The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-01-24

assign such hands to each district as they
may see proper, having regard to the
Importance of the, road and the residence
Of the hands 30 assigned. ..,........
SEC. 2. Every person 30 appointed
oveneer, unless exempt from road duty,
shall be required to serve as hereinafter
provided, and any person refusing or
neglecting to serve when appointed shall
forfeit to the County the sum of twenty.
Eve dollars. The term Of such oyerseer
shall be two years from the date OF
appointment, but no overaeer shall be
required to serve two terms in succession,
and shall be exempt from road duty for
two years Immediately succeeding such
term. -
SEC. 8. The County Commissioners Of
said County shall furnish each overseer
with a list of-all persons liable to road
duty who are assigned to work upon the
highway district over which such over.
seer is appointed, and it shall be his duty
to. warn out such hands as the times and
places designated BY the County Com
missioners, and .at such times as the
exigencies.of the, weather may necessi-
tate. ~ q ~ ~. ~!
SEC. Al The County Commissioners
shall require all persons liable to road
duty in said County to work upon the
public roads notices. than six, nor more
than twelve days in each year, and it
shall'require eight hours of actual work
to constitute a days work under this sec.
ton, except in the County Of Marlboro,
where the minimum time shall be four
days and the maximumtime twelve days.
SEC. s. It shall be the duty of each
oyerseer to keep a list of the handsunder
his control, and note the hours of actual
work which each hand does, and to
return 10 the County Commissioners
after each working ordered by them a
list Of each hand under his control who
works, and the number of hands he has
actually worked. He shall also keep a
list Of such hands as refuse or fail to
work, and make his return to the County
Commissioners with his certificate
attached thereto as to the correctness Of
such return.
SEC. 6. The County Commissioners
shall direct the times Of working said
roads,, and the place in each district at
which the work shall begin, and the
oyerseer in each district shall proceed to
work the roads under his charge thor.
oughly as he goes, arching the same to
the centre, with drains on each side to
convey the water, taking care to protect
such drains from washing. He may
make the roads twenty feet wide, and
shall protect them by suitable drains or
posts from interference by cultivation.
. SEQ 1.-THE County Commissioners
shall provide such overseers with such
number Of picks and scrapers as they
may see proper, and such overseer shall
be responsible. for the custody of the
same. All hands warned to work the
road shall bring such working tools as
the overseer may direct.
SEC. s. Any hand in said County may
compound for his work by paying to the
overseer, and taking a receipt in writing
therefor, the sum of ss per annum,
except in Edgefeld, Richland and Able.
vile Counties, where it shall be S. pei
annum, aud all sums received shall be
returned by such overseer to the County
Commissioners at their next meeting
thereafter with9.a list Of the persons pay.
ing the same.
Sec. 9. All moneys received as afore'
said by the County Commissioners shall
be expended by them for the improve
ment of the roads in the districts whence
the moneys were received.
SEC. 10. It shall be the duty of the
County Commissioners to-; enforce the
provisions OF this Act, and for any neg
lect or refusal they shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and shall each
be punished by fine of not less thar
$40 nor more than $50 for each offence
by way of refusal or neglect.
SEC. IL. The provisions of existing
laws relating to working Of highways
shall remain of force in said Counties
except so far as they are modified by The
provisions of this Act.