The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-17
. THE ROAD LAWS.
That May BE Of Interest

The County Board of Commissioners shall
divide the respective townships into suitable g
road districts. They shall elect an overseer
whose term of office shall be two years. and if
and costs or be sentenced 10 the County chain
gang. That If vacancy occurs from any
cauS-. the Board shall elect his successor.
nd the overseer has the right 10 appoint q
man 10 serve W who ia liable to road duly, and
he shall be exempted from road duty az long
as he serves as OVerseer,
It shall be the duty of every overseer to
ma Ike out q list OF all persons liable to road
duty belonging to his section, and the over
seer Is authorized to demand OF any person
or corporation, the names OF any and all
hands IN his, her and its employ. And
should any person or corporation, refuse TO
furnish such list the overseer shall at once re-
port the matter to the nearest magistrate and
cause such persons 10 be prosecuted.
Overseers are also authorized 70 appoln
some suitable person, liable to road duty on
his road, as warner, and such person snail
be exempt from road duty for the time he acts
az warner. And the overseer having furnish
to road duty, the said warner shall serve
notice on each and every hand, either by
seeing the parties personally and giving
verbal notice, or by leaving written notice az !
the residence OF the party, of the hour and
place of working on said section; and the
person D warned shall bring with him such
necessary tools and implements used on a
farm as the overseer may direct. All or the
hands belonging to and assigned 10 road
section are to work under the direction and
the supervision of the overseer. Overseers
are also required to take good care Of all tools
furnished them by the county, and not per
NIT or suffer them to be used for any purpose
other than the working OF the public high
ways, and to ACCOUNT TO the county commits.
sioners for all tools in their possession and
the manner and kind OF labor performed on
their section, and turn over all tools TO their
successors.
Each overseer may erect and keep up at
/ - fha Of
cross roads, post and guide board or finger
board containing an inscription In legible let
ters, directing the way and distance 10 tne
town or towns or public place ana places
situated on each road. And the overseer ls
authorized to prosecute any one who defaces
or demolishes the same.
Each overseer will have all small bridges
on his section put down and kept In repair oy
the road hands-the county paying for lum'
ber and nails only.
1t is unlawful for any overseer to perform:
or cause labor to be performed, on any ROAD
not regularly laid out and established by
law.
1t is unlawful for any railroad company to
obstruct any public road or the drainage ol
the same. or TO empty the water rom ats
seer OF the proper district is authorized 10
warn any railroad company by leaving q
written notice with any agent. or informing
any agent OF said railroad company personal
ly. to remedy all such matters TO the accept.
ance OF the ovelseer. Should such company
refuse to do so, the overseer shall at once re-
port the matter TO the supervisor.
An overseer who neglects or refuses "a
cause four days labor to be- performed on his
section annually Is liable TO prosecution.
WHO LIABLE TO ROAD DUTY.
In York county all male persons able to
perfOrm road duty between the ages of IS and
IS years, except ministers Of2l TO SO years the
gospel In actual charge of q congregation and
old soldiers, are required annually TO per
| form, or cause to be performed, four days
labor on the public highway under the direc
which he resides, aud ten hours Of labor shall
constitute days work. Any one liable u
| road duty Is allowed in lieu thereof 10 pay
Communication tax of Sl.00 to the county
treasurer, which for the year 1901 may be
| paid at any time on or before the lst day ol
February, and for each year thereafter, such
| tax must be paid on or by the first day o.
February. And ifany person, being warned
| by such overseer as aforesaid. shall refuse OF
neglect, having had at least IL hours' notice
TO attend by himself or substitute to the &C.
ceptance OF the overSeer, or, having attended
shall refuse to obey the direction OF the over
seer, or shall spend the time In idleress ol
any inattention to the duties assigned him
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and on
con nviction thereof. shall be fined not more
than $1,000 nor less than $500 and costs, or be
tnau ten nor less than five days, and II is the
duty OF the overseer to carry out the provis
| ions OF this section.
The residence OF any person who has 6
family, Is, where his family resides, and the
residence of any other person is where be
boards or may be found. Ali tramps and
persons who have no visible means OF support