The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-29

q full and true list and statement OF
the names of all persons within thelr
respective districts who have been or
dered out to perform tbs labor as re
! quire d by this act, and after each WORK <
ing to note the hours actually worked.
work each hand does, and he shall
make and furnish list to the board
Of township . commissioners OF those
who have refused or neglected to per-
form the same, and shall by oath at
test the correctness Of each list so kept
and all fines and forfeitures used for
and recovered under the provisions OF
this act shall be paid over on demand
by the magistrate or constable collect
ing the same to the county treasurer
wherein such fines or forteitures &C
crued and the several overseers shall
also render an account to the town
ship board of commissioners at the
annual settlement OF all moneys ex-
pended and all property remaining IN
their hands at the time Of the settle
ment, also all judgements that renal a
unpaid. and the name OF the judgment
debtor, and magistrate before whom
souch judgments were obtained and
the amounts thereof and the township
board of commissioners shall make
such order as to the prosecution OF the
suits by the overseer Of the proper dis
trict against such delinquents OF the
township board of commissioners the
interest of the township may require.
Sec. 10. That all property that may
remain in the hands Of the overSeer at
the time of the annual settlement with
the township board of commissioners
shall be turned over to his successor
in office as soon as such successor
shall be elected and qualified, taking
receipt therefor, and deposit said re-
ceipt with the township commission
ers. 1t shall be lawful for any over
seer to sue out executions on any
judgment that remains unpaid within
his proper district at any time when,
in his opinion, the same can be col
lected, and the money so received and
collected shall be paid over to county
treasurer as provided in the foregoing
section by the magistrate SO collect
ing.
Sec. II. That the county supervisor
of roads and highways within the
county be, and is hereby, authorized
to have the overseer to construct foot
paths or bridges over streams, swamps,
marshes, and along the highways of
his county.
Sec. II. That each overseer within
his district may erect and keep up, at
the expense of the county, at the forks
and crossroads, post and guide board
Or ingerboard, containing aa inscrlp'
ton in legible letters directing the
way and distance to the toSn or
towns, or public place or places, siiua-
ted on eacn road. respectively.
Sec. 13. That ii any person shall
| willtully demollsh, throw down, alter
or deface any guide board, every per-
son SO offending shall, upon convlc.
ton thereof, before any magistrate OF
the proper county, be fined IN any
sum not exceeding SO and the cost OF
the suit, or be senteEced TO labor on
the public works Of the county for a
term of not more than 80 days, and
the money. when collected, shall be
by the magistrate collecting the same,
paid over to the county treasurer.
Sec. IA. That the county board OF
commissioners be. and they are here
by authorized to furnish signboards,
ploughs, scrapers, or other tools for
tae use of the several districts, at their
diacretlou, to be paid for out OF any
moueys in the county treasury not
otherwise appropriated. and turn the
Same over 10 the Chairman OF the
township board Of commissioners and
take his receipt therefor. The town
ship board of commissioners shall take
a receipt from each overseer fer sucn
im plimeuts as they may deliver TO
him, showing to him the number, kind
and condition thereof, and such over
seer shall be liable for any injury OR
damage that may result to such impie
ments, or to any Of them, by proper
use thereof, Or by unnecessary expos
ure to the weather, during the time
the same may be in his possession; !;
and he shall. on the first Tuesday of
February annually, return the same
to said township board of commission
ers. The amount for which overseers
may be liable for such improper use
or neglee. may be recovered by action
in the name Of the township board Of
commissioners, or any person using
the plows, scrapers, or other tools
furnished by the county board OF COM
mlssioners for other purposes than the
purpose for which the same was fur
nished, shall be fined not more than
$50 nor less than S., or imprisoned
not less than 10 nor more 80 days.
Sec. Is. That the county board OF
commissioners in the several counties
may, in their discretion. authorize and
require the county supervisors to hire
and employ overseers and laborers
upon the public highways under con-
troll of overseers, at such compensa-
ton as the board may determine.
| Communication taxes and such other
funds as may be applicable to high
ways may be used in payment for such
| work.
Sec. Is. That each and every over
seer who shall neglect or refuse to
perform the several duties enjolned
OF. him by this act, or who shall, un-
der any pretense whatever, give or
sign any receipt or certificate purport-
ing to be receipt or certificate for
Labor in work performed Or money
paid, unless the labor shall have been
performed or money paid prior to the
giving or signing of such receipt or
certificate, shall forfeit for every such
offence not less than $40 nor more
than $50, to be recovered by an action
before any magistrate of the county,
and it is hereby made the duty OF the
township board of commissioners to
prosecute all offences against the pro
visions of this section. Provided, That
if any overseer conceives himself ag-
grieved by the Judgment OF such mag
istrate, he may, on giving Sufficient
security in double the sum OF the