Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-10

the direction OF the Overseer In
,harge. Any person being warned by
the Overseer to perform road duty
and failing or refusing to perform or
cause to be performed such duty or
conducting himself in such manner as
Is prohibited in Sec. 460 Of the Grim
inal Code Of 1902, upon conviction
shall be punished as provided in Sec.
400.
Sec. 460 of the Code Is as follows:
If any person, being warned by such
Overseer to perform road duty, shall
refuse or neglect, having had at least
twelve hours notice, to attend by him
self or substitute to the acceptance of
the Overseer, or, having attended.
shall refuse to obey the directions Of
the Overseer, or shall spend the time
in idleness or any inattention to the
duties assigned him, shall be guilty Of
misdemeanor. and on conviction
thereof shall be fined not more than
ten dollars nor less than five dollars,
and costs, or be sentenced to county
chaingang not more than thirty days
nor less than five days-
Overseers to Account for Tools.
Every Overseer is hereby required
to account to the County Supervisor,
or County Board Of Commissioners or
the Board of Township Commission
ers at their annual settlement for all
tools received. material used or funds
expended, under oath, under this
chapter, and they shall also return a
full and true list and statement Of
the names Of all persons within their
respective districts who shall have
been ordered out to perform the labor
as required by this chapter, and after
each working to note the hours actu-
ally worked, work each hand does,
and he shall make and furnish a list
to the County Supervisor or County
Board Of Commissioners or the Board
Of Township Commissioners of those
who have refused or neglected to per-
form the same, and shall by oath at
test the correctness Of such list so
kept; and all fines and forfeitures used
for and recovered under the provisions
of this chapter shall be paid by the
magistrate or constable collecting the
same to the county treasurer wherein
such fines and forfeitures accrued;
and the several Overseers shall also
render an account to the County Su-
pervisor, or County Board Of Commits
sioners or to the Township Board of
Commissioners at the annual settle
ment Of all moneys expended and all
property remaining in their hands at
the time of the settlement, also all
judgments that remain unpaid, and
the name Of the judgment debtor,
and magistrate before whom such
judgments were obtained, and the
thereof; and the County Su-
pervisor, or County Board Of Com
or the Township Board
of Commissioners shall make such
order as to the prosecution of the
suits by the over Of the proper dis
trict against such delinquents as In
the judgment of County Supervisor
or the County Board of Commission
ers or the Township Commissioners
the interests Of public may require.
0EenSeers Turn Over Property. 10
Their Successors. ~"
All property that may remain In the
hands of the Overseer at the time of
the annual settlement with the Coun-
ty Supervisor, or County Board of
Commissioners, or the Township
Board Of Commissioners, shall be
turned over to his successors in Of
fee as such successor shall be elected
and qualified, taking a receipt there
for. and deposit said receipt with the
County Supervisor. or County Board
Of Commissioners, or the Township
Board Of Commissioners. 1t shall be
lawful for any Overseer to sell (sue)
out executions on any Judgment that
unpaid within his proper dis
trict at any time when, in his opin-
ion, the same can be collected, and
the money so recovered and collected
shall be paid over to county treas
urer, as provided in the foregoing sec
ton, by the magistrate so collecting.
and Bridges Over Streams.
The County Supervisor or County
Board Of Commissioners, within the
county. Is authorized TO have the
Overseer to construct footpaths or
bridges over streams. swamps, marsh
es and along the highways of this
county,
Guide Finger Boards.
Each Overseer, within his district,
may erect and keep up. at the ex-
pense of the county, at the forks and
cross roads. a post and guide-board.
or finger-board, containing an in
scription. in legible letters. directing
the way and distance to the town or
towns. or public place or places, situ-
ated on each road, respectively.
Penalty for Improper Use OF Tools.
The Board Of Commissioners shall
take a receipt from each Overseer for
such implements as they may deliver
IN him showing the number kind