The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-03-06
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
What Changes Were Made at the Re-
cent Legislative Session.

ceuI LeBtslatiVo session.
Ffhere were few county government
lures passed by the legislature of
q There was committee Of 40 sp.
pointed to draw up Q general bill. This
uakssure was presented to the house
AMI continued until next session as
were nearly all other important gen
oral bills.
Senator Dean introduced bill to re
du,e the Communication tax in Green.
vile county from 81 to 81 Addition al
amendments relating to the number of
days for road working were made for
tho counties of Union and Darliogton.
The communication tax for Lsureus and
Florence, was reduced from 81 so to 81,
and for Hampton was increased from
81 to 81. With the exception Of spe-
cial measure for Marlboro, this was
the only county government act passed
1t reads:
Section l. That section 4 of an act
entitled IAN act to amend sections 3
and of an act entitled An act torro
vide a system OF county government
for he several counties of the State. SO
far as it relates to the maintaining aud
working Of the roads and highways in
the State" approved 18Th of February,
a. d., 1900, be amended on line 55, by
inserting between the words Fairfield
and Greenwood, the word Green
ville," and on line SO by striking out
the word, "Greenville;" and by insert
ing after Greenwood the words "and
Chesterfield" and by striking out the
word Darlington" before the word
1 ,lta ~ o-I L.
be:ween the words Lexington" and
"Williamburg," and inserting the
vega Darlington" aud By inserting
between the words day ard "pro
vide8" the words Union two days, ;"
aud by striking out the word "Hsmp-
ton" from the proviso after the words
"Lsurens one dollar" and inserting the
word Hampton" between the words
Georgetown" and Horny" SO that
said section, when SO amended, shall
read as follows:
Sec. 4. That all malo persons able to
perform the labor herein required. be-
tween the age of l8 aud So years, ex-
oept In the counties of Ooonee and
Pickens. where the ages shall be be.
tween IL and 30 years; and except in
the cjunties Of Green wood and Oherter
field where the age shall be between
the ages of Is and 80; and except in
Abbeville, Cherokee, Greenville. Hor-
ry, Orsngeburg, Spsrtanburg aud Union
counties, where the ages shall be from
Il 20 90, and also except ministers of
the gospel In actual charge Of q congre-
CATION, and persons permanently dis
abled in the military service of this
State, and persons who served in the
late var between the S.ate, and all
persons actually employed in the
quarantine service of the State, shall
be required annually to perform, or
cause u be performed, labor on the
| hisuwSys -undet the directions of the
overseee of the road district in which
he sha2 reside, as follows: In the
oonnties of Greenville, Pickens ar q
Spartanburg, three days. In the coun-
ties Of Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson,
Barnwell, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Fair
field, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster,
Lsurens, Lexington, Darlington, Will
liamsburg, and York, foEr days. In
the county of Florence FIVE days. in
the counties of Bamberg, Chester,
Clarendon, Oolleton, Dorchester, Edge
field, Horny. Newberry, Ozone, Saluds,
Orangeburg and Sumter, six days. In
the counties of Beaufort Berkeley,
Charleston, Georgetown, Hampton and
Marion, eight days; and in the county
of Richland, ten days. Union, two days;
provided, that ten hours labor shall be
held to be days work; provided, that
the county board Of commissioners OF
any county may cause to be levied q
road tax not to exceed one mill on all
taxable property of any township in
their county, when so requested by q
written petition, signed by two third:
OF the freeholders Of such township
such tax to be collected as other taxes
and to- be expended on the roads and
highways of such townships (except in
the ooNlty of Pickens, where such pe
tition thall not be necessary AnC
BambS-g county-in Bamberg county
each Special school district now o
hereafter established shall be "a roaC
district, and the county board Of com
mlssloners may cause to be levied
I'D tax not to exceed two mills on al
taxable property within said road dis
trict, on petition signed by two third
Of the freehold voters owning propert,
within said road district {exoept tha
In Denmark road district no petition
shall be necessary, but there snail b,
levied and collected annually a tax o
two miles on all taxable properly with
In said districp, said to be collected
as other taxes, and the funds so col
lected shall be paid out on the wsrran
of the township commissioners, coun
| taratnpnA hu fha of .L
county, said funds to be expended .ol
the public roads within said road dis
trict where collected. Provided, furthe
that in lieu Of performing or causing t
be performed the labor of ten hour
per day, as herin named for the sev
ersl counties, Communication tax ms
be paid by the person so liable on or b
the 1st day of May of this year, and o.
or by the lst of February Of each yea
hereafter, which in the counties o
Abbeviile, AIKEN, Anderson, Cherokee
Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington
Edgefeld, Fairfield, Greenville, Green
wood, Dickens, Richland, Spartanbure
Sumte1 Marlboro and Union, shall b
one do1Ar; in the counties of Florenc
and Lalrens, one dollar; and in tn
oountieS of Barnwell, Bamberg, Beau
.. fort, Berkeley, Charleston, Chester
Colletol, Dorche ester, Georgetown, Hoi
ry, Hampton, Kersbaw, Lancaster
Lexington, Marion, Newherry, Orsng,
burg, Ssluds, Williamsburg and Yorl
shall be two dollars; and in the count
Of Oconee shall bo three dollars. Pre-
vided, PERSONS liable to labor under tn
act shal have the right to furnish a con