The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-12-10


Abolished and the ofiee OF County Su-
pervissr to be Created-Fall Textof.he
Bill.
COLUMBIA, ). c., Dec. 4.-The fol-
lowing bill, which was introduced in the
House lasc Monday, is now before the
Legislature. and the chances seems to
be that it will become law substan-
TALLY in its present form:
Section |. All Acts relating TO the
election, duties, powers ard rights of
County Commissioners arc repealed.
Section 2. There shall be an election
held at the next general election for
state officers in the several Counties of
the Stpte for one County supervisor.
and Mt every general election thereafter,
whose term OF office shall be two years;
provided that Immediately after the pas
sage OF this Act the Governor shall an
point one discreet frcchOldcr in each of
thc several Counties to act as supervis.
or until the election shall have been held.
Section 3. The bond of the County
supervisor shall be in the penal sum of
$1,000.
Section 4. The County supervisor
Snail have general jurisdiction over all
public highways, roads, bridges and fer
TICS, ana over the paupers, and III all
matters relating to taxes, and disburse.
ment OF public funds for County Durpos-
CD and III any other case that NAV be
necessary TOR the internal Improvement
ana local concerns of the County; he
snail nave power to administer oaths in
reference TO matters pertaining TO his
office.
Sections. The Governor shall appoint
one discreet frecholder in each township
III the several Counties, who shall be
known as tho township road commits
sloner; whose term Of Office shall be
cotermlnal with that Of the Governor
Who appoints him. In case of the re-
iusal OF any person so appointed to
serve rs commissioner he shall forfeit
10 the County $50, to be applied to the
County road fund; proxl!Gl.CC11 j, tnat no per-
son snail 1Ress'?equlred to serve more Than
IN. .G7E--- .efy four years, and SAID com.
mlssloners shall, during the term of his
Office, be exempt from all road and Jury
duty.
Section 6. The County supervisor and
Tic commissioner of roads shall consti-
tute tho board of road commissioners,
the supervisor to be chairman.
Section 7. The township commission
ers and the County supervisor shall Or
game as soon as practicable and shall
meet thereafter on the first Monday in
January, April, July and October of
each year at the County court house, to
transact business. The chairman may
call extra meetings, and shall be re.
qulred TO 40 80, upon the written re-
quest OF three members Of the board.
Section 8. The supervisor and the
commissioners shall lay of the roads,
bridges and ferries OF the several town
shlps OF their respective Counties into
convenient sections, which shall be
numbered, tor the purpose OF letting out
tho same to be worked under contract.
Section .. The County supervisor
shall advertise in a newspaper in his
County once week tor three weeks and
ny posted notices for bids for operating
the several sections Of highways, ETC.,
the lowest bid made by responsible |
person to be accepted.
Section 10. The contractor shall enter
INTO bond double the amount of his bid. |
section III. In case of failure to per-
form conditions OF bond the board shal, |
declare the same forfeited, and the So
licltor shall enter suit for the pepalty
thereof, the money re covered to become |
part of the County road fund.
Section IL. The board shall have
power to remove defaultng contractors
and to relet the contract,
Section l3. The County Treasurers
are authorized and empowered to receive
from persons liable to road duty the |
sum OF $l.5O as a Communication lax in
lieu OF all road duty, and all money so |
paid shall be set apart and known as |
the Coupty road fund. This tax shall |
be- paH on or before March | of each
Year, or when the State and County
taxes are paid.
section IA. The County Treasurer
shall furnish the supervisor n list of
those who have paid their communications
tax, and the township commissioners
shall furnish the supervisor llst of
those liable to road duty, and the super
VISOR shall check Off the names of all
persons reported on the list of the Coun.
" treasurer as having paid their COM
mutation tax, and all persons named on
the iist 80 checked shall be require TO
days.
, 'eH'ioA 1o' LIS contractor shall nj.
low the board Ofroad commissioners not
less than SO cents per diem for the labor
OF any person assigned to him under
section ID, and said sum shall be cred
iteu upon the amount due said contrac.
tor by tie board.
Secllon IL. In case of refusal to pay
Commu;ation tax or TO perform road
o".Y, person shall be deemed guilty Of
m!sdemeanor, and upon conviction
snail be fined SO and costs or imprison-
ment tor twenty days; provided that if
m he neglect to pay the tax the County
treasurer Is autCrized to receive the
same, with a penalty Of SO per cent.
added, 1t tho same be rendered within
fifteen days.
Section II. AL. claims against the
County tor operating roacs shall lie pre-
sented 10 the board Of commissioners,
ana the supervisor shall draw, his war;