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run within fifty yards of a dwelling
house without the consent of thu own
tr ut said yelling, and it shall be the
duty of each and every overseer to
work the roads under his charge thor
oughl Us he goes, arching the same
to centre. with drain on each side to
convey the water. and when necessa'
ry TO protect such drains from wash
ing, by placing in stone gravel, OF
other substance. Whenever it is ne
cessary to convey water to or provide
for it to cross any road, he shall have
the drains across such road laid IN
stone, gravel, or other hard substance,
and of such width as to afford an easy
crossing where a bridge may not be
pecessary, and he shall protect the
roads by suitable drains from lnterfer-
ence by cultivation or otherwise; TO
open or cause to be opened all public
roads and highways which shall have
beel or MAY hereafter be laid out and
established in his road district, the
same to be kept in repair, and
remove or caused to be removed
all Instructions that may from time to
time be found therein; for which pur-
pose the supervisors are hereby autho-
rized to enter upon any uncultivated
lands or improved lands unencum-
bered by crops near to or adjoining
such roads, to cut and carry away
timber, except trees or groves on i'm
proved lands planted or left for orna'
ment or shade; and to dig or cause to
be dug and carried away any earth,
gravel, sand, or stone which may be
necessary to make, improve, or repair
said road, for which compensation
shall be made, and to enter on any
lands adjoining or lying near the road
to make such drains or bitches through
the same as he may deem necessary for
the benefit of the roads, doing as little
injury to said lands andimprovements
thereon and timber as the nature OF
the case and the public good will per-
NIT; and the drains aud bitches SO
made shall be kept open by such over.
seers, and shall not be obstructed by
the owner or occupier of such lands,
or any other person or persons having
the same in charge under the penalty
of forfeiting a sum not exceeding $lO,
or Imprisonment for not less than Is
nor more than 30 days for each and
every offence, to be sued for by the
overseer, and paid over when collected
by the magistrate before whom action
is brought to the county treasurer and
applied to the road district from which
it was collected.
Sec. 4. That all able-bodied male
persons and all male persons able to
perform, or cause to be performed, the
labor herein required, between the
ages of Is aud 50 years, except minis
tiers of of the Gospel in actual charge
of a congregation, and persons per-
manently disabled in the military SER
vice of this State, and persons who
served in the late war, shall be liable
anr ually to do and perform four days
labor on the highways, under the di-
rection of the overseer of the road dis
trict in which he shall reside; and it
shall require eight hours, of actual
work to constitute days work under
this section, except in Horny county,
where the ages shall be from 81 to so
years. Provided, further, That if any
person liable to road duty shall pay
to the county treasurer the sum OF 81,
except the county, of Aiken, where it
shall be 81, except the county OF Ker.
shaw, where the Communication tax shall
be 81, and the same shall be received
in lieu of the labor upon the public
roads; Provided, That the county board
of commissioners of any county cause
to be levied an additional tax, not to
exceed one mill, on all of the taxable
property of any township in their
county, when so requested by a written
petition signed by two-thirds OF the
freeholders of such townships, such q
tax to be collected as other taxes, and
to be expended upon the roads and
of each township.
Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of
every overseer to make out list of all
o .rsons liable to road duty. Said over
seer is hereby Authorized to demand of
any person or corporation the name OF
any and all hands in his her or its
employ; and any person or corpora
ton receiving of such overseer, or war
ner by him appointed, such demand,
failing or refusing to furnish a list
the names of all male en-
ployees, shall be guilty of a misdemea-
nor, and for every such otfense shall
he sub1ect 20 a fine of not less than $40
nor more than $50, or imprisonment
in the county Jail for not less than 10
nor more than 80 days, and place said
list in the hands of the warner, who
shallserve notice, either by seeing the
parties personally and giving verbal
notice or leaving written notice at the
residence o. the party, to order out
every such person resident as afore-
said, between the first day OF January
and the first day of December annual
ly, to do and perform the work afore-
said on the public road to which each
pers on may be assigned, said assign
ment to be on roads near the residence
of said party, or any road to be chang.
ed or opened within four miles. And
if any person, being warned by such
overseer as aforesaid, shall refuse or
Neglect, having had at least IL hours,
notice, to attend by himself or substi-
tue to the acceptance of the overseer,
or, having attended, shall refuse to
obey the direction of the overseer, or
shall spend the time in idleness or any
inattention to the duties assigned him,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
Oh conviction thereof shall be fined