The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-20
THE PUBLIC ROAD QUESTION.

Alterations OF tho Prepent System Rerom-
mrndcd Carefully Prepared sunscstsous
for u Suitable Bnl to be Intrutuced IN the
Legislature.
10 the EHitOr Of tie NCirs ana
Couiicr: l have thought "a great deal
upon the subject OF roads in South
Carolina and have read Al that Gem
cral lfutIcr has published Upon the
subject, and am thoroughly satisfied
that the present system, with modihra-
tjons, is the best that can he devised
Ir the State, taking into consideration
tIiahye&f N ffe pfssent rosd aW
I. All persons liable TO road duty
shall be required to work the roads
six days and no more each year.
2. The road working tiavs through.
ont the State shall be the first f, ii.y
and Saturday in the months Of April.
August and October, but HE superin.
tendcnt Of highways may, for bud
weather or other sufficient cause, post
poiIe the time one week.
3. The road service may be com
mutcd by the payment of two dollars
into the county treasury at the time of
collecting the annual taxes.
4. On or before the 10Th Of March
each year the county commissioners
shall give to thc superintendent of
highways Of highways of each road
district a list Of ell who have com
mntcu road service in the respective
districta.
). n superintendent, on finding that
he has not sufficient hands to perform
the necessary work, shaI report the
fact I" the county commissioners, who
may authorize him to hire additional
hnuds ut the price usually paid to day
lubDrcrS.
G. lie shall instruct tfirt; road over
scers where the roads must be worked
and III what way, and shall Inspect the
roads ench time before the work is
begun, during the progress and after
the completion of each two DAYS
work.
Z. llc shall receive from the county
commissioners all necessary im,,,c-
mcnts for working the roads and be
responsible for their safekccpinY.
.. He shall report to the cuuntv
commissioners all absentees and ali
who neglect or refuse to do faithful
work, who upon conviction shall be
deemed guilty Of misrtcmcanor; pro.
viding, however, if the dotauiter shall
before trial pay at the rate Of one dol
lar day for the time lost with costs
Gf any further proceedings shall
cease.
y. Each road ovcrseer shall, on the
Thursday before beginning work, ol,-
tain from the superintendent the imipc-
ments needed by his squad, giving
his receipt for the same, and shall re-
turn the implements OH the Monday
following.
10. Zach squad Of road workers
shall assemble at the central point Of
the respective road sections Gt no
other point has been Indicated prrvi.
ously by the Oversccr) at . O'Clock
q. M, of the first Friday of April,
August and October Of each year.
II. The superintendent Of highways
shall receive pny Al the rate OF one
dollar AMI fifty cents a day for not
more than twenty days each year. In
Fairfield county superin, cntlents OF
highways arc allowed pay for twelve
days.)
II. Eight hours faithful work shall
constitute ~ road working day.
l3. Il he six days above indicated
having been established by law, warn
ings will be Dispensed with, and no
one will be excused on account of H.
norancc of the law.
II. A tax on property must be lew
led to aid in building bridges, lever.
ling hills. filling up hollows and grad
ing and turnpiking wherever mcedcd.
10. All persons convicted Of larceny
or any other Infamous crime, instead
of being scnt to the pcnitentiary or
confined In itilemess at the public ex-
pcnse in the county Jail, "a at present,
should be put at hard labor upon the
highways under the control Of tho
county commissioners. BY this means
The roads for five miles aro,lhd tho
courthouse towns might be rfiftadl
amized In n few years.
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