Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-10
THE Law AS TO ROADS.
Interesting Compilation That Is Of
General Concern.
DUTIES OF OVERSEER and PEOPLE.

General Concern.
DUTIES OF 0VERSEER and PEOPLE.
Width of Roads-How the Work
Should be Done-commutation Tax
and How Paid-Who Are Liable to
Duty-What the Road Hands Must
J Do.
Compiled by ]. s. Brice for the York
County Board Of Commissioners.
Width of Roads.
The roadbed shall not be less than
16 feet wide, exclusive of side bitches.
roots and other distractions, unless
otherwise ordered by the County
Board Of Commissioners and be posted
with substantial mile posts, and where
roads run through lands where water
stands or flows, the road must be
ditched on either side and the road
bed raised. The County Board of
Commissioners may also open new
public roads and widen or change the
location Of old public roads, where. in
their judgment, such change would be
for the material interests of the trav-
cling public,
How Roads Should BE Worked.
1t shall be the duty of each and
every Overseer to work the roads un-
der his charge thoroughly as he goes,
arching the same to the centre. with
drain on each side to convey the wa
ter and when necessary, protect such
drain from washing by placing in
stone, gravel or other substance;
whenever 1t Is necessary to convey
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
obtainable, and Of such width as to
afford an easy crossing where. a
shall protect the roads by suitable
drains from interference by cultiva-
ton or otherwise; he shall open up,
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 keep them In
repair, and remove, or cause to be re-
moved, all distractions that may from
time to time be found therein; for
which purpose he Is hereby author
lied to enter upon any uncultivated
lands, or improved lands unincumber-
ed by crops. near to and adjoining
such road to cut and carry away
timber, except trees or groves on i'm
proved lands planted or left for orna-
ment or shade, either In the fields.
around the springs, or about the
dwelling houses or appurtenances,
and any rail timber when other tim
Der may be, procured at or near the
place, and to dig or cause to be dug
and carried away any earth, gravel,
sand or stone which may be necessary
10 make inaprnxe4 or pair-aaid roads,.
for which compensation shall be
made, except from within grounds Of
any person inclosed for cultivation
without consent Of owner; and to en-
ter on any lands adjoining or lying
near the road to make such drains or
bitches through the same as he may
deem necessary for the benefit of the
roads, doing as little injury to said
lands and Improvements thereon and
timber as the nature Of the case and
the public good will permit; and the
drains and bitches so made shall be
kept open by such OVerseer, and shall
not be obstructed by the owner Of the
land, or any person having the same
in charge.
Duties of Overseers.
1t shall be the duty OF any Over
seer to make out a list Of all persons
liable to road duty Said Overseer fs
hereby authorized to demand Of any
person or corporation the names of
any and all hands in his. her or its
employ: and any person or corpora
ton receiving of such Overseer or
warner by him appointed, such de-
mand failing or refusing to furnish a
list containing the names of all male
employees, shall be guilty of a misde--
meanor. and for every such offence
shall be subject to a fine of not less
than ten nor more than thirty dollars
or Imprisonment in the county Jail for
not less than ten nor more than thir-
ty days; and place said list In the
hands Of the warner, who shall serve
notice, either by seeing the parties
personally and giving verbal notice or
leaving written notice at the residence
of the party. to order out every per-
son resident as aforesaid, between the
first day of January and the first day
Of December, annually, to do and per-
form the work aforesaid on the pub
lie road to which each person may be
assigned, said assignment to be on
roads near the residence of said party,
or any road to- pc changed or opened
within four miles. In case any per-
son shall remove from one county to
another, or from one township In the
same county, or one district to anoth-
er in the same township, who has
prior to such removal performed the
whole or any part of the labor afore-
said, or in any other way has paid
the whole or any part of the amount
aforesaid in lieu of such labor, and
shall produce a certificate of the same
from the Overseer of the proper dis
trict, such certificate shall be q COM
plete discharge for the amount there
In specified.
Duty Of Hands,
Any person warned to perform any
labor upon the public roads and high
ways under any provisions of this
chapter. shall. by himself or a suitable
substitute. who shall not be under the
age of sixteen years, appear at the
time and place appointed By the Over
seer at the hour of seven o'clock In
the forenoon, and shall bring with
him such necessary tools and imple-
ments used on a farm as the Over
ha