Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1883-03-15
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The following is a complete synopsis
of the road law of this State, showing
the duties of overseers of pu.lic high
ways, their discretionary powers in
repairing roads, and list Of exemp,
tions from road duty.
Each township constitutes high.
way district.
The county commissioners shall an
nually appoint a superintendent Of
highways for each highway district
for which he is appointed and liable
to road duty, but exempt therefrom
by reason Of his office. He shall have
superintendent of highways in his
district, under the direction of the
county commissioners, to whom he
ehall make report once in three
months of the condition of the roads
in his district.
Each superintendent shall divide
the highways in his district into suita-
bic sections of not less than two, nor
more than five miles and appoint over
seers for each of said sections. He
shall likewise divide all persons liable
to road duty in his district into two
companies or squads and assign a
squad to each overseer, as far as prac.
ticable, assigning the road hands to
the nearest road, and shall require
the overseer to call out the hands to
work the roads, repair and build
bridges of same whenever he may
deem it necessary, after twelve hours
notice and shall require each hand to
bring with him hoe, axe, mattock or
other tool. He shall determine the
number of days for each working and
the tool to be brought, provided not
more than twelve days work shall be
required Of any hand in year. For
refusing or neglecting to carry out
any work required by the county
commissioners, or any Of them, the
superintendent Of highways shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction, before Trial Justice
shall be fined not less.than $40 nor
more than $50. Overseers for neglect
ing to call out hands and work roads,
when required BY the superintendent
upon conviction in trial justice court,
oboll he fined mot less than S.. nor
more than $50.
Superintendents snail jointly divide
a highway running along the line Of
two highway districts, and shall as
sign hands from their respective dis,
tricts to work the same. Overseers
shall require their hands to do such
work on bridges as will preserve
them and keep them in order, when
it can be conveniently done. Ifbridges
need such repairs as should be given
out under contract, superintendent
shall report the same to the county
commissioners without delay.
When any highway sha | become
obstructed by storms, or otherwise,
the over, eer shall summon sufficient
number of hands to open and repair
such highway. Any overseer failing
to call out hands, for the space of &
day, after application made by any
citizen, shall unless he has sufficient
excuse therefor, forfeit SIS, to be col
lected in an action in the name Of the
county commissioners. Any perron
liable to work on highways and neg
lecting to turn out, on such extraor-
| dinary occasions and assist in open
ing and repairing such highways, after
being summoned, shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be fined s. per day.
If any person shall perform more
days labor than is required by law he
shall be paid 81 per day tor the over
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