The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-20
7nt NEW LAW
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THIS
COUNTY.
Abohsfres County Commissioners
and Provides.efor q Commissioner,
for .Eact Township.

for .Eact Township.
The following act under which Or
angeburg county Is DOW governed will
be read with interest:
n Act to Abolish the Office of County
| Commissioners as now constituted
for the County of Orangeburg, and
to further provide for the Govern
ment of the said County.
Section 1. BE 1T ENACTED by
the General Assembly of the State
Of South Carolina, That the County
Supervisor shall be elected as now
provided by law, and shall before
entering upon the duties of his Of
flee execute a bond for the use of
the County with three or more suf-
ficient sureties for the faithful per-
formance Of his duties in the penal
sum of five thousand dollars, the
said bond to be approved by the
County Auditor and County Treas
urer.
Section g. The County Supervi-
sor shall have the duties and powers
now exercised by law by the County
! Supervisor and County Board OF
Commissioners, except as hereinafter
limited or enlarged. He shall have
an office at the Court House and shall
attend thereon at least two days iu
each week, and shall have Clerk
with compensation to be hereinafte:
provided. He shall preside over the
meetings of the County Board, and
his Clerk shall act as Secretary
thereto. He shall examine into. all
claims presented against the County
and shall submit the same to the
County Board with recommendations
thereon. He shall 7et contracts for
all bridges or other public work not
within the jurisdiction Of the Town
ship Commissioners, and shall adver-
tise for bids on any contracts where
the cost; is over fifty dollars. Hs
snail personally inspect all work done
under his contracts and shall vouch
for claims therefor. Such claims
shall not be valid for payment until
approved by the County Board OF
Commissioners.
Section 3. The County Supervisor
shall have charge Of the chaingans
and shall distribute It's benefits
among the various townships as i'm
partially as possible, and shall an
point an overseer and guards there
for, but their compensation shall be
fixed by the County Board Of Com
missioners. He shall publish an an
nual report of the operations Of thu
chaingang, showing the expenses of
the same, the number of days Of
work actually done by the convicIS,
and the average daily cost of same,
and the number of miles of roa;l
constructed or repaired IN each town.
ship, and the value Of mules, ma
chinery, and equipment Of the chain
gang outfit. He shall inspect the
pubich roads of the County and shall
consult and advise with the Town
ship Commissioners as to the main
tenance and improvement. He shall
ascertain either by measurement or
reliable records the exact number
of miles of public roads l.. each town
ship and shall have the boundaries
of the townships plainly marked on
each public road, and have mile
posts erected along the same, show
ing the distance from the Court
House, or from some other center Of
travel on the roads not leading to
the county seat. He shall apportion
the County road fund, which shall
not exceed one-third Of the levy Of
ordinary County purposes, among the
various townships of the County in
proporticn to the number Of miles
of public roads in each township,
the same as apportioned to be eX-
pended by the Township Commission
ers as hereinafter provided, and he
shall keep a book of the County road
fund by townships in like manner as
the County Superintendent of Educa-
tion keeps account of school fun1s
by districts, and this book shall be
a record of his office accessible to
the public.
Section 4. That upon recommen-
dation of the Legislative Delegation
the Governor shall appoint one Town
ship Commissioner for each township
in the County, save City Township.
who shall serve for two years unless
sooner removed by the Goveronr
upon the recommendation Of the Leg
islative Delegation. Each Township
Commissioner shall take the usual
oath of office and shall give bond
in the. sum of five hundred dollars
for the faithful performance Of hl,,
duties, to be approved in like manner
as the bond for County Supervisor.
and shall receive salary OF two dol
lars per day for each day Of ser
vice rendered. not to exceed thirty
davs Der alnum. The Township Com
missioners, together with the County
Supervisor, shall constitute the Coun