The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-02-21

election and qualification of the
county supervisors, or as soon there
after as may be practicable, the said
supervisor shall call.a meeting of the
county board of commissioners for
the purpose of organization And
the said board shall meet thereafter
on the first Monday in January,
April, July and October of each year
at the county court house for the
transaction of business, and major
ity of said board shall constitute
a quorum Provided, that the chair.
man Of said board may call an ex.
ira meeting at any time, and shall be
required to do so upon the written
request of three members of the
board. That at the irst meeting of
said board they shall elect one of
their number who shall be member
of the State board Of equalization
and who shall perform all the func-
tions of said Office as now provided
by law.
Section 10. That it shall be the
duty of the county supervisor, to.
gether with the chairmen Of the
boards of township commissioners,
township road commissioner, to lay
of into convenient sections the
roads. bridges aud ferries in the
several townships in their respec-
tive counties, which said sections
shall be numbered for the purpose of
letting out the same to be worked
and maintained under contract.
Section IL. That if the county
board of commissioners conclude to
adopt the contract system for work
ing, maintaining constructing and
operating the. several sections of
highways. roads, bridges and ferries
in the several townships of their
respective counties, the county
supervisor, as soon as practicable
thereafter shall advertise in a news
paper published in the county ouce a
week for three weeks and by notices
posted in two or more conspicuous
places in the several townships, for
bic from responsible persons for
doing the work as above set forth.
Aby and all bids made shall be in
writing, sealed and addressed to the
county supervisor, and by him OPEN
ed and submitted to the county board
of commissioners, and it shall be the
duty of said board to accept the
lowest bid made by responsible
person or party; Provided, that said
board may in its discretion reject any
and all bids.
Section IL. When any bid shall
have been accepted by the county
board of commissioners they shall
require the person or party whose
bid, with good and sufficient sureties,
shall have been accepted to enter
into bond double the amount of said
bid, payable to said board and their
successors in Office, for the use of
county, which hond shall specify the
nature of the work required. con-
ditioned for the faithful performance
of the same.
Section l3 In case of the failure
Of any contractor to perform the condi-
tions of his bond the county board of
commissioners shall declare the same
forfeited, and the circuit solicitor shall
enter suit in the name of said board
npon said bond for the penalty thereof,
and any sum of money recovered in
such action shall be paid into the coun-
ty treasury and become a part of the
county road fund
Section IA. The county board of COM
missioners shall have power to remove
any and ali defaulting contractors
and to relet the section or sections of
highways, roads, bridges. or ferries so
let to him to some other responsible
person or party.
Section Is. The county treasurers
of the several counties are hereby
authorized and empowed to receive
from any and all persons liable to
road duty in the several counties the
sum of two dollars as a Communication
tax in lieu ofall road duty required by
law, and all money so paid shall be
set apart and known as the county
road fund: Provided, that said com.
mutation tax be paid between the
first day of November and the first
day of March in each year for that
fiscal year, Or when State and county
taxes are paid, and that the county
treasurer shall furnish a receipt to
the person so paying the same.
Section l6. The county treasurer
shall furnish the county supervisor a
list containing the names Of all per-
sons who have paid their commuta-