The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-24
THE ROAD LAWS.
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The County Board Of Commissioners shal
divide the respective townships into suitable
road districts. They shall elect an oversee
whose term of office shall be two years. and J
he falls or refuses to serve shall be fined SlO.0
and costs or be sentenced to the County chal
gang. That If u vacancy occurs from any
caus the Board shall elect his successor
and the overseer has the right TO appoint s
man 10 serve who IL liable to road duty, anc
he shall be exempted from road duty as ione
as he serves as overseer,
1t shall be the duty OF every overseer tc
ma Ike out 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 al
hands In his, her and its employ. And
should any person or corporation, refuse tC
furnish such list the overseer shall at once re
port the matter to the nearest magistrate, and
cause such persons TO be prosecuied.
Overseers are also authorized TO appon,
some suitable person, liable to road duty on
his road, as o warner, and such person shall
be exempt from road duty for the time he acts
az warner And the overseer having furnish
ed said warner with list of the hands liable
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 al
the residence of the party. of the hour and
place of working on said section; and the
person ) warned shall bring with him such
necessary tools and implements used ON a
farm as the overseer may direct All OF the
section are TO work under the direction and
the supervision of the overseer. Overseers
are also required to take good care Of al tools
furnished them by the county, and not per-
NIT or suffer them 10 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 10 their
successors
Each overseer may erect and keep up al
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
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 Tor lun
Der and nails only.
tits unlawfulaor any overseer to perform
or cause labor 10 be performed, on any roao
not regularly laid out and established bJ
law.
1t is unlawful for any railroad company tt
obStruct any public road or the drainage o
the same, or TO empty the water from itt
bitches into any public road. Any any over
seer Of the proper district Is authorized tt
warn any railroad company by leaving
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 oveiseer. Should such company
refuse to do SO. the overseer shall at once re
port the matter 10 the supervisor.
An overseer~ who negects or refuses Il
cause four days labor TO be performed on hi
section annually, is liable 10 prosecution.
WHO LIABLE TO ROAD DUTY.
In York county all male persons able Il
perform road duty between the ages OF IS ant
SIS years. except ministers Of2l to so years tn,
gospel in actual charge of a congregation an(
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 lr
which he resides, and ten hours of labor shal
constitute days work. Any one liable Il
road duty is allowed in lieu thereof 10 peI
Communication tax of slO0 to the county
treasurer, which for the year 1901 may D.
paid at any time on or before the LIST day o
February, and, for each year thereafter, such
tax must be paid on or by the first day O
| February, And amy person, being warned
! by such ocerSeer as aforesaid. shall refuse
! TO attend by himself or substitute TO the &C
ceptance the overSeer, or, having attended
shall refuse to obey the direction OF the over
seer, or shall spend the time 10 idleress o
any inatteniion TO the duties assigned him
shall be guilty Of q misdemeanor, and o
COM nviction thereof. shall be fined not NOR
than $1,000 nor less than $500 and costs, or b
than ten nor less than five days, and II Is Tn
duty OF the overseer TO carry out the provi!
| ions OF this section.
The residence OF any person who has
family, Is. where his family resides, and tn
residence OF any other person IL where
boards or may be found. Ali tramps an
persons who have no visible means Of suppol