The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-03-04
THE ROAD LAW.

The following Act OF the Legislature
of general interest
An Act to Amend an Act Approved Marcl
, l9th 1874, entitled Au Act to amen,
Chapter XIV of Title nj. Part [, o
tho General Statutes, Relating to til,
Repairs of Highways and Bridges.
SEcrroN |. b. It enacted By the Scnat,
and House of Representatives, OF the Stat,
o! South Carol,ua, now met aud sitting it
General Assembly, aud by the authority o.
the same, That the Act approved March
10Th, 1874, entitled "An Act to amend
Chapter XIV Of Title Nj, Part |. of the
General Statutes" be, and the same i,
hereby, amendsl~:ss folioWsI: Strike ou'
Section Of said Act, and insert in lieu
thereof the following: That each twnshir
IN the several counties Of this State shall
constitute / highway district and it shall
be the duty Of the Board Of County Com,
mlssioners of each county annually, iurin .
the carly portion Of each year, to appoint
somc suitable and proper person supcrin-
tcndcnt OF highways for each hishwty dis
trict he shall be Il 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 said duty
Each superintendent of highways shall
kold lis office and b. required to Discharge
the duties OF the same for twelve months
from the date of his appointment. lie
may be removed by tho county commissions
! ers aud another appointmcnt to,Gll out,his
term if ffeaRx 'lhSs q,
removal nescss Or proper he Shall have
general supesk kn 5f Tho highways and
roads in his dkt nndcr tho direction of
the county com sioners. He shall once
in every thfse b thths report to tho county
commission 8 I'd writing tho condition of
the roads add bldg 8 in his district"
SEC. 2Sstriss ont Section 3 of said
Act and insert lien thereof the following
''Thc Supcrinte adent ofshighway districts
shall divide lhe sksys ia his district
into suitable sectioasar districts Of not less
than two uprfinq d five miles each, and
he sh;tll appoint an ovcrseer of roads for
annh-nf s.i l-As4AAi.,,,.- a;sk.iats IT., shall
suitable squads or cjmprnieS, and assign
squad or company to each ovcrsccr of Sec
ton or district. lie shrll require the over
Secrs Of roads in his highway district to
cal! ont the hands assigned to their rcspcc
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and repair and build bridge Of snms, when
ever he may deem it necessary, after
twelve hours notice, anl shall require every
road hand TO bring with him for use hoe,
axe, mattock, spade or other too! for work
on the road or bridges. lie shall deter
mine the number of days t1r each working
and the tools to be brought by such road
hand ProUilc1, That not more than twelve
days work arc required Of any one hand
in a year. When the county commissioners
or any of them give orders TO the Super
intcnlcnt of highway districts to have any
work done in his district and he ncglcc,s
to do the same, he shall be deemed guilty
Of miSdcmcanor, and, upon conviction
thereof in Trial Justices court, he shall
Dc hhcd IN sum o' not 'c9" TIA" 'e'' "or
more than fifty dollars, and the ovcrSrcrs OF
districts for ncglccting TO clli out their
hands and worl rho roads when rcouircJ
by the Superintendent of highway districts
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and, upon conviction thereof III the court
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