The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-03-04
New County Government
Law.

Ie lO!tOWlHS 10 Tie tcA6 vi t'4o
amendments to the county govern
ment law. adopted by the General
Assembly or Tuesday
Section !. That if the county
board of commissioners conclude TO
adopt the contract system for work
ing, maintaining and operating the
several sections of highways, roads,
bridges and ferries in the several
townships in their respective coun-
ties, or aoy part thareof,the county su-
pervisor, as soon as practicable there
after. shall advertise in newspaper
published in the county once week
for three weeks, and by notices
posted in two or more CONSPICUOUS
places in the several townships, or
the township to be worked by the
contract system. for bids from re-
sponsible persons for the performance
of the work as above set forth. and
shall furnish specifications Of all such
work or contracts as have been ad-
vertised. Any and all bids made
shall be in writing, sealed and ad
dressed to the county supervisor,
and by him opened in the presence
of aud submitted to the county board
of commissioners. and it shall be the
duty Of said board to accept the low
est bid made by responsible person
or party Provided, That the county
board of commissioners shall have
pcwer to reject any and all bids; and
said board is hereby empowered to
have the work performed as in its
judgement may be most expedient
and for the best interest Of the coun-
ty: Provided, further, That the
county supervisors of the counties of
this State are hereby authorized and
empowered to arrange to work the
roads of their respective counties
Jointly with the convicts of their
several counties or to lease to or
from the county board of commits
sioners Of any county upon such
terms as may be agreed upon by the
respective county board Of commits
sioDers, and convicts sentenced to
perform hard labor upon the public
works of any county, and said con-
victs may be worked upon the roads,
highways, bridges or other public
works of the county where convicted
or of the county to which they have
been leased.
SEQ. 2. That the county board of
commissioners of said counties be,
and they are hereby authorized and
to levy annually sum not
exceeding one mill on all the taxable
property of the respective counties,
which shall constitute part of the
coua:y road fund, to'be expended by
the said board in the same nanner as
is provided by law for the use and
Of the Communication tax
in lieu of road duty and such tax
shall be collected at the same time
and in the same manner as is pro
yided by law sor the collection OF
taxes levied for ordinary county
purposes.
Sec 3 That the county treasur-
ers of the counties of this State are
berebv authorized and empowered to
receive from any and all persons liza
bic to road duty III the counties Of
to be fixed by the board
of county commissioners ; Aiken,
81; Andersor, 81 BarnwelI, 81 ;
Beaufort. 50: Berkeley, 81; Ches
ter, So: Chesterfield = dollars
Charleston. 81 +; Col!r,on, = dollars
Clarendon, 81; Edgedeld, S.
Florence, = dollars Georgeton, 81;
Greenvi!le, 81 Hampton, ST !; Hor-
~, 50 ke:shaw, : dollars; Lam
caster, = dollars Lexington, =
dollars; Laurens, 81 Newberry. =
dollars Marlboro, 81 Marion. :
dollars PlckeuS, : dollars hlch-
land. = dollars Spartanburg, 81 ;
Saluda, dollars ; Sumter, 81 ;
Union, dollars Occnee. 81 ;
Orar geburg. 81; Williamsburg, s.;
York, 81, as eommptation tax, and
all moneys SO paid shall be set apart
and knowu Us the county road fund ;
provided, tlla: such Communication tax
be PAID between the first day Of
March and The first day Of April in
each year for that fiscal year and
when State and county taxes are
paid. aud that the county treasurers
shall furnish receipt to the person
so paying the same
Sec f. That the county treasur-
ers of said counties shall furnish the
county supervisor of their respec-
tive counties list containing the
names of all persons who have paid
their Communication tax. and the