The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-01-11

commissioners, and it shall be the duty
OF said board to accept the lowest bid
made by a responsible person or party:
Provided, that said board may in it's dis
cretlon 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 of6ce, for
the use of the county which bond shall
specify the nature of the work required,
conditioned for the faithful performances
OF the same.
any contractor to perform the conditions
OF his bond the county board ofcommis-
sioners shall declare the same forfeited, :,
and the circuit solicitor shall enter suit
In the name Of said board for the penal.
ty thereof, and any sum of money recov-
cred in such action shall be paid into
the county treasury and become part
OF the county road fund.
Section IA. The county board Of COM
missloners shall have power to remove
any and all defaulting contractors and
to relet the sections of highways, roads,
bridges orferries 80 let to him to some
other responsible person or party.
Section Is. The county treasurers of
the several counties arc hereby author
lzed and empowered to receive from any
and all persons liable to road duty in the
several counties the sum of two dollars
as a commutation tax in lieu of all road
duty required by law, and all money 80
paid shall be set apart and known as the
county road fund: Provided, that said
commutatlon tax be paid between the
brst day of November and
first day of March in each year for that
fiscal year, or when State aud county
taxes are paid, and that the county
treasurer shall furnish q receipt to the
person paying the same.
Section 16. The county treasurer
shall furnish the county supervisor a
list containing the names of all persons
who have paid their communication tax.
and the chairman Of the township board
OF commissioners shall also prepare and
furnish to the supervisor list Of all per-
sons liable to road duty in their respect.
I've townships, aud the said supervisor
shall check of the names OF all such per-
sons whose names shall be reported on
the llst OF the county treasurer as hav-
ing pald Their communication tax and all
persons whose names shall remain on
the list 80 checked shall be required to
perform road duty, not exceeding in the
aggregate six days; said persons shall
not be requi!e led to work more than three
days IN any one week, and shall be as
signed to such duty by the county su.
pervlsor under one of the contractors in
the township 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 persons
shall perform the work under road over.
seers, to be appointed by the board Of
township commissioners for each town
ship, under the provisions OF existing
laws.
Section II. IL shall be the duty of the
contractor of any section TO receive such
person or persons assigned TO him un-
der Section lG by the county 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 credited upon the amount due
or to become due said contractor by tho
said board.
Section l8. In case Of the refusal of
any person or persons to pay his or
their communication tax as herein pl ovid.
ed, within the time prescribed by this
Act, and upon refusal to perform the
road duty required by Section lG OF this
Act, he shall be deemed guilty of a mis-.
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined ten dollars and costs, or
Imprisoned in the county jail for the pc
riod of twenty days: Provided, that If
any person liable to road duty neglscts
to pay bis commutation tax within the
time prescribed by this Act, the county
treasurer is hereby authorized to receive
the same, with penalty of so per cent
OF said amount added: Provided, the
same be rendered within fifteen days at.
ter the expirotlon Of said time.
section l9. All accounts, claims and
demands OF whatever nature existing
against the county for opening, con.
structine, maintaining any public high
way, road, bridge or ferry, shall be pre-.
sented to the county board of commits
sloners duly attested, and itapproved by
1N''' ''t@h" Wv SOuhUJ Sllull
draw his warrant upon the county
treasurer, under the seal Of the county
board of commissioners, Tor the amount
OF any such claim or claims, winch war.
rant shall be countersigned by the &. &C.
retary Of the board, and the same shall
be paid by said treasurer of the county
road fund.
Section 20. Any wilrul neglect of duty
on the part Of any member of the coun-
ty board Of commissioners shall be
deemed misdemeanor, punishable by
a line not exceeding one hundred dollars
or lmprisonmentno not exceeding one year
Section q. The county board of COM
,Hlssloners shall, at1he last term of the
Sourt OF General Sessions in each year
"Se tn h report to the presiding judge,
10 i', pe Dy hIm submitted to tho grand
Jury, or all their actinss and dolncs.
containing an itemized statement of oil
amounts ordered to be paid bv them
the condition of The public bIpbwavs
bridges bridges aad t ferries in their respective
counties tor the fiscal year, and ali mat'
ters apperlaining to the same, " "'"'
Section 20. The members of the cor,