The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-10
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The County Board of Commissioners shall
road districts. They shall elect an overSeer
whose term of office shall be two years. and If
he fails or refuses to serve shall be lined $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 10 appoint n
man to serve who ia liable TO road duty. and
be shall be exempted from road duty as long
as he serves as OVerseer,
1t shall be the duty of every overseer 10
ma ke out a list OF all persons liable 10 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 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
az warner. And the overseer having furnish
ed said warner with list OF the hands liable
10 road duty, the said warner shall serve
seeing the parties personally and giving
verbal notice, or by leaving written notice at
the residence Of the party, or the hour ana
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 or the
hands belonging TO and assigned TO 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.
sion ers for all tools in their possession and
the manner and kind OF labor performed on
their section, and turn over all tools to their
Each oyerseer NAV erect and keep up at
the expense OF the county at the forks and
cross. roads, post and guide board or hnger
board obtaining 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 for lum'
ber and nails only.
or cause labor to be performed, on any road
not regularly laid out and established by
law.
obstruct any public road or the drainage ol
the same, or to empty the water from Its
bitches into any public road. Any any over
seer of the proper district is authorized To
warn any railroad company by leaving Q
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 30, the overseer shall at once re
port the matter 10 the supervisor.
An overseer who neglects or refuses tc
cause four days labor to be performed 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 Is and
| IS years, except ministers Of2l TO So years the
gospel In actual charge ofa congregation ano m
| 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
road duty is allowed in lieu thereof 10 pay
a Communication tax of $l.00 to the county
treasurer, which for the year 1901 may be
paid at any time on or before the lst day o
February, and, for each year thereafter, such
lax 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 - hours notice
10 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 OF
any inattention to the duties assigned him
shall be guilty of a misdemeapor, and on
con viction thereof. shall be fined not more
than $1,000 nor less than $500 and costs, or be
tnan ten nor less than Il We days, and it is the
duty OF the overseer to carry out the provis
| ions Of this section.
The residence OF any person who has 8
| family, is, where his family resides, and the
| residence Of any other person Is where be
boards or may be found. Ali tramps and
| persops 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 l6 nor
more than 20 feet wide. exclusive OF dltches,
roots and runners, unless 30 ordered by the
county board Of commissioners. II shall be
| the roads under his charge thoroughly as he
goes, arching the same TO the centre, With
drain on each side TO convey the water, aud
when necessary to protect such drains from
| washing by placing in stone, gravel or other
substance; whenever IL 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 la conveniently obtain.
able, and of such width as to afford an easy
crossing where a bridge may not be neces.
sary; 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 puolic 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
| tiops that may from time to time be found
therein, but shall not run new road In less
than fifty yards of dwelling house without
| the consent OF the owner.
The County Board of Commissioners are
authorized to levy an annual tax not ex
ceeding one mill on all the taxable property
| OF the County, which shall be expended on
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