The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-10-16
WORKING FOR GOOD ROADS.
Proceedings of the Road Congress In
Columbia.

Proceedings of the Road Congress In
Columbia.
COLUMBIA, October 3.-The Road
Congress met in the Senate chamber
this morning, with full attendance.
The committee on amendments to
the county government law made its
report, which was considered by sec
tions. Following was the report OF
the committee as it was adopted by
the Congress
Your committee on amendments to
the new county government law beg
leave to report that We recommend the
following specific amendments to the
original Act, and also submit for your
consideration some general sugges-
tions. We also recommend that a
permanent committee on legislation be
appointed, who will be charged with
the presentment of the proper au-
thorities, and that these resolutions
receive the endorsement Of this Con-
gress:
To strike out Section 5 and insert
in lieu thereof, SO that the same shall
read: "That one competent and dis
Greet freeholder in each township in
the several counties Of the State shall
be elected by the qualified voters Of
such township at each general elec-
tion, who shall be known as the town
ship commissioner for such township,
whose term of Office shall be cotermi-
nal with that Of the county Supervisor
for the said county elected at such
general election, and until his success
sor shall be elected and qualified. In
case of a vacancy or in case Of refu-
sal Of any person 30 elected to serve
as such commissioner, the vacancy
shall be filled by appointment OF the
Governor, upon the recommendation
of the county Board of Commission
ers: Provided, the said Commissioner
shall during his term of Office be
exempt from all road and jury duty,
and he shall receive such compensa-
tion as shall be provided by law, not
to exceed twenty days in any one year,
st $1.50 per day, without mileage"
To strike out Section 6, and insert
in lieu thereof the following: "That
township Boards Of Assessors are
hereby established and provided for
in Section 5, and that the township
Commissioner be chairman Of the
Beard of Assessors, and the two addi-
tional members of the township board
shall be appointed by the county
Auditor. The chairman shall be a
member of the county Board Of Equal
ization.
Strike out Section Z, and insert:
s'That county Boards of Equalization
be hereafter composed Of the township
Commissioners: Provided, Section 8,
Of which Board the Supervisor shall
be chairman and the county Auditor
be CLERK"
Strike out Section 8 and 9 and in
sert in lieu thereof "That the said
township Commissioner and the town
ship Supervisor shall constitute q
county Board of Commissioners, of
which Board the Supervisor shall be
the chairman. That the county Board
Of Commissioners shall meet there
after on the first Monday in January,
April, July and October of each year
at the county Court House for the
transaction Of business, and the ma
jority of said Board shall constitute
quorum: Provided, that the chairman
may call an extra meeting at any time:
That at the first meeting of said Board
they shall elect one Of their number
who shall be member of the State
Board of Equalization and who shall
perform all the functions of said office
as now provided by law"
Insert at the end Of Section IL
"Provided, that the county Board of
Commissioners shall have the right to
employ overseers, or foremen, to su-
perintend the workings Of the high
ways, whether the contract system be
adopted or not; and provided further,
that the county Supervisor shall have
the right to employ and use convict
labor, as he may deem best, whether
the contract system be adopted or not.
To add to the end Of Section 10:
"Provided, that ell Communication taxes
shall be paid as herein provided dur:
ing the collection of the State and
county taxes, Immediately preceding
the year in which it is intended to
commute"
That it is the sense Of this Con-
gress that the new county government
Act be 80 revised and amended in
every particular as to embody the
amendments suggested by this Con-
gress; so as to relieve the confusion
existing as to the official designation
Of the county Board and to correct all
the grammatical errors appearing IN
the balance Of the Act caused by rea-
son of the proposed amendments, it
being the sense Of this Congress that
the official designation Of the county
Board as provided for shall be the
county Board of Commissioners, and
that provision should be made for all
lands and rights of way to be conveyed
to the county Supervisor and his sue
cessors in Office.
We request the Legislature to define
in such terms as shall be clear and un-
mistakable what shall constitute an
able-bodied male citizen, and suggest
that the age for road duty be fixed at
the age from 16 to so. That we be-
lieve all persons not students and
teachers of schools and colleges, and
in actual attendance thereon, and who
are not paupers, and who are not suf-
fering from loss Of limb or limbs
should be required to work the public
road, exempting only the persons
aforesaid: Provided, that such coun-
ties as may desire an especial age and
other exemptions be given the same
upon the recommendation Of the
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