Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-15
he potira sorial agriruura and Gommertial Sntfres

published In the county once week Iol
three weeks, and by notices posted in two o.
more conspicuous places In the several town
ships, or the township to be worked by the
contract system, for bids from responsible
persons for the performance Of the work o.
to-, Of all such work or contracts as have
been advertised. Any and all bids made
shall 5e in writing, sealed, and addressed
to the county supervisor, and by hin
opened in the presence Of and submitted e
the county board Of commissioners, and II
shall be the duty Of said board to accept the
lowest bid made by responsible person OF
rarty: Provided the county board Of com:
missioners shall have power to reject any m ane
to hire overseers and laborers, and have the
work performed as in It's judgment may bt
most expedient and for the best interest O
the county: Provided, further, That tht
State are hereby authorized and empowered
to arrange to work the roads Of their respective
counties, or to lease TO or nom the county
board Of commissioners Of any county, upon
spective county boards Of commissioners
any convicts sentenced to perform hard labol
upon the public works Of any county, and
said convicts may be worked upon the roads
highways. bridges or other public " works o {,
to which they have been leased.
Sec. %. That the county board Of commits
sioners Of said counties'be, and they are hereby
authorized 10 levy annually sum not exceed
spective counties, which shall constitute par
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 com
9 S s1 o ss ofa e dat sas ana %e saGt
manner as is provided bylaw for the collection
Of taxes levied for ordinary county pusposes
Provided, That the provisions OF this section
shall not apply to Orangeburg county.
81 That the COQnty trelSurerS OF the
counties Of this State are hereby authorized
and empowered to receive from any and oil
persons liable to road, duties In the counties
Of Abbeville. - dollars to be fixed by the
county board OF commissioners Aiken, one
dollar Anderson; one dollar; Barnwell, one
dollar; Beaufort, two; dollars; Berkely, one
dollar; Chester, two dollars; Chesterfield, one
dollar Charleston, o4e dollar; Colleton, two
o0e o0faI doiar Gla1sdee Edgesld two % dollars Fared
two dollars; Florence two dollars George
town, two dollars; freenville, one dollar
Hampton, one dollar; Horny, two dollars
ons dollar 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; 0conee
dollars; Williamsburg. two dollars York
one dollar as commutation tax and all mon
eys so paid shall be set apart and known as
the county road fund !: Provided, that such
1896 between the first day OF March and the
first day Of April, and hereafter said commu
tation 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 80 paying the same.
Sec q. That the county treasurer Of said
counties shall furnish the county supervisor OF
their respective counties list containing the
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mutation tax, and the chairman Of the town
ship boards Of commissioners shall also pre-
pare and furnish to the supervisor list OF al
persons liable to road duty in their respective
townships and the said supervisor shall check
off the names Of all such persons reported or
the list Of the county treasurers as having paio
their commutation tax and all persons whose
names shall remain on the list SO checked
shall be required to perform road duty moi
exceeding In the aggregate four days, ,I1e and
supervisor under one Of the contractors In the
township having under control the section Of
sections nearest the residence Of such person
or persons. It shall be the duty Of the con
or s persons N 50 assigned to him by the county
supervisor, and shall allow to the county
board Of commissioners such sum per diem
for the labor. Of any such person or person as
county board OF commissioners, and SAID
sum shall be credited upon the amount
due or to become due said contractor by
the said board AZ hereinbefore provided
any person assigned to work under q con
tractor as herein provided and refusing OF
failing to do so shall be guilty OF misde
meanor, ard fined in sum not less than five
nor more than twenty dollars, or imprison
ment in the county jail for q period Of not less
than ten nor more than thirty days, or sen
fenced for the same period on chaingang.
Sec. %. The county board Of commission
ers are hereby authorized to work the high
ways in their counties, or any part thereon, by
cheingang, without regard to the system OF
systems used In other portions Of their coun
ties.
Sec. 30. All acts or parts Of acts inconsis
tent with this act be, and are hereby, repealed
Sec. 81. That this act shall 60 into effect on
its approval by the governor.
Approved the 23d day Of March, A. D., 1895.