The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-17

have been accepted by the county
board of commissioners they shall re-
quirc 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 specify the
nature of the work required, condi,
toned for the faithful performance OF
the same.
Section Is. In case of the failure OF
any contractor to perform the condl,,
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 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 a 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 tre;; ','er
shall furnish the county supervisor a
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 all such 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 a
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. y
Section Is. 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 10
of this Act, he shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon cenvic-
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 time prescribed
by this Act, the county treasurer IS
hereby authorized to receive the same,
with penalty of 80 per cent OF SAID
amount added: Provided, the same be
rendered within fifteen days after the
eynirati0n of said time.
Section 10. All accounts, claims
and demands of whatever nature eX-
listing against the county for opening,
constructing, maintaining and operat-
ing any public highway, road, bridge
or ferry, shall be presented to the
county board of commissioners duly
attestcd, and fapproved by Said board
the county supervisor shall draw his
warrant upon the county treasurer,
under the seal of the county board OF
commissioners, for the amount Of any
such claim or claims, Which W." mt
shall be countcrsigned by the s"rte-
tury of the board, and the same shall
be paid by slid treasurer OF the corn-
ty road fund.
/ Section 20. Any willful neglect OF
duty on the par, Of any member OF the
county board of commissioners shall
be deemed misdemeanor, punishable
by a fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars or Imprisonment not exceeding
one year.
Section 81. The county board of
commissioners shall, at the last term
of the Court of General Sessions in
each year, make a report to the pre-
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