Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-25
Mistellansous 8eaain9.
DIR. SAVES ROAD LAW.
It Provides For Special Taxes, an En-
oineer and Contracts.

1t Provides For Special Taxes, an En-
gineer and Contracts.
Dr. Saye succeeded in getting hi
road working plans enacted into Law
Hereafter there will be two mill prop
erty tax, a SO capitation in York coun
ty, the county board of commissioner
will employ a competent engineer to la,
off and look after the road sections, an,
the roads will be worked by contract
The full text Of DR.. Sayc's law is a
follows:
| Section |. That for the purpose o
working and improving the publ,
roads and highways in York county
the supervisor and county commits
sioners Of said county shall, as sool
as practicable after the approval o
this act. employ a competent road en-
gineer to survey and lay off all tn,
public roads of said county I'm sections
of from one to five miles, post tn,
same, number said sections. make ;
map thereof and furnish plans anC
specifications for the working and i'm
provement Of said sections, and let tn,
same out on contract for q period o
from one to three years, which sur
vey and plans shall be completed b!
July l, 1909.
Sec. 2. That during the month o
April. 1909. and during the same pc
riod of each year thereafter, the super
visor and county commissioners shal
award to the lowest responsible bid
der, all contracts not otherwise le
out, for the improvement and keep
ing in repair of said roads and tht
bridges over all bitches and small
streams, after advertisement at leas
one week in a newspaper published II
said county. Said supervisor anC
county commissioners shall require {
bond from all successful bidders fol
the faithful performance Of theil
contracts.
Sec. 8. The clerk of the count.
commissioners shall keep a detailed
account Of all transactions in regard
i to the various sections in a bool
specially provided for that purpose
which shall at all times be open tC
public inspection.
| Sec. 4. For the maintenance ant
improvement of the public roads anC
highways under the direction Of the
supervisor and county commissioners
and for the building and repair Of al
bridges In said county, there shall bt
an annual tax of two (2) mills levied
except in Bethel township, on all rea
and personal property, which shall bt
levied and collected for the first time
in the year 1908. In addition tc
above levy Of two mills on real anG
personal property for roads ant
| bridges, there shall be q road tax OF
three dollars on all male citizens ir
said county between the ages Of
eighteen and ffty-fve years. which
road tax shall be collected as all Other
| taxes are collected.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of tn.
county auditor to obtain from the
county supervisor prior to April
county liable for road duty, and tc
compare the same with his tax list
and to enter and levy the said road
tax the same as other taxes are levied
and entered.
| Sec. 6. The failure to pay said roaG
tax by March list following the yeal
for which 1t was levied, shall be deem.
ed misdemeanor, and a party so fail.
ing to pay said tax shall, upon con.
viction, be punished by a fine not ex.
ceeding one hundred dollars or by
Imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days.
Sec. 7. All moneys expended by
said supervisor and county commits.
sioners for maintenance and improve
ment of roads and building and repair
of bridges shall be paid by the county
| treasurer of said county from the
| fund for roads and bridges, which
shall be kept separate by said treas
urer from the ordinary county fun6
after the bills for such expenditure:
| have been audited and approved by
the supervisor and county commits
sioners and upon their warrant fol
the same: Provided That no claim
for work done under contract on any
section Of road shall be approved un.
less accompanied by certificate from
the road engineer or supervisor thai
the work has been done according tC
the plans and specifications under
which the contract for said work was
awarded: Provided further. Thai
payments for contract work may be
made the first of January and July Of
each year, when said claims are prop
erly certified to by said road engineer
or supervisor.
Sec. 8. The compensation Of the
road engineer hereinbefore provided
shall be fixed by the supervisor and
county commissioners.
| Sec 9. The road engineer shall de-
vote his whole time to the work OF
laying out the roads in sections, max
ing surveys for road Improvement
inspecting the work done under the
contracts awarded, and furnishing
plans and specifications for the build
ing and repair of bridges to the super
visor and county commissioners. Said
road engineer shall give bond in the
sum of three thousand dollars for the
| faithful performance of his duties un.
der this act. said bond to be approved
by the clerk Of court
| Sec. 10. That this act shall moi
interfere with the present plan OF
working the roads Of said county dur
ing the year 1908.
| Sec. II. The chaingang shall not
be used except on permanent road
and bridge building.
Sec. -. That should said road en-
gineer or supervisor receive any bridge
or section of road let out by contract
unless the same shall have been com
pleted according to the plans and
specifications thereof in every partic-
ular and detail, he shall be subject tC
| Indictment for a misdemeanor. ana
upon conviction, shall be punished II
the discretion of the court.
Sec. 13. That all accounts against
the road and bridge fund shall be Ger.
titled by the road engineer and saio
engineer shall not let contracts OF
make purchases at any time in eXces:
of the amount belonging to the road
account" or bridge account
Sec. a. That the county treasurer
shall, prior to April 1st of each year
make report in duplicate to the coun'
ty commissioner and road engineer
the total amount of commutation tax
received and the name Of each person
who has paid said tax together with
the section of road upon which ano
the township in which said person re,
sides, as near as practlcaDie, the roau
tax shall be applied to the ROADS II
the township from which said tax is
collected. .,
| Sec. -. All acts and parts of acts
Inconsistent with this act are hereby