The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-11
THE paoPoSkD S. rev PLAN OF COUNTY
6oYERNMENT

he P1UfVk48u HEW7 fLAN UF COUNTY,
32yERNMENr
At The lns( q bra. election the constitu-
ion,l provi& &{< n regard to The election
Il countv qo1 sipners was repealed, and
ince then hns been full Of adminis-
ration pia1 Ast we're pend ng TO meet this
hiatus in q Rstem of county government.
A bill for TIM IMPOSE has been introduced
ointly by Representatives J. l.. McLaurin,
Of Marlboro, and John Gary Evans. ofAiken.
The bill was dryfled by these gentlemen and
Senator w. D. Evans, of Man iboro, and it
has been In course Of preparation during
the las, year. The following is an epit,ms
of the bill pxsRspied:
.&Sestse cts relating to the cleo
tion, dull, end rights of coauty
commissions u sro hereby rcpeaa.d
Section 2. There shall be On election he'll
at the next gct's al election for State officers,
in the several cSnnties of the State, for one
oonDty gu! ersispr, and at every general cleo
ton the, CATER whose term of office shall be
two years; provided that Immediately after
the passage of tfs act the Governor shall
appoint one discreet freeholder in each Of
the several cnunties to act as supervisor un-
tl the cleo ion shall have been held.
Section 3. The bonl Of the county super
vi-or shall be in she penal sum of 5000.
Section 4. ThN county supervisor shall
have general ,jutbdiction over all public
highways, roads, bridges and ferries, and
over the paupers, and in all matters relat-
iug to taxes and disbursement Of public
funds for county purposes and in any other
case that msy be recessary for tho internal
improvement and local concerns Of the coun-
iy; he shall have power to administer oaths
in matters pertaining TO his Office
Section 8 The Governor shall appoint one
discreet freehelder in each township in the
several couotics, who shall be known as the
township road comm ssi1ner, whose term Of
Office shall be coierminal with the Governor
who appeip,ss hEm. In case Of the refusal
commission 'shall forfeit 10 the county
$50, to be app!ied to the county road fund ;
provided that no person 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 and
jury duty.
Section The county supervisor and the
commissioners of roads shall constitute the
county board Of road commissioners, the
supervisor to- be chairman.
Section The township commissioners
and the countytnpervisor shall organize 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-
quirod to do so np5n the written request OF
three members of the hoard.
Section The supervisor and the COM
missioners shall lay off the roads, bridges
and ferries ofthe several townships Of their
respective counties into convenient sections,
which shall be Numbered, for the purpose uf
letting out the san:e TO be worked under
contracts.
Section Tie county supervisor shall
advertise in newspaper in his county, once
week iorthree saAks aud by posted notices
for bids for operating the seveIa, sae,;nns q
highways etc The lowest bii made by re-
sponsibo person TO be accepted.
Section 10 The contractor shall enter in
TO bond double the amount of his bid.
Section II In case Of failure to perform
CONDITIONS of bond, the board shall declare
the same forGeiteil.and the solicitor shall! en-
ter snit for the pepalty thereof. the money
recovered TO bvcoine . part Of the county
road fund. .Erg
Section II The board shall have power to
remove defaplting contractors and re.let the
contracts.
Section 1s The county treasurers are
authorized and empowered to receive from
persons liable. to road duty the sum of 81 so
as Communication tax Il lieu. of all roa;.
duty, and all money so paid shall ba set
apart and known as the county road fund.
This tax shall be paid on or before March
! ef each years q when the State aud county
!. taxes .ss.,,s are psia 1,...~.ssS sl.rrrrt.,
Rish ihe's !309 q list Of those who have
paid their comT utfoD tax, and the township
commissioners sia furnish the supervisor a
list of those liable to road duty, and the
supervisor shall check off the names of all
persons reported on the list of the county
treasurer as having paid their communication
tax, aud oil persons named on the list so
checked shall be required to perform road
duty not excrciia4 eight days.
Section 10 The contractor shall allow the
board of road commiss;oaers not less than
so cents per dien for the labor of aoy person
assigned to Lin ,tRder Section Ia, and said
sum shall he c&sdx xHkunon the amount due
said contr ctorAsythc board.
Section lG IN case of refusal to pay COM
mutation t0x CT To- perform road duty n per-
son shall be deemed gully ofa misdemeano nor
and upon convict on shall be fined $40 and
costs, or Imprisonment for twenty days, pro.
-vided thatif he Neglected to pay the tax the
the same with atehalty of so per cent add
ed if the same Be rendered within fifteen
days. yfa tt
sc :on l . All ckfms against the county
for operating roads shall be presented to
the board OF commissioners and the supor-
visor shall draw his warrant on the county
treasnrer, who shall pay the same out Of
the road fund.
Section 1S. The board shall at ibe last
term of the court make report to the pre-
siding judge, 10 be by him submitted to the
grantjury, ofall their acings and dcings
and the condition of the roads for the fiscal
year.
Section 10 The members of the county
board of rad commissioners shall have pow
er to administer oatbs and to punish by n
fine not exceeding $40, or imprisonment
not exceeding twenty-four hours, any
persons gully of dsorderly conduct amount
ing t, an open or direct contempt or inter-
ruption of heir proceedings.