The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-03-10
THE NEW ROAD LAW
Passed by the Legislature at Its Re.
cent Session.

The New ACT Goes Into Eject Mex,
Year and Affects Every
County In tho state.
The new act to provide for road
working In the State will not become
effective for another year, but the peo.
pie OF the State will be Interested to
know wnat their representatives in
the legislature have done with this
proposition. Following is the general
bill which was introduced by Mr.. B.
A. Morgan:
"Section 1. That the law in refer
ence to the age and time In which road
duty shall be performed and commut.
alton tax provided and fixed In lieu
thereof shall be and remain as now
provided by law in this State, except
In the countries hereinafter named.
and the law In all other respects In ali
countries shall be aud remain as now
provided by law.
SEQ. 2. All male persons able to
perform the labor herein REQUIRED,
fiom the age of 18 to SO years, both
inclusive, IN this State, except in
Greeny'lle, Anderson, Pickens, Union,
Marion, Horny, Spartanb burg and Cher
okee, where the ages shall Le from 81
TO DO years, both inclusive, and except
ID Saluda county, whore the age shall
oe from IL years to 55, both IL elusive.
ana also except ministers Of the gospel
IN actual charga OF Congregation,
teachers employed In a public school
schoUl trustees, and pursons perma-
nently disabled Ia the military service
OF IN 8 State, and persons who served
In the late War Between the S ates
and all persons actually employed In
tne quarantine service OF the State,
ana ali students who may be attend.
Ing any school ur college at the time
when the commutAtlon tax my be.
come law, shall be required auualIy to
perform labor on tue high ways under
The direction OF the oyerseer OF the
road district in which he shall reside,
IN the various countries, as follows:
AobeYille, a four days; Anderson, three
days; Bamberg, SIX days; BArnwell.
six days: Bel ufort, eight days; Berk.
eley, eight days; Charleston, elynt
days; Cherokee, three days; Chester.
fonr days; Chesterfield, four days;
Clarendon, six days; d irlington, four
oaVs; Dorohe,ter, six days; Fairfield,
four days; Florence. four days; George.
town, eight days; Greenv.lle, three
dayp; Greenwood, four days; Hanp
ton, six days; Harry, six days; Ker
shaw six days; Laurens, four days;
.t'eesSsix days; Lexington, six days, If
""'shA snecessar' N.-,nn Six
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da. Hickene, five days; Rchland,
eight days; Spartanhurg, three days;
Saluda, eight days; Union, two days;
Sumter, eight Gays; williamsburg,
eight days, and York, five days; pro.
vided, persons liable to labor under
tLis section shall have the right TO
furnish competent substitute to
labor Ia his stead; and provided fur
ther, ten hours a day shall be a days
work.
Sec. 3. In lieu of performing or
causing to be performed the labor OF
lO hours per day, az herein named for
the several coun Ties, a Communication
tax may be paid by the persons 50 liza.
BILE, on or by the first day OF March
In each year, which in the following
counties shall be: Abbcville, one col.
lar; Anderson, one dollar; Bamberg,
TWO dollars; Barnwell, two d1llars;
Beaufort, two dollars; Berkeley, two
dollars; Charleston, two dollars; Cher
okee, one dollar; Gu. ser, two dollars;
Chesterfield, one dollar; Clarendon,
one dollar; Darlington, one dollar;
Dorchester, two dollars; Fairfield,
two dollars, which snail be expended
by the board OF county commissioners
upon the public roads in the town.
ships from which 1t was collected
Florence, one dollar. Georgetown, two
dollars; Greenville, one dollar; Green.
wood, one dollar; Hampton, one dol
lor; Horny, three dollars; Kersnaw,
Two dollars; Laurens, one dollar; Lee,
one dollar Lexington, three dolars !;
Marion, two dollars; Nawberry, thrs Q
dollars; Oconee, one collar; Plckens,
one do lar and half; Riohlaud, one dol
lar; Sp4rtanburg, Que dollar;
Saluda, two dollars; Sumter, one
dollar; Union, one dpllar; Williams.
burg, one dollar, ,anu York, two dollars;
provided, IN Barnwell a d Lexington
Communication tax collected shall be
expendt by the board OF county com.
mlssioners upon the public roads In
the township where the cjmmut ltiou
is collected; and provided further, that
In OrangeLurg cou tg, from and after
October the lst, 1905, all those per
sons VINO are liable to road duty in
said county, as fixed by sectiJu 1 CT
this act, In lieu or p1rfJrmil & Or caus
Ing 10 De perform. al labor upon the
rpads, shall be requires 10 pay 10 the
cjunty treasurer OF Otanpeourg coun-
ty on or befo { the lst day OF March
Of each anu 6, ,ery year an annual
Communication ttx, or road tax, OF o.e
dollar per head, which suall be ex-
pended upon the public road, or tile
county, and a. nearly as possible in
the townships fiOn Wuich it vas col.
cted; aud any failure to pay saio
road tax snail b. misde neanur and
the offender upon conviction shall be
punished by tine or not more Than
fifty dollar, $500 or imprisoned fJr
not more than thirty days; in the
county OF Chesterfield from and after
the approval or Jhis dCL there shall be
annually levied and collected tax Of
one and one quarter mills for read
purpos 8, one half OF which sha be
Used In the township In whicn IT Is
cole cted and the other half shall b..