Of
March 10Th, 1874. %.7..5
Any road hand, after being duly
summoned, who shall neglect to assist
in removing distractions from public
roads. shall pay three dollars per day
fer every day the overseer is engaged
in removing the obstruction for which
the person was summoned to assist in
removing. 10Th Statute, Page 784,
Section 5, Act of 10Th of March,
1874. " - .
Persons liable to road duty may be
relieved of such work by paying,
before the time for such working. to
the County Treasurer one dollar per
day for every day he is required to
wcrk On tie pubic roads. 18th Stat.
ute, Page 1856, Section 8, Act of l9th
of March, 1874. The amount so
paid is to be applied by County Com
uissioners to the repair of the roads
10 the district in which SUCH person
resides. 18th Statute, Page 684,
Section 9, Act of March 18th, 1874.
Any one having performed road
duty, who shall remove from one
county to another, may be relieved
by producing a certificate from the
overseer of the highway district in
which he performed said labor, show
ing the uumber of days he has worked
during the year, or the amount of
mouey paid to the Treasurer This
shall be discharge for the amount
specified in the certificate. The resi-
depce of any person who has a family
shall be held TO be where his faulty
resides, and the residence Of any other
person shall be held to be where he
boards 10 any county of this State. 18th
Statutes, Page 1877, Section II, ACT
of March 18th, 1874. H..
CITIZENS NAY ERECT GATES.
It shall be lawful for any citizen of
this State, over whose land any road
may pass, other than public high
way, to erect gates thereon, and any
person owning or erecting such gates
shall be liable to be Indicted for a
nuisance if they fail to keep them in
good order. To case any person shall
interfere with, injure, destroy or will
fully leave open any such gates, such
person shall be liable to an indict-
ment as for misdemeanor. Sections
s and 8, Chapter fl, Revised Stat
utes. ............
The Commissioners BY Act Of Feb
ruary the l4th, 1878, have power to
permit the erection Of gates across
public highways upon application Of
any citizen whenever they think it
proper. Page .36l, Act Of 1878.
Inhabitants of this State may cut
bitches, &C., across public highways.
| Auy inhabitart of this State shall
have power, for the purpose of drain
ing bis or her lands, to cut ditch or
bitches, canal or canals, across any pub
lie highway in this State; Provided,
such person shall be bound to bridge
such canal or ditch under the dirsc-
tion of the County Commissioners.
and keep the same in good repair for
one year, after which time the Ccun
ty Commissioners shall take charge of
such bitches or canals and keep them
in repair. Section 10, Chapter A /,
Revised Statutes. ..z..sz=.s u,
PENALTIES FOR 1SJURING AND OBJ
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