The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-03-05

shall be Liable aud subject to all uhe
provisions of section 80. of the Civi
Code of 1902, with respect to COUNTY
Supervisor: {,
Sec. =. The said road engineer shall
employ guards for the chaingang aud
purchase food for the convicts, and al
necessary tools, implements, work, an
finals, wagons and machines for proper
road and bridge building, and repair:
ing. and all accounts for the hire of
said guards and purchases of said ar.
ticles and things shall be certified as
true and correct, in writing. by sale
road engineer before the same shall be
approved by the auditing board.
Sec. 8. That all moneys collected by
the clerk of court for licenses of al
kinds shall go into the general roac
and bridge fund in the county.
Sec. 10, That all persons in said
county liable to road duty shall be liable
to perform annually eight days work
in the manner now provided by law,ex
cept as herein expressly altered and
changed, and in lieu of said work shall
pay commutation tax Of two dollars
and at the time each person pays said
Communication tax the county treasurer
shall designate upon the receipt there
of and the stub of such receipt the Sec
ton of road upon which and the town.
ship in which the person 80 paying re-
sides.
Sec. II. That the county treasurer
hall, prior to April 1st of each year.
make report in duplicate to the county
commissioner and road engineer the
total amount of commu,ation tax re-
ceived and the name of each person
who has paid said tax, together with
the section of road upon which and the
township in which said person resides.
Sec. II. That all moneys belonging
to the road and bridge fund over and
above the amount necessary to build
and maintain all bridges that are built
and maintained by contract shall be
expended upon the roads Of the several
townships in direct proportion to the
amount collected from each township
for said fund, and the communication tax
shall be expended upon the section of
road nearest to which the person pay
ing resides
Sec. 13. That at the beginning of
each year the road engineer shall make
a careful estimate of the amount which
will be necessary for the building and
maintaining of the bridges that are
built and maintained by contract and
make his report to the county commits
sioner; and the county commissioner
shall keep an account of the fund 50
estimated separate and distinct from
the account of the remainder of the
general road and bridge fund, the first
account being designated as Bridge
Account" and the second as "Road
Account" and the said county COM
missioner shall, not later than the
twentieth of each month, report to
the road engineer the amounts expend-
ed and the balance on hand belonging
to each said Bridge Account" and
Road Account.
Sec. IA. That of each bridge now
required by law to be let out bv con-
tract, the said road engineer shall pre-
pare plans and specifications and es-
innate of cost in duplicate and, after
the contract is let. shall file one of the
duplicates in the office Of the
county commissioner, which shall be
open to the inspection of the public;
and notice Of letting shall be given as
now provided by law.
Sec. Is. That the road engineer
shall divide and mark off the roads in
each township into sections of conven-
lent size, and designate each section by
number; and shall make careful plans
and specifications of the materials and
work and manner of using said mater
ials and performing said work neces-
sary to put each section in good condi-
ton in all respects, including all bridg-
es costing not more than ten dollars !;
and after the contracts "a to said Sec
tions have been let, shall file copy of
said plans specifications and estimate
in the county commissioners office for
pub ic inspection.
Sec. l6. That after the division of
the roads and the preparation of the
plans, specifications and estimates
above mentioned, said road engineer
shall advertise for at least Is days, in
some newspaper published insaideouaty,
the time and place in township at which
the contracts for building and repair
ing the sections of roads in such town.
ship shall be let; and at said time and
place he shall publicly let the contract
for each section to the lowest respon-
sible bidder and furnish to the bidder Sc
curing the contract copy of the plans
and specifications for said section, but
the estimate shallin no case be divulg-
ed before said contract be let.
Sec. II. That the person sec uring
ing the contract mentioned II Section
l6 shall, in carrying out his contract
call out and work all the road hands
belonging to his section who do NOT
produce at his request receipts for
their communication tax for the year
when so called out; and the road en-
gineer when issuing his certificate on
said contract shall deduct from the con-
tract price at which said contract was
let the sum of two dollars for each road
hand so worked by said contractor.
Sec. 1S. That upon completion Of a
contract, let under Section 16, in every
detail the said road engineer shall re-
ceive the same and issue his certificate
to the county commissioner, certifying
the completion of said contract as a.
foresaid and the amount due thereup-