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

ing, By placing in stone gravel, OF
other substance. Whenever 1t 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
store, gravel, or other hard substance,
and Of such width as to afford an easy
crossing where bridge may not be
necessary, and he shall protect the
roads by suitable drains from interfer'
ence by cultivation or otherwise; tc
open or cause to be opened all public
roads and highways which shall have
been or may hereafter be laid out anc
established in his road district, the
same to be kept in repair, anc
remove or caused to be removed
all Instructions that may from tine tc
tine be found therein; for which pur'
pose the supervisors are hereby autho
rized to enter upon any uncultlvatec
lands or improved lands unencum
bered by crops near to or adjoining
sucn 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
10 make such drains or bitches through
the same as be may deem necessary fol
the benefit of the roads, doing as little
injury to said lands and improvements
thereon and timber as the nature OF
the case and the public good will per
nit; aud the drains and bitches sc
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 sum not exceeding $50,
or imprisonment for not less than II
nor more than 80 days for each aud
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. 1. 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 and 80 years, except minis.
terS of of the Gospel in actual charge
of a congregation, aud persons per
manently disabled in the military SER
vice of this State, and persons who
served in the late war, shall be liable
annually to Go and perform four days
labor on the highways, under the dl.
recuon of the overseer Of the road dis
trict il which he shall reside; and i,
shall require eight hours, of actual
work 10 constitute dav's work under
this section, except IL Horny county,
where the ages shall be from u to 50
years. Provided, further, That ii any
person liable to road duty shall pay
to the county treasurer the sum OF So,
except the county, Of Aiken, where II
shall be 81, except the county of ker.
shaw, where the communication tax shal!
be 81, and the same shall be received
in lieu of the labor upon the public
roads; Provided, Ihatthe county board
of commissioners of any county cause
to be levied an additional tax, not 10
exceed one mill, On all of the taxable
property of any township N their
county, when so requested by written
petition signed by two-thlrds OF 1he
freeholGers OF such townships, such 8
tax to be collected as other taxes, aud
to be expenGed upon the roads and
highways OF each township.
Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty Of
every overseer to make out list OF all
persons 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
containing the names of all male en-
pIoyees, shall be guilty OF a misdemea,
nor, and for every such otfense shall
be subject to ine Of not less than SlO
nor more than $50, or imprisonment
in the county jail for not less than IL
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 of the party, to. erder 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 tie public road to which each
pers on may be assigned, said assign
ulent 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 OF
neglect, having had at least - hours,
notice, to attend by himself or substl,
tue TO the acceptance Of the overseer,
or, having attended, shall refuse &c
obey the direction OF the overseer, OF
shall spend the time in idleneSs or any
inattention to the duties assigned him,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
on CONVICTION thereof shall be lined
not more than SO nor less than S. and
costs or be sentenced to county chain
gang not more than ten nor less than
i've days. ;.
Sec. S, That IN case any person shal.
remove from one county to another,
or from one township IN the same
county, or one district to another IL
the same township, who has prior tc
such removal, performed the whole cl
any part of the labor aforesaid, or IL
any other way has paid the whole oi
any part Of the amount aforesaid IL
lieu of such labor, and shall produce s
certificate OF the same from the over
seer Of the proper district, such certlh
cate shall be I, ;,complete discharge fol
the amount therein specified.
Sec. Z. That any person warned tc
perform any labor upon the puollt
roads and highways under the provl
sions OF this act shall by himself or 5