The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-04-10

according to the direction of the Over
seer, he shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof before a Trial Justice, shall be
fined in a sum not less than five dol
lars, nor more than ten dollars, or be
imprisoned in the county jail for a
period Of not less five or more than
twenty days.
On any extraordinary occasion,
when an highway shall be suddenly
obstructed by storm or otherwise, so as
to require immediate labor to remove
such obstruction, it shall be the duty
Of the Overseer in whose district such
obstruction occurs, to proceed forth
with to have such obstruction remov-
ed, and for this purpose shall summon
to his aid sufficient number of work
men to open and repair such highway.
If any person shall in such case, per-
form more days labor than is required
by law for the year, he shall be paid
for any such over-plus at the rate of
one dollar per day, by the county COM
missioners. upon the certificate Of the
Overseer, showing that such overplus
Of labor was performed. If on any
such extraordinary occasion, the Over
seer shall, for the space of day after
application made to him for such pur-
pose, by any citizen residing in his
district, neglect to call out sufficient
number of persons to speedily open
and repair such highway, he shall for
felt and pay to the Treasurer of his
county, to be expended in the repair
of highways, where and when neces-
s:ary in his district, the sum of fifteen
Cs15) dollar unless the Overseer shall
show sufficient reason for such neg
lect, the said fifteen dollars to be col
lected by an action, in the name of
such county commissioners, as plain
tiffs, before any Trial Justice in said
county. If on any such extraordinary
occasion, any person liable to work
highways, after being summoned for
the purpose of removing such obstruc-
ton by the order of the Overseer, shall
neglect to turn out and assist in open
ing and repairing such highway, he
shall be deemed guilty OF a misde-
meanor, and, upon conviction thereof,
in any Trial Justices court, shall be
fined three dollars per day; said fine
to be collected and expended as here
inbefore provided in the matter of for
FIXTURES of Overseers.
The county commissioners shall au-
thorize the Overseer Of any district to
allow man working one day, and
also furnishing a horse, plough, or
cart, two days labor; and one working
himself for one day and furnishing a
wagon and two horses, mules, or oxen,
three days labor.
All able bodied male persons. be-
tween the ages of sixteen and fifty
years, shall be liable, annually, to
work on the public highways and
roads. 1t shall be the duty of any
employer to furnish to the Overseer, a
list containing the names of all per-
sons in his employment liable to road
duty, whenever the same shall be re-
ouired of him by said Overseer. Upon
the failure of any employer to comply
with such demand, he shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and, upon convic-
ton thereof before any Trial Justice,
shall pay a fine OF ten dollars or ten
days imprisonment, for every such
oEceen.
Overseers of Roads shall call out the
hands assigned to their several sec
tons, and work the roads and repair
and build the bridges of the same,
whenever they deem it necessary, af-
ter - hours notice, and shall require
every road hand to bring with him for
use a hoe, axe, mattock, spade or other
tool for work on the roads and bridges.
They shall determine the number Of
days for each working, and the tools
to be brought by each hand; but not
more than three weeks work arere-
quired of any one hand in a year
The Supervisor shall cause Over
seers, when working on sections in
which there are bridges, to have such
repairs or work done on such bridges,
to preserve and keep them in order, as
in their opinion are of such charac-
ter as to not require to be given out
by contract and can be done by the
road hands.
The Overseers in their respective
Districts shall have full power to cut
down and make use of any timber,
wood, earth, or stone, in, or near the
road, bridges or causeways, for the pur-
pose of repairing the same as to them
Shall seem necessary, making first
compensation therefor, should the
same be demanded; Overseers shall
not authorize the cutting down of any
timber trees reserved by the owner in
clearing his land or planted for the
purpose of shade or ornament either
in the fields, around the springs, or
about the dwelling houses or appurte-
nance, nor the cutting down OF rail
timber, that may be procured at, or
near the place, or take stone or ear:h
from within the grounds of any person
enclosed for cultivation, without con-
sent of the owner of the same.
If any person liable to perform such
labor, shall remove from one county
to another, and has, prior to such re-
moval, performed the whole, or any
part of it, or in any other way has
paid the whole, or any part Of the
amount aforesaid in lieu of such labor
and shall produce a certificate or re-
ceipt of the same from the Overseer of
the District from which such person
has removed, such certificate or receipt
shall operate as complete discharge
for the amount herein specified The
residence of any person who has
family shall be held to be where his
family resides, and the residence of
any other person shall be held to be
where he boards, in any County of
this State.
Each Oveseer is expected to keep
list of the hands underhis control, and
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