Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-16
Saturday, March l6, 1901,

the public highways, and to account tc
the county commissioners FOR all toois
in their possession and the manner ano
kind Of labor performed on their sec
ton, and turn over all tools to their
successors.
Each overseer may erect and keep up
at the expense of the county at the
forks and crossroads, post and guide
board or finger board containing an IN
scription in legible letters, directing the
way and distance to the town or towns
or public place and places situated on
each road. And the overseer Is au-
thorized to prosecute any one who de-
faces or demolishes the same, >,
Each overseer will have all small
bridges on his section put down and
kept in repair by the road hands-the
county paying for LUMBER and nails
only.
It Is unlawful for any oVerseer TO per-
form, or cause labor to be performed,
on any road not regularly laid out and
established by law.
II is unlawful for any railroad COM
pany to obstruct any public road or the
drainage of the same, or to empty the
water from its bitches into any pupnc
road. And any overseer ofthe proper dls-
trict is authorized to warn any rallroad
any agent, or informing any agent or
said railroad company personally, 10
remedy all such matters to the accept
ance Of the overseer. Should such COM
pany refuse to do so, the overseer shall
at once report the matter to the super
visor.
An overseer who neglects or refuses
to cause four days labor to be perform
ed on his section annually. is liable 10
prosecution.
WHO LIABLE TO ROAD DUTY.
In York county all male persons able
to perform road duty between the ages
of 1S and SIS years, except ministers Oh
the gospel in actual charge Of a congre-
cation and old soldiers, are required an
nually to perform, or cause to be per
formed. four days labor on the public
highway under the direction OF the
oyerseer of the road district in Whlch
he resides, and ten hours Of labor shall
constitute a days work. Any one liza
BILE to road duty is allowed In lieu
thereof to pay a communication tax OF
$500 to the county treasurer, which 1or
the year 1901 may be paid at any time
on or before the 1st day Of May, and,
for each year thereafter, such tax must
be paid on or by the first day OF Febru-
ary. And If any person, being warned
by such overseer as aforesaid, shall re-
fuse or neglect, having had at least IL
hours notice, to attend by himself or
substitute to the acceptance OF the
oyerseer, or, having attended, shall re-
fuse to obey the direction of the over
seer, or shall spend the time in idleness
or any inattention to the duties assign
ed him, shall be guilty Of misdemean-
or, and on conviction thereof, shall be
fined not more than $1,000 nor less
than $500 and costs, or be sentenced
to the county chaingang not more than
ten nor less than five days, and 1t IS the
duty Of the overseer to carry out the
provisions Of this section.
The residence of any person who mas
a family, is where his family resides,
and the residence of any other person
is where he boards or may be FOUND.
All tramps and persons who have no
visible means Of support are liable to
road duty wherever they may be round.
HOW ROADS ARE TO BE WORKED.
The roadbed shall not be less than 10
nor more than 20 feet wide, exclusive
Of bitches, roots and runners, unless SO
ordered by the county board OF com
missioners. It shall be the duty OF eacn
and every overseer to work the roads
under his charge thoroughly as he goes,
arching the same to the centre, with
drain on each side to convey the water,
and when necessary to protect such
drains from washing by placing in
stone, gravel or other substance; when
ever it is necessary to convey water to
or to provide for it to cross any road,
he shall have the drain across such
road laid in stone, gravel or other hard
substance, when such material Is con-
veniently obtainable, and Of such width
as to AFFORD an easy crossing where a
bridge may not be necessary: and he
shall protect the roads by suitable
drains from interference by cultiva-
tion or otherwise; he shall open or
cause to be opened. all public roads
or highways which have been or
may hereafter be laid out and estab-
lished in his road district. and remove
or cause to be removed, all obstructions
that may from time to time be found
therein.