The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-03
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The County Board Of Commissioners shall
divide the respective townships into suitable
road districts. They shall elect an overseer
whose term of office shall be two years. and II
he fails or refuses TO serve shall be fined $1,000
and costs or be sentenced to the County chain
gang That If q vacancy occurs from any
cause the Board shall elect his successor.
And the overseer has the right TO appoint q
he shall be exempted from road duty as long
as he serves as overseer,
1t shall be the duty of every overseer TO
make out a list OF all persons liable TO road
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 to be prosecuted.
Overseers are also authorized TO appoint
some suitable person, liable to road duty on
his road, as warner, and such person shall
be exempt from road duty for the time he acts
as warner. And the overseer having furnish
ed said warner with lst Of the hands liable
10 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 al
place Of working on said section; and the
person so warned shall bring with him such
necessary tools and implements used on n
farm as the overseer may direct. All OF 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
nit or suffer them to be used for any purpose
other than the working OF the public high
ways, and to accountto 10 the county comm ls.
the manner and kind OF labor performed on
their section, and turn over all tools to their
successors.
the expense OF the county at the forks and
cross roads, post and guide board or finger
board containing an inscription In legible let.
ters, directing the way and distance TO the
town or towns or public place and places
situated on each road. And the overseer Is
authorized to prosecute any one who defaces
Each overseer will have all small bridges
on his section put down and kept in repair by
the road handS-the county paying for lum
Der and nails only.
It 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 unla wful for any railroad company to
obstruct any public road or the drainage o
the same, or to empty the water from 1ts
seer Of the proper district is authorized to
warn any railroad company by leaving 8
written notice with any agent, or Informing
any agent OF said railroad company persona
ance Of the oveIseer. Should suoh company
refuse to do 80. the overseer shall at once re
port the matter to the supervisor.
cause four days labor to be performed on bis
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 is and
IS years, except ministers OFF, 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
tion of the overseer Of the road district In
| which he resides, and ten hours of labor shall
constitute days work. Any one liable To
road duty Is allowed IN lie1 ~ thereof TO, TO pay
treasurer, which for the year 1901 may DC
paid at any time on or before the lst day Of
February, and. for each year thereafter, such
February. And ifany person, being warned
by such overseer as aforesaid. shall refuse OF
neglect, having had al 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 or
any inattention TO the duties assigned MIN
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor, and on
con viction thereof, shall be fined not more
than 5000 nor less than $500 and costs, or be
sentenced TO the county chaingang not more
than ten nor less than five days, and II is the
duty Of the oveIseer to carry out the proVis'
The residepce OF any person who has q
family, Is, where his family resides, and the
residence of any other person is where he
boards or may be found. Ali tramps and
persons who have no visible means OF support
are liable to road duty wherever they may
be found.
HOW ROADS OUGHT TO BE WORKED.
The roadbed shall not be less than 16 nor
more than 20 feet wide, exclusive of ditches,
roots and runners. unless 80 ordered by the
county board Of commissioners. 1t shall be
the duty OF each aud 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; whenever II Is necessary to con-
vey water TO or to provide for 1t to cross any
road, he shall have the drain across such road
| laid in stone, gravel or other hard substance,
when such material is conveniently obtain.
able, and OF such width as to afford an easy
crossing where q bridge may not be neces-
sary; and he shall protect the roads by
suitable drains from interference by cultiva.
ton 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 established in his road district. and
remove or cause to be removed, all obstruc:.
tions that may from time to time be found
than fifty yards OF dwelling house without
the con sent Of the owner.
The County Board Of Commissioners are
authorized TO levy an annual tax not ex.
ceeding one million all the taxable property
n the C0nnfv- which shall he expended ON