The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-01-10

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roads, bridges and ferries in the sew
eral townships Of their respective
counties, the county supervisor, as
soon as practical thereafter, shall ad-
vertise in a newspaper published in
the county once a week for three
weeks and by notices posted in two or
more conspicuous places in the sew
eral townships, for bids from respon-
sible persons for doing the work as
above set forth. Any and all bids
made shall be in writing, sealed and
addressed to the county supervisor,
and by him opened and submitted to
the county board Of commissioners,
and it shall be the duty Of said board
to accept the lowest bid made by re-
sponsible person or party: Provided,
that said board may in its discretion
reject any or all bids.
Section 12. When any bid shall
have been accepted by the county
board of commissioners they shall re-
quire 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 sue
cessors in office, for the use of the
county, which bond shall cpecify the
nature Of the work required, condi-
toned for the faithful performance Of
the same.
Section 13. 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 upon said bond for the penalty
thereof, and 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. The county board of
commissioners shall have power to re-
move any and all defaulting con-
tractors 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 au-
thorized and empowered to receive
from any and all persons liable to road
duty in the several counties the sum
of two dollars as communication tax IN
lieu of all road duty required by law,
and all money so paid shall be set
apart and known as the county road
fund Provided, that said commuta-
tion 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 receipt to the person so
paying the same.
Section 16. The county treasurer
shall furnish the county supervisor
list containing the names of all per-
sons who have paid their communication
tax, and the chairman of the township
board Of commissioners shall also pre-
pare and furnish to the supervisor a
list of all persons liable to road duty
in their respective townships, and the
said supervisor shall check off the
names of allsuch. persons reported on
the list of the county treasurer as
having paid their communication tax,
and all persons whose names shall re-
main on the list so checked shall be
required to perform road duty, not ex-
ceeding in the aggregate six days;
said persons shall not be required to
work more than three days in any one
week, and shall be assigned to such
duty by the county supervisor under
one of the contractors in the town
ship having under control the section
or sections nearest the residence OF
such person or persons: Provided,
that in those counties where the con-
tract system is not adopted said per
sons shall perform the work under
road overseers, to be appointed by the
board of township commissioners for
each township, under the provisions
of existing laws.
Section II. 1t shall be the duty of
the contractor of any section to re-
ceive such person or persons assigned
to him under Section 16 by the coun-
ty supervisor, and he shall allow to
the county board of commissioners
sum not less than fifty cents per diem
for the labor of any such person or
persons, and said sum shall be cred
tied upon the amount due or to be-
come due said contractor by the said
board.
Section 13. In case of the refusal of
any person or persons to pay his or
their communication tax as herein pro-
vided, within the time prescribed by
this Act, and upon refusal to perform
the road duty required by Section l6
of this Act, he shall be deemed guilty
of misdcmcanor, and upon convic-
tion thereof shall be fined ten dollars
and costs, or imprisoned in the county
jail for the period Of twenty days:
Provided, that if any person liable to
road duty neglects to pay his commu-
tation tax within the tim prescribed