The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-08


street. public road or highway.
Sec 2l. 1t shall be unlawful for any rail.
road company to obstruct the drainage Of any
public road or highway by Its roadbed or 9th.
erwise or empty the water from Its bitches
into any public road or highway, to the Injury
of said highway; and II any railroad COM
pany, being warned by the overseer OF the
proper district by leaving written notice
with any agent. or informing any station
agent OF said railroad company personally,
shall refuse or neglect to remedy the Same 10
the acceptance Of the oyerseer, ss, snall forfeit
than twenty dollars, to be recovered 0y an ac.
ton at the suit Of the Township Boaro OF
Commissioners before any magistrate; ana
every ten days such railroad company, alter
being notified shall neglect or refuse 10 rem
edy such offence shall be deemed an addl-
tional offence against the provisions OF tnls
het and the money soeS,ed e1a ihe Ce
Treasurer, and the money SO paid over snail
become part of the county road fund.
| Sec. %. II shall be the further duty OF SUCH
| overseer to cause each railroad company ~
construct and keep in good repair the road.
bed OF all public roads across the roadbed OF
said railroad company and If any railroad
of the proper district, by leaving a written
notice with any station agent, or by inform
| ing any station agent OF said railroad compa.
ny personally. shall neglect or refuse to con-
struct or repair such roadbed to the accept
ance of the overseer. shall forfeit any sum not
exceeding a fly nor less than thirty dollars, to
be recovered by an action at the suit or The
Township Board OF Commissioners before
| magistrate Of the county, and the money so
collected shall be paid by the magistrate COL
lecting to the County Treasurer, and the mon-
county road fund; and every five days such
railroad company, after being duly notified,
shall neglect or refuse TO construct or repair
said road, shall be deemed an additional Of
fence against the provisions of this Act.
Sec. %. The supervisor shall furnish each
member Of the Township Board of Commits;
sioners with sufficient number OF printed
copies of this Act for the use OF the overseer
and Township Board Of Com IN issioners, and
the County Board Of Commissioners shall fur
nish the necessary books and blanks for the
and overseer. The Township Board of Conn.,
missioners shall not lay off any portion OF
any. Incorporated city, town or village In any
road district.
Sec. "a. That the passage of this Act shall
not be held TO have altered or changed any
actions which may have occurred 10 any one
under an Act entitled "Ap Act to regulate the
roads and highways Of Balnwell County"
The roads. bridges, and highways Of the
counties adopting the contract system shall
be worked as hereinafter provided.
Sec. rs. That II the County Board OF Com
missioners conclude to adopt the contract
system for working, tainiug, and operat-
ing the several sections Of highways, roads,
bridges, and ferries In the several townships
In their respective counties, or any part there
of, the County Supervisor. as soon as practi-
cable thereafter, may advertise In the news
paper 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 respons lble
persons for the performance Of the work as
above set forth, and shall furnish specihca,
tions of the work as above set forth, and shall
furnish specifications Of all such work or con.
tracts as have been advertised. ANY and all
dressed to the County Supervisor, and by him
opened in the presence of and submitted to
the County Board OF Commissioners, and II
shall be:the duty of said board to accept the
lowest bid made by responsible 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 performed az in its judgment may be
most expedient and for the best Interest of
the county: 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 respect
i've 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 re.
spective County Boards OF Comm issioners,
and con victs sentenced to perform hard labor
upon the public works or any county, and
said couvicts may be worked upon the roads,
highways, bridges or other public works OF
the county where convicted. or OF the county
TO which :hey have been leased.
Sec. 26. That the County Board OF Comm
sioners OF said counties be, and they are here
DY, auLDOTlZ6Q 10 levy ANNUALLY suIQ QOU eS-
ceeding one mill on all taxable property of
the respective counties. which shall consti.
tute part Of the county road fund, to be ex-
pended by the said board In the same man.
ner as is provided by law for the use and ex.
penditure Of the commutation tax in lieu of
road duty; and such tax shall be collected at
the same time and manner as Is provided by
law for the collection OF taxes levied for ordi.
provisions Of this section shall not apply TO
Orangeburg County.
Sec. q. That the County Treasurers Of the
counties of this State are hereby authorized
and empowered to receive from any and all
persons liable TO road duties In the counties
County Board of Commissi oners; Aiken, one
dollar; Anderson, one dollar; Barnwell, one
dollar; Beaufort two dollars; Berkeley, one
dollar; Chester, two dollars Chesterfield, one
dollar; Charleston. one dollar; Colleton, two
dollars; Clarendon, two dollars Darlington,
two dollars; Florence, two dollars; George.
town, two dollars; Greenville, one dollar;
Hampton, one dollar; Horny. two dollars;
Kershaw, one dollar; Lancaster, one dollar;
Newberry, one dollar; Marlboro, two dollars
Marion, two dollars; Pickens, one dollar and
fifty cents; Richland, two dollars; Spartan
burg, one dollar; Saluda, two dollars; Sum-
Ter, One dollar; Union, one dollar; oconee,
one and one-half dollars; Orangeburg, two
dollars; Williamsburg, two dollars; York,
one dollar, as Communication tax and all mon.
the county road iund: Provided, That such
com M utatlon tax be paid for the fiscal year
1896 between the first day OF March and the
first day Of April, and hereafter said commu-
taton 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 so paying the same.
Sec. 28. That the County Treasurer OF said
counties shall furnish the County Supervisor
of their respective counties list containing
the names or all persons who have paid their
commutatlon tax, and the Chairman or the
Township Boards Of Commissioners shall also
prepare and furnish to the Supervisor list OF
all persons liable to road duty In their re-
spectlve townships; and the said Supervisor
shall check Off the names OF all such persons
reported on the list OF the County ITeasurers
as having paid their communication tax and
all persons whose names shall remain on the
list so checked shall be required to perform
road duty not exceeding In the aggregate four
days, and shall be assignee 10 @ snc9 en- tS guy oy
tractors In the township having under control
the section or sections.nearest the residence
of such person or persons. 1t shall be the
duty of the contractor OF any section 10 re-
ceive SUCH person or persons so assigned TO
him by the County Supervisor, and shall al
low 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 Com
missloners, and said sum shall be credited
upon the amount due or TO become due said
contractor Dy Lne saiu ooaiu 40 heiei nocioio
provided any person assigned 10 work under
a contractor as herein provided and refusing
or failing to do 30 shall be guilty Of a misde-
meanor, and fined In a sum not less than five
nor more than twenty dollars, or imprison-
ment in the county Jail for a period of not
less than ten nor m0re than thirty days, or
sentenced for the same period OH chain gang
Sec. %. The County Hoard OF Com mission
ers are hereby authorized to work the high
ways In their counties, or any part thereof
by chain gang, without regard to the system
or systems used In other portions OF their
counties.
Sec 30. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsist-
ent with this yet be, and are hereby, repealed.