The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-11

a4 VEHEnEnr
At the lasi <r II election tbs constitu-
iion,l proviI ID regard 10 The ecc'ion
Of connfv 81 Miners was repealed, and
since then bns been foil Of admicis-
tration plas tt were pend Dg TO meet this
hiatus in fsfem Of county goTernm'nt.
A bill for thu yurpoEe has been introduced
jointly by Representatives J. Il. Mcisurir
90 n--i..- go, ..uu . onn Gary Evans. Of Aiken
The bill Was drsf ei by these gentlemen AMI
Senator y. ID. Evans, Of Marlboro, and it
has been In course OF preparation during
the las, year The following is an epit,ms
Of the bill pxssaici;
&sestie> 2-acts relating to the elee-
tisp, dniIS,( snd rights of coaaty
-commissiont Rs sro ber eby rcpess-l
Section 2.ATAerc shall be an election belI
At the next gn,S 81 election for State officers,
in the several csnnties Of the State, for one
comfy gu. cr'ispr, and at every general eec-
ton the: eater Whose term of Office shall be
| two years rr dled that Immediately after
| the passage of his act the Governor shall
ap, oint ore discreet frceholdcr in each Of
the several unges to act as supervisor un-
al the elec ion sball have been held.
Section 3. The boni If the county SUPER
| yi-or shall he IN Me penal sum of s., 900.
Section 4. Thy county supervisor shall
have general ju' bdiction over al public
highways. rotds, tridse5 and ferries, and
over the paupers, md in all matters reiat
ing to taxes and disbursement of public
funds for county purposes and in any Other
| case that my be- tecc,sary for the internal
| improvement and local concerns Of the c1un-
ty; he shall have power II administer oaths
in matters pertaninS TO his office.
| Section The GOV, rnor shall appoint one
discreet frecholier in each township il the
several couOtcs, who shall be known rs the
| township roal comm ssi ,ner, whose term of
Office shall be coierlDinal with the Governor
who nGgeiois u y, In case Of A the rsta.a!
commissiosSf, t9Fehal forfeit 10 the county
| $50, to he applied to the county roal fund {;
| provided that NO prrsDn shall be required
| to serve more than once in every four years !;
and said commissioner shall during the term
of his office, be exempt from all road anl
jury duty.
Section 6 The county supervisor and the
commissioners Of roads shall constitute the
county board Of road commissioners, the
supervisor to be chairman.
Section Tue township commissioners
and the county supcr.isor shall organizs as
soon ns praeticibl', I'D shall meet hereafter
on the first Mcn.l,y ia January, April, July
and October ofcnch year at the county court
house, to transact business. Tho chairman
may call extra n! oriugs, and shall bc re-
quir,d to do so upn the written request of
thrca members OF lhs board.
| Section The supervisor and the com
miss'oncrs shall lay off the roads, bridges
and ferries oftlc several townships Of their
| respective counties INTO convenient scc:iJDo,
which snail he numbered, for the purpose If
letting out the saG.c TO be worked under
| contracts.
ScGiion 9 The county supervisor shall
advertise in newspaper in his county, once
| awrck for three -sAAls aud by posted II ,ticeS
fer bids for operating the sHycrot aaeiion3 If
highways etc the lowest bi' made 10y II re-
| sp,nsib'o person 10 be acccptcd.
S,ction 10 The contractor shall enter in
| TO bond double tie amount OF his bid.
Section II In case Of failure To rerforUi
conditions of bond, the loar, shall declare
the same forfeited, and the solicitor shall en-
ter suit for the petalty hereof, the money
recovered to become u part Of the county
| roai fund.
Section II The board shall have power to
remove defanltiug contractors and re-let the
| contracts.
Section IL The courty trcasnrcrs are
nu hur;zed and empowered TO receive fron
persons h,ble t. road duty the sam of 81 80
rs commuta ion tax III lieu of all road
| duty. and all money 50 Iril shall BE- set
| nrayt nnd known as the county roid fund.
| THIS tax shall he pn;l on or before March
f each year, or wheG the State and county
taxes are paid
nish ike'supe2!.soy q list Of those who have
paid their come utiop tag, AMI the township
commissioners sha furEi-h the superv isor n
| list OF those liable 10 road du'y, AMI The
supervisor shall! ch ok off the names Of all
rcrsO~s reported on the list OF the county
treasurer as having paid Their communication
tax. ard Ill persons named On the lit so
checked shall be required 10 perform road
dury not excoclink { ght days
Sccti II II The coutr;.C: sh III allow the
hoard of road commiss o1ers nnI less Than
30 cents PER diem for the labor of aay pcrs)a
assigned to him Under Section IL, aud ~ d
sum sha!i bc credited anon the amount du.
saii con,r ctrr5hythc nol'd.
Section II IN case UI refusal T. y:y COM
mu'a ion tex CT u perform al duty per-
son shall lie deemed gull J vCu mi.d"m un.r
aui upon convict II snail b. incl SO AMI
c.-:5. .. impIi,ou neat f,r 'wrny lays, pro.
v.iyd ihttii IL ncgl ct Il 10 pay the lax the
county treasured ~ suih'rzcl 10 receive
the same with oIcnaity ot 20 per cent aid
rl if tic sane IL rendered w.tiin fifteen
| days.
Sc :on :. i eA!us against the county
I FOR cpera.!rg roads shan be Presented to
the torri q. commissioners aud the sugcr-
,.o~ IA !. draw IS. " .rfant on the couny
t.eas..,', ''.. s.'l pay the same o"t Vf
! the TO-; fIu.
'v.,i ii } y. the ar1 shan az lie las
term 70. IL" co.It makea report to the pre-.
:! 'iL: .lu -, 10 D.iy lin submit el 10 tie
glartjwry. ocu,. tie,r acings arl doing
aud ra- condition f the roads for the tiscal
year.
c'.on H. .oe members Of the county
! horri a,i - cg!umi- iOncrs sh~l' havcp W
crt' - minister oaths aud - PUNISH hy u
I'm" IA, "reeli"g $40, or imIri,onmcmt
not ':e ing twcniy-lOur ho"rs, aTy
pcr."a- ....! ) o.; ,,orderiy conluct amount,
i.g / "r pen o. i!rcct coutcmpt or inter-
ruptiun ol1n,ir Tprcciings.
sect n ~ irou. and after ,he passage OF
tbs ac', al ih- Gu Is ana munc'pal author
ties which, under The cy sting lsw-, have
poHer To sentence uSiCtS II confinement
in pri.cm-. > all sentence al ab'cbolled ma c
conSicts TO h;.-d lah"~ upon the pub ic works
OF the county IN whicl aid pcrsCn shah
have been convicted. provided that no con
Wet Who's" sentence shil, be for n period
lancer ,htu tWy wear, Sb,l he q ,cltr-,cnl