The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-29

and submitted to the county board of
commissioners, and it shall be the duty
Of said board to accept the lowest bid
made by reasonable person or party:
Provided the county board of COM
missioners shall have power to reject
any and all bids; and said board is
hereby empowered to hire overseers
and laborers, and have the work per-
formed as in its judgement may be
most expedient and for the best inter-
est of the county: Provided, further,
That the county supervisors of the
counties of this State are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to arrange to
work the roads of their respective
counties, or to lease to or from the
county board of commissioners of
any county, upon such terms as may
be agreed upon by the respective coun-
ty boards of commissioners, any con-
victs sentenced to perform hard labor
upon the public works of any county,
and said convicts may be worked up
on the roads, highways, bridges or
other public works of the county
where convicted, or of the county to
which they have been leased.
Sec. 26. That the county board of
commissioners of said counties, and
they are hereby, authorized to levy an
nually a sum not exceeding one mill
on all taxable property of the respect
i've counties, which shall constitute a
part of the county road fund, to be
expended by the said board in the
same manner as is provided by law
for the use and expenditure of the
Communication tax in lieu of road duty !;
and snch tax shall be collected at the
same time and manner as is provided
by law for the collection of taxes lev
led for ordinary county purposes;
Provided, That the provisions of this
section shall not apply to Orangeburg
county.
Sec. 81. That the county treasurers
of the counties of this Stale are here
by authorized and empowered to re-
ceive from any and all persons liable
to road duties in the counties of Able
vile, dollars to be fixed by the coun-
ty board of commissioners; Aiken, one
dollar; Anderson, one dollar; Barn
we'll, one dollar; Beaufort, two dol
lars; Berkeley, one dollar; CHESTER,
two dollars; Chesterfield, one dollar;
Charleston, one dollar; Colleton, two
dollars; Clarendon, two dollars; Darl-
iugton. one dollar; Edgeield. two dol
lars; Fairfield, two dollars; Florence,
two dollars; Georgetown two dollars;
Greenville, one dollar; Hampton, one
dollar; Horny, two dollars; Kershaw,
one dollar; Lancaster, one dollar;
Laurens, two dollars; Lexington, one
dollar; Newberry, one dollar; Marlbo.
70, two dollars; Marion. two dollars,
Pickens, one dollar and fifty cents;
Rchland. two dollars; Spartanburg,
one dollar; Saluda, two dollars; Sum.
ter, one dollar; Union, one dollar;
Oconee, one and one-half dollars; Or
angeburg, two dollars: Williamsburg,
two dollars; York, one dollar as COM
mutation tax; and all moneys so paid
shall be set apart and known as the
county road fund: Provided, that
such Communication tax be paid for the
fiscal year 1896 between the first day
of March and the first day of April,
and hereafter said Communication tax
shall be paid for the succeeding year
when State and county taxes are paid.
and that the county treasurers shall
furnish a receipt to the person 50 pay
ing the same, .
Sec. %. That the county treasurer
Of said counties shall furnish the coun-
ty supervisor of their respective coun-
ties list containing the names of all
persons who have paid their commu-
tation tax; and the chairman of the
township boards of commissioners
shall also prepare and furnish to the
supervisor a list of all persons liable to
road duty in their respective town;
ships; and the said supervisor shall
check off the names of all such per-
sons reported on the list of the county
treasurers as having paid their COM
mutation tax; and all persons whose
names shall remain on the list so
checked shall be required to perform
road duty not exceeding IN the aggre.
gate four days, and shall be assigned
to such duty by the county supervisor
under one of the contractors in the
township having under control the
section or sections nearest the residence
OF such person or persons. Itshall be
the duty of the contractor of any Sec
ton to receive such person or persons
so assigned to him by the county su-
pervisor, and shall allow to the county
board of commissioners such sum per
diem for the labor of any such person
or persons as may be agreed upon by
contractors and the county board of
commissioners and said sum shall be
credited upon the amount due or to
become due said contractor by the said
board as hereinbefore provided; any
person assigned to work under con
tractor as herein provided and refus-
ing or failing to do so shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and fined in sum
not less than five nor more than twen-
ty dollars, or Imprisonment in the
county Jail for period OF not less
than ten nor more than thirty days,
or sentenced for the same period on
chaingang.
Sec. 20. The county board of com.
missioners are hereby authorized to
work the highways in their counties,
or any part thereof, by chaingang,
without regard to the system or sys-
TENS used in other portions of their
counties
Sec. 80. All acts or parts Of acts in
consistent with this act be, are hereby,
repealed.
Sec 81. That this act SHALL 90 into
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