The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-09
COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILL.
Bill Introduced in General Assembly
by Delegation From Newber-
ry County.

A Bill to Provide a More Efficient
System Of Building Bridges, I'm
proving Ferries, and Working Pub
lie Roads in Newberry County, and
to Provide for it's Enforcement.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State Of South Caro-
lima:
Section l. That from and after the
approval Of this Act all persons re-
siding in Newberry county, who are
liable to road duty, shall perform six
days service on the public highways
of said county each year under the
direction Of the supervisor and coun-
ty commissioners, or an overseer ap-
pointed by the supervisor, or in lieu
thereof shall pay tax Of two dol
lars, payable at the same time and in
the same manner as is now provided
for the payment of State and county
taxes; and all moneys received from
this source shall be used by the sup
ervisor and county commissioners for
the Improvement Of the roads in the
districts where the money is derived.
Sec. 2. There shall be levied upon
all the property, both personal and
real, in Newberry county, a special
tax of one mill to be used exclusively
for the maintenance of public high
ways, bridges and ferries in said coun-
ty, which said tax shall be entered by
the county auditor upon the county.
duplicate and collected by the county
treasurer at the same time and in the
same manner as other taxes are now
collected: Provided, That in case said
county shall hereafter vote bond IS
sue for the improvement Of roads
then the levy provided for in Sec-
ton 2, Of this Act, of one mill, shall
cease and be void.
Sec. 3. The funds arising from
taxes provided for in Sections l and 2
Of this Act shall be used upon the
public highways in the said county, so
as to secure an equitable distribution
Of work on the highways in each
township Of the said county, having
due regard to the condition Of such
highways.
Sec. 4. The supervisor and county
commissioners are hereby authorized
to make such suitable and reasonable
agreement with the owners of land
over which any rural free delivery
mail routes may be established and
to maintain and improve said road as
a rural free delivery mail route,
whether said road be formally or per-
manently opened as public highway
or not. so long as it is used for rural
free delivery.
Sec. 5. The supervisor and the
county commissioners are hereby ne
quired to use the county chaingang in
permanently improving the public
highways and bridges in said county,
at places where the highways at GER
tain seasons Of the year become to all
practicable purposes almost impassa-
BILE. having due regard to an equrta-
Bile distribution of that work in the
several townships.
Sec. 6. It shall be the duty Of the
supervisor and the county commits
sioners, or any person having charge
of road improvement in said county
to give each highway a proper and
sufficient drainage, and any person
who shall obstruot any ditch or cul-
vert, and thereby prevent the proper
drainage Of any highway, by plowing
into the same, or by any manner of
obstruction, shall be guilty Of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction there
Of shall be fined not less than five
dollars, nor more than twenty dollars
for each offense, or imprisoned for
not less than ten days, nor more than
twenty days; and it is hereby made
the special duty of the supervisor to
strictly enforce this section of this
Act, as we'll as all others.
See. 7. The provisions Of this Act
are. in addition to, and exclusive of,
all other provisions now provided by
law for the improvement Of roads,
bridges and ferries in said county, and
all existing laws, relating to the work
ing of highways shall remain in force
in said county, except so far as modi-
fled by the provisions Of this Act.
Sec. s. If in addition to the regul-
ar road force, hired labor is employed
for the Improvement Of public high
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