The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-04
JAS. K. P. GOGGANs,
JAMES NJ. KIBLER,
O. MGR. HOLMES.
THE ANDERSON ROAD LAW.

SEC. /. That the County Commission
ers of Anderson County be, and they are
hereby, authorized and required to dl-
vide the public roads ofthe said County
into highway districts Of such size as
they may deem advantageous, and ap-
point an overseer for each district, and
assign such hauds to each district as
thev may see proper, having regard to
the residence of the hands so assigned.
SEC. 2. Every person so appointed
overseer, unless exempt from road
duty, shall be required to serve as here
matter provided, and any person re-
fusing or neglecting to serve when ap-
pointed shall forfeit to the County the
sum of twenty-five dollars, to be ap-
piled to the permanent Improvement
of the roads in said County, as herein
after directed. The term of office OF
such oversecr shall be for two years
from the date of their appointment; but
such overseers shall not be compelled to
serve more than one term.
SEC. 3. The County Commissioners
of said County shall furnish each over
seer with list Of all persons liable to
road duty who are assigned to work
upon the highway district over which
such overseer is appointed, and it shall
be his duty to warn out such hands at
the times and places designated by the
County Commissioners, and at such
times as the eXigencies of the weather
may necessitate.
SEC. 4. The County Commissioners
shall require all persons liable to road
duty in said County to work upon the
public roads not less than eight nor
more than twelve days in each year,
and it shall require eight hours Of ac-
tual work to constitute a days work
under this Section.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty of each
overseer to keep list of the hands
under his control and note the hours of
actual work which each hand does, and
to return to the County Commissioners
after each working ordered by them a
list of each hand under his control
| who works, and the number Of hours
he has actually worked. And he shall
also keep list Of such hands as refuse
or fail to work, and such return shall
| be sworn to, in whole or in part, and
return the same to the County Com
missioners, and shall by oath attest the
correctness of each .ist so kept and re-
turned by him.
SEC. s. The County Commissioners
shall direct the times of working said
roads, and the place in each district at
which work shall begin, and the over
seer in each district shall proceed to
work the roads under his charge thor
oughly as he goes, archiog the same to
the centre, with drains on each side to
convey the water, and when necessary
shall protect such drains from wash
| ing by throwing in stone at suitable
| distances. Whenever it is necessary to
convey water or to provide for it to cross
any road, he shall have the drain across
such road laid in stone and Of such
width as to afford an easy crossing,
where bridge may not be necessary.
He shall make the roads at least twen-
ty feet wide, and shall protect them by
suitable drains or posts from interfer-
ence by cultivation.
SEC. I. The County Commissioners
shall provide such overseers with such
number of picks and scrapers as they
may see proper. and such oversee-s
shall be responsible for the custody of
the same. All hands warned to work
the roads shall bring with them hoe,
! shovel or other farm tool as directed by
the said overseer.
SEC. s. Any hand in said County
may compound for his work by paying
to the ove:seer, and taking his receipt
in writing therefor, the sum Of five
dollars per annunl, which sum shall be
returned ty such overseer, with a
monthly statement duly verified by
affidavit showing Of whom received, to
the County Commissioners for the per-
manent road fund of the County here,
matter provided for.
SEC. 9. That the County Commis.
sioners Of Anderson be and they are
hereby, authorized and required to levy
annually the sum Of one-fourth Of one
mill, il so much be necessary, on all Of
the taxable property of the County, tc
be designated as 4 permanent improve
ment fund, and the proceeds therefron,
shall be annually expended by saiC
Commissioners in macadamizing OF
permanently fixing the worst places
in the public roads, or construct
ing rock culverts where necessary
across the said roads.
SEC. 10. The provisions of existing
lews relating to the working of high
ways shall remain of force in sale
County, except SO far as they may b,
modified by the provisions of this Act
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