The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-08-04
THE ROAD QUESTION.
BY Thos. E. Wicker.

MIR. Editor: Following, YOU will
Ind road law which | beg to submit
to the people Of this county for their
consideration and to the candidates
Tor the senate and house for discuss
sion on the stump. have not been
able on account Of my duties to at
tend amy Of the campaign meetings
but ! have read with interest and "A
great deal of expectancy the speeches
OF The candidates for the legislature
on the road question, but so far tIcv
have submitted nothing definite along
this line for the people TO decide up
on. They arc all in favor Of good
roads but fail to advocate any clear
and we'll defined plan by which they
may be- secured. The foIIowil" pro-
posed law ! have taken from the road
laws Of Lancaster. York and Collie
ton counties and some Of il is my own
invention. The Lancaster county law
provides for 3 - mill levy on pro-
pcrty and n $500 rommutation tax
with Il fine for non-paymrnt Of The
latter OF $4,000 or thirty days. The
York county law provides for Il levy
Of two mills on property and Il COM
mutation lax Of $500 with a fine Of
$4,000 or thirty days.
\ tax levy Of 3 mills in Ncwbrrrv
county would give us Il fund Of &2O.-
$4,000: and Il Communication fax of two
dollars ON all person liable to road
duty would increase Tins fund To-
$2l .1nn.0O Withnut ~uin" into do
tails which would make This article
loo l"n1, ! will say that This amount
will cover all the expenses which this
proposed law contemplated and lrav"
hnlAncr for emergency work
Of about $l000.0O In The
treasury. Some may say this
levy Is to-" hi"h nnt thc idea
is |" "ct the roads in good shape
property laid Off. drained, and round
cd UP in ihc mid,llr-thcn the civil
engineer and other features OF this
law considered more or less expensive
may be dispensed with and the tax
levy reduced to Il mininlm On the
other hand. it y"u start with II lower
levy han 3 mills ON property the
amount raised will be Insufficient to
Give any visible results and the rnt ire
levy will be wi ped oui and then we
will be i'm worse ~ than ever be-
fore.
Road Law.
Sect ION |. Be il enacted bv the
general assembly Of The State Of
South Carolina. That for tho main.
tcnamr and improvement OF ihr
public roads and highways. under thc
direction Of the supervisor and coun-
~ commissioners, and for the build
in" and repairing Of all bridges in
Ncwhrrry county. there shall be. on
and after the year Of 1909. levied, an
annual lax Of three (3) mills on all
taxable property, which shall be levi
cd and collected as all other taxes.
and at the same time. In addition to-
above levy OF three (3) mills on all
taxable property for roar;S and hril-
@cS. there shall be road tax Of two
dollars on all male citizens in said
ronntv between The ages Of eighteen
and fifty five years. which road tax
shall be collected as all other taxes
arc collected.
Section .. II shall be the duty Of
thc county auditor in obtain from The
county supervisor prior tn April 1N.
l!'o9. tIc nAmrS Of nll persons in Inc
county liable for road duty and ia
r"mrar" :hr same with his fax list
and t" enter and levy said road fax
The same AS other taxes are levied
and entered.
Section. 3. The failure to pay the
said road tax by March 1st. follow
ing the year for which il was levied,
shall bc deemed n miS,icmcanor: and
party So failing To pay said tax
shall. upon conviction, 20 punished
by fine Of moi less than ten dollars.
nor more Than fifty dollars. or by
imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days.
Section |. The chain@an~ shall not
b" used except ON permanent road
and bridge building.
Section ). The supervisor and
county commissioners Of said county
Shalt. aS soon ~ NrArtirahlc after the
onnlpN11 tt ihis \ ,t n,r,l,r , ,.,n,