The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-01-29

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duties herein imposed upon him, upon
conviction thereof, shall be subject to
a fine of not less than ten dollars or
imprisonment for not more than
thirty days, for each refusal or act
of neglect. The term Of Office of such
overseers shall be two years from the
date Of appointment, but no overseer
shall be required to serve two terms
III succession, and shall be exempt
from road duty for two years immeI-
itely succeeding such term.
~ See. 3. The County Board of Com
misioners of said County shall fur
nish such overseer with list of all
persons liable to road duty who are
assigned to work upon the highway
district over which such overseer is
appointed, and it shall be his duty to
warn out such hands at the times and
PLACES designated by the County
Board of Commissioners, and at such
times as the exigencies of the weather
may necesSitate.
Sec. 4. The County Board Of Com
misioners shall require all persons
liable to road duty in said County to
work upon the public roads not less
than six nor more than twelve
days. i'll each year, and eight hours
of actual work to constitute a days
work under this Section; the mini
mum time for working the roads shall
be four days, and the maximum time
twelve days.
Sec. :. Tt shall be the duty Of each
overseer to keep a list Of the hands
under his control, and note the hours
of actual work which each hand per-
forms, and to return to the County
Board Of Commissioners, after each
working ordered by them, n list Of
each hand under his control who
works and the number of hours he
has actually worked. He shall also
keep 9. list Of such hands as refuse or
fail to work, and make his return to
the County Commissioners, with his
certificate attached thereto, as to the
correctness of such return; and the
Board of Commissioners shall furnish
to each overseer a book for making
and keeping said lists and reports,
properly and conveniently lined and
printed in blank, and perforated so
that such overseer may keep q stub
duplicate Of the same.
Sec. 6. The County Board of Com
shall direct the times Of
working said roads, and the place in
each district at which the work
shall begin, and the overseer in each
district shall proceed to work the
roads under his charge thoroughly as
he goes, arching the same to the cen
TIRE, with drains on each side to con-
vey the water, taking care to protect
such drains from washing. He may
make the road twenty feet wide, and
shall protect them by suitable drains
from interference by cultivation.
Sec. 7. The County Board Of Com
missioners shall provide such over
seers with such number of picks
and scrapers as they may see proper,
and such oversecr shall be respon-
sible for the custody Of the same. All
hands warned to work the road shall
bring such working tools rs the over
seer may direct.
Sec. 8. Any hand in said County
may compound for his work BY pay
ing to the oversccr, and taking his
receipt in writing therefor, the
sum Of six dollars per annum, and
all sums so received shall be returned
be such overscer to the County Board
Of Commissioners at their next meet
ing thereafter, with list Of the per-
sons paying the same.
Sec. 8. All moneys received as
aforesaid by the County Board Of
Commissioners shall be expended by
them for the Improvement Of the
roads in the districts where the mon
eys were derived.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty or the
County Board Of Commissioners to
enforce the provisions Of this Act,
and for ahy neglect or refusal they
shall be deemed guilty Of Il misdcm-
eanor, and shall each be punished by
a fine Of not less than ten nor more
than fifty dollars, for each offensc,
by way Of refusal or neglect.