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

under the provisions Of existing laws.
Section II. 1t shall be the duty of
the contractor of any section to
receive such person or persons assign
ed to him under Section l6 by the
county supervisor, and he shall allow
to the county board of commissioners
a sum of not less than fifty cents per
diem for the labor Of any such person
or persons, and said sum shall be
credited upon the amount due Or to
become due said contractor by the
said board.
Section l8. 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 l
of this Act, he shall be deemed guilty
Of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton 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 time prescribed
by this Act, the county treasurer is
hereby authorized to receive the
same, with a penalty of so per cent.
Of said amount added: Provided, the
same be rendered within fifteen days
after the expiration of said time.
Section l9. All accounts. claims
and demands Of whatever nature
existing against the county for
opening, constructing, maintaining
and operating any public highway.
road. bridge or ferry, shall be pre-
sented to the county board Of COM
missioners duly attested, and if ap.
proved by said board the county
supervisor shall draw his warrant
upon the county treasurer, under the
seal of the county board of COM
missioners for the amonnt Of
any such claim or claims. which
warrant shall be countersigned
by the secretary of the board, and
the same shall be paid by said
treasurer of the county road fund.
Section 20. Any wilful neglect OF
duty on the part of any member Of the
county board of commissioners shall
be deemed misdemeanor. punishable
by fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars or imprisonment not exceeding
one year.
Section n. The county board OF
commissioners shall, at the last term
of the Court of General Sessions in
each year, make report to the
presiding Judge, to be by HIN sub
mitted to the grand jury, of all their
actings and doings, containing an
itemized statement of all amounts
ordered to be paid by them, the
condition of the public highways,
bridges and ferries in their respective
counties for the fiscal year and all
matters appertaining to the same.
Section %. The members of the
county board of commissioners shall
have power to administer oaths to all
persons appearing before them, and to
punish by fine not exceeding ten dol
lars, or imprisonment in the county
Jail not exceeding twenty.four hours,
any and all persons guilty of disorder
ly conduct amounting to an open or
direct contempt or wilfal interruption
of their proceedings
Section %. That from and after the
passage Of this Act all the courts OF
this State and municipal authorities,
which under existing laws have power
to sentence convicts to confinement
in prison with hard labor, shall
sentence all able bodied male con.
victs 10 hard labor upon the public
works of the county in which said
person shall have been convicted, and
in the alternative to imprisonment in
the county Jail or State penitentiary at
hard labor Provided, That municipal
authorities may sentence convicts to
work upon the streets and public
work of the municipality in which
they have been convicted, and such
convicts when so sentenced shall
work under the direction aud
control Of the municipal authority
imposing sentence. Provided, That
no convict whose sentence shall be
for a period longer than two years
shall be so sentenced
Section "a. That all convicts so
sentenced shall be under the super.
vision and control Of the county
supervisor and by him formed into a
county chain-gang and required to
perform hard labor upon the public
highways, roaes, bridges and ferries
or public buildings in the county !;
he shall direct the time, place and