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

the person or persons thus called out
have performed their four days labor
upon the public highways, the over
seer shall give to such person or per-
sons certificate for the amount of la
Dor performed. and said certificate
shall apply on the labor that may be
due for such person or persons, for the
ensuing year.
Sec. 19. That if any person or per-
sons, corporations, or any conductor
of any train of railroad cars, or any
other agent or servant of any railroad
company shall obstruct unnecessarily
any public road or highway by per-
mitting any railroad car or cars or To-
comotive to remain upon or across
any street, public roads or highways
for longer period than five minutes,
after notice to remove said cars has
oeen given to conductor, engineer,
agent or sue , other person IN charge
of said train, or shall permit any tim
Der, wood or other distractions to re-
main upon or across any such street,
road or highway, to the hindrance or
Inconvenience of travellers, or any per-
son or persons passing along or upon
such street, road or highway, every
person or corporation so offending
shall forfeit any pay for every such
otfense any sum not exceeding twen-
| ty nor less than five dollars, and shall
be liable for all damages arising to
any person from such obstruction or
injury to such road or highway, to be
recovered by an action at the suit OF
the township board of commissioners
in which such ofense shall have been
committed, or any person suing for
the same, before any magistrate with
in the county where such otfense shall
have been com united, or by indict.
ment in the court of general sessions
or suit in the court of common pleas.
And all fines so accruing under the
provisions of this section, when col
lected, shall be paid over by the mag
istrate to the county treasurer for the
district in which such otfense Was
committed. And every twenty four
hours such corporation, person or per-
sons, as aforesaid, after being notified,
shall suffer such distractions, to the
hindrance or inconvenie uce Of travel
ers or any person going along or up
on such road or highway, shall be
deemed au additional offence against
the provisions of this act.
Sec. 81. That every railroad compa-
ny or other corporation, the servant
or servants, agent or agents, employ
ee or employees, of which shall in
any manner obStruct any street, pub.
lie road or highway, shall be liable to
pay all fines which may be assessed
against such servant or servants, agent
or agents, employee or employees, for
so obstructing any such street, public
road or highway, and such liability rs
may be enforced by execution against
said railroad company or other corpo.
ration on the judgment rendered
against such servant or servants, agent
or agents, employee or employees, for
so obstructing such street, public road
or highway.
Sec. 81. It shall be unla wful for any
railroad company to obstruct the
drainage of any public road or high.
way by its roadbed or otherwise, or
empty the water from its bitches into
any public road or highway, to the
injury of said highway; and If any
railroad company, being warned by
the oversser of the proper district By
leaving a written notice with any
agent, or informing any station agent
oil said railroad company personally,
shall refuse or neglect to remedy the
same to the acceptance of the overseer,
shall forfeit and pay any sum not ex-
ceeding $50 nor less than 500 to be re-
covered by an action at the suit of the
township board of commissioners be-
fore any magistrates; and every ten
days such railroad company, after be-
ing notified, shall neglect or refuse to
remedy such offence shall be deemed
an additional offence against the pro.
visions of this act; and the money so
collected shall be paid by the magis-
trate so collecting to the county treas.
urer, and the money so paid over
shall pecome partof the county road
fund.
Sec. %. 1t shall be the further duty
of such overseer to cause each railroad
company to construct and keep in
good repair the roadbed of all public
roads across the roadbed of said rail.
road company; and if any railroad
company, being duly warned by the
overseer of the proper district, by
leaving a written notice with any sta
ton agent, or by informing any sta
ton agent of said railroad company
personally, shall neglect or refuse to
construct or repair such roadbed to
the acceptance of the overseer, shall
forfeit any sum not exceeding $50 nor
less than $50, to be recovered by an
action at the suit of the township board
of commissioners before a magistrate
of the county, and the money so col
lected shall be paid by the magistrate
collecting to the county treasurer, and
the money so paid over shall become
a part of the county road fund; and
every five day IS such railroad company,
after being duly notified, shall neglect
or refuse to construct or repair said
road, shall be deemed an additional
offence against the provisions of this
act.
Sec. 20. The supervisor shall fur
nish each member of the township
board of commissioners with sufti'
cient number of printed copies of this
act for the use overseer and township
board of commissioners, and the coun-
ty board of commissioners shall furn
ish the necessary books and blanks for
the use of the township and the town