The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-07-31

eu IN the county once q week Tor three
weeks, and by notices posted in two or
more conspicuous places in the several
townships, for bids from responsible
persons for tile performance OF the
work rs above set forth. ANY and all
BIDS made shall be III writing, sealed,
and addressed to the County Supervi-
sor, and by him opened and submitted
to the county board OF commissioners,
and 1t shall be the duty II said board
to accept the lowest bid made by a e
sponsible person or party: Provided,
The county board of commissioners
shall have the power to reject any and
all bids.
Sec. ~. When any bid shall have
been accepted by the county board of
commissioners they shall require the
person or party whose bid shall have
been accepted to enter into bond double
the amount of said bid, and with good
and sufficient surety, payable to said
board and their successors in office, for
the use ofsShe county, which bond shall
specify the nature Of the work requir-
ed, conditioned for the faithful per-
formance of the same.
Sec. 13. In case of the failure of any
contractor to perform the conditions Of
his bod, the Board of county road
commissioners shall declare the same
forfeited, and the Circuit Solicitor
shall enter suit in the namo of said
Board upon said bond for tho penalty
thereof, aud any sum OF money recov-
cred in such action shall be paid into
the county treasury and become a part
Of the county road fund.
Section Ia empowers the Board to
remove d~efaulting contractors and
select sections of highways, roads,
bridges and ferries.
Sec. 10. The County Treasurers of
the several counties arc hereby au-
thOriZed and empowered to receive
from any and all persons liable to road
| duty in the several Counties tho sum
of two dollars as a communication tax in
lieu of all road duty required by law,
r all money so paid shall be set
apart and known as the County Road
Fund: Provided, That said communal
tion tax be paid between the first day
of November and the first day of March
in each year for hat fiscal year, or
when State and county taxes arc paid,
and that the County Treasurer shall
furnish Il receipt to the person SO pay
ing the same.
Section 1G requires the county treas
urers to furnish the County Supervisor
q list of all persons who hare paid their
communication road tax and provides
that all who have not SO paid shall be
required to perform road duty not eN-
ceeding six days in the year. Persons
are not required to work more than
three days in any one week. If tho con
tract system is adopted those liable to
road duty arc assigned to the contrac-
tors, but where this sytem is not
adopted the road ovcrscers arc in
charge of those who are SO liable for
road duty.
Section II provides that where the
contract system is adopted then said
contractor shall allow the county SO
cents per day for each person liable
and reporting for road duty.
Section Is provides a penalty of $40
J for refusal to pay road tax or inprison-
ment for 20 days. This section allows
the county treasurer TO receive tax ten
days after it is due by adding 80 per
cen penalty to same.
Section 10 provides for the payment
Of all accounts by first being approved
by whole board, countcrsigncd by tho
secretary of the board.
Section 20 provides for u fine Of 300
or ono years Imprisonment for any
neglect OF duty by any commissioner.
Section q require the board to re-
port at the last term of general session
in each year to the presiding judge, of
all their acts and doing and also an
itemized statement OF all accounts.
Sec. %. The members Of the County
Board of Commissioners shall have
power to administer oaths to all per-
sons appearing before them, and to
punish by fine not exceeding ten dol
lars, or imprisonment in the county
Jail not exceeding twenty hours, any
and all persons guilty of d~isorderly
conduct amounting to an open or direct
contempt or willful interruption of
their proceedings.
Section % provides that all convicts
sentenced to the county Jail or peniten-
tiary for a term of less than two years
shall work on the roads. 1t also pro.
vides for municipal authorities may
also sentence under some condition
those convicted of misdemeanors to
work on streets.
Section q provides for n county
chain-gang. These are not allowed,
however, to work with or near u road
contractor.
Section 25 provides for the appoint
mcnt OF guards and the keeping and
feeding of %convicts.
Section 70 provides that if oonvicts
become unruly they are to be sent to
the State ~penitentiary. When conyicts
are not employed they are to be con-
fined in county jail.
Section u provides for q county ply
stefan.
Section % gives board supervisors
OF county poor house, and provides
suitable houses and Door farm.
Section 20 provides for the appoint
ment OF superintendent of poor house,
and makes rules for the government
Of the same.
Section 30 empowers commissioners
to sue for legacics and gifts left for the
poor.
Sec. 81. In case any poor child or
children shall be, or become. chargca-
Bile to the County, the County Board of
Commissioners may bind out any such
child OF children us an apprentice to
some person Of good moral character
until such child, if he be male, shall
arrive at the age OF sixteen years, and
if it be Il female until she arrive at tho
age of fourteen years or shall marry.
Tho said Board shall have powcc to
bind out to service, under some person
OF good mOral character, any illegiti-
mate child or children likelyt to become
chargeable to tho County, or liable to
be demoralized by the immoral conduct
or evil example of their mother or 9TH
or persons having them in charge, in
the manner and for tho time prescrib-
ed for pauper children, and they shall
have power to issue all necessary writs
to enforce the provisions of this Sec
zion,
Section 80 provides tor the invost.
ment OF money belonging to poor or IL
legitimate children by thy Judge OF
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