Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12
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PROPOSED ROAD LAW.
Senate Bill Amended According to
Ideas of House Delegation.

Ideas or houSe DeIe9ation.
In a recent issue Of The Enquirer
was published the full text Of Mr..
Stewards substitute for the Saye road
law enacted last year. When the bill
went over to the house, the county
delegation took 1t in charge, and prac-
tically rewrote It, AS to whether or
not Mr.. Stewart agrees with the house
amendments, The Enquirer has not
been advised. Unless he does agree,
nothing will be done. The ideas Of
the house as to what the law should
be, are as follows:
To Amend the Law in Reference to
Working and Maintaining the Pub
lie ROADS Of York County, to Pro-
vide for the Appointment Of Town
ship supervisors, Define Their Du-
ties and Powers, Fix Their Salaries,
Provide for the Payment Of the
Same, Declare Certain Persons Liza
BILE for Road Duty, and Provide
Penalties for Violations Thereof.
Be it enacted by the general assem-
bly, of the state or South Carolina:
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of commissioners, as constituted by
law, shall remain as they now are, ex-
ecute the same orticial bond, receive the
same salaries now provided for, dis
charge the same duties, and have the
same powers, except as hereinafter
provided for, for the county OF York.
Sec. 2. Upon the recommendation
Of a majority Of the legislative dele
cation in the general assembly, the
governor shall appoint man In each
township, to be known as the town.
ship supervisor, who shall serve for
two years, or until his successor Is
appointed and qualified. He shall
give bond, either personal or In some
approved surety company, payable to
the county treasurer for the benent
of the township in the sum Of five
hundred dollars for the faithful dis
charge Of his official duties.
Sec. 3. All male citizens In the
county between the ages Of twenty
one and fifty-five years, except In the
incorporated cities and towns, and
except persons who are deaf, dumb,
blind or wholly disabled, shall be re-
quired annually to perform five days
labor, OF ten hours per day, on the
public roads Of the township in which
they reside, under the supervision
and direction Of the township super
visor, or Of any road oyerseer duly
appointed and commissioned by him
Provided, however, That in lieu OF
performing the labor as herein named
a Communication or road tax Of three
dollars may be paid to the county
treasurer by the person so liable on
or before the first day Of August OF
each and every year: Provided, fur
ther, That any person liable for road
duty, and not having paid his COM
mutation tax in lieu thereof by said
date, who shall fail to perform all
work so required Of him after being
warned out" either by personal no
tice or written notice left at his resi-
dence, from the township supervisor,
shall be deemed guilty OF misde.
meanor, and, upon conviction, shall
be punished by q fine Of not exceed
ing 500, or by Imprisonment for not
over thirty days"
Sec. 4. It shall be the duty Of the
township supervisor annually, before
the 18th day Of March, to ascertain
the names Of all persons living In his
township liable for road duty, and file
with the county supervisor an alpha
betical list Of the same. The county
supervisor shall forthwith file said list
with the county auditor, who shall
file same, after making any correc-
tions or additions from information In
his office, with the county treasurer
The township supervisor may let con-
tracts for the working OF all sections
of roads and the construction and re-
pair Of all bridges in his township!
costing not over twenty dollars, and
shall cooperate with the county su-
pervisor in letting all contracts for the
working of all sections of roads In
his township costing over twenty dol
lars. He shall see that the law in ref
from RATS Is compiled with In his
township. He may appoint not over
four road overseers in his township
at not exceeding 50 per day for each
day actually worked, to supertntend
and have worked those sections OF
roads which he has not worked him.
self or which have not been let to q
contractor to be worked. He may al
ter the first day Of August OF each
year assign any person liable to road
duty who has not paid his commuta.
ton tax in lieu thereof, to the control
of any of said road overseers to work
upon any sections of roads In the
township which he may direct. de
may also hire hands at not exceeding
81 per day to work on said sections OF
roads either under his direction OF
under the direction Of his overseers
The township supervisor shall when
so requested give his receipt to al!
those persons who may have WORKED
out their full road duty, and 1t shall
be valid in the county for that year.
Sec. 5. Each township supervisor
Jointly with the county supervisor
shall expend the township road fund
belonging to his township, hereinaf-
ter provided, for the improvement and
maintenance Of the public roads In
his township, for the construction o!
such bridges as do not cost over twen-
ty dollars, and shall contribute the
sum Of twenty dollars from said funds
to all bridges in his township costing
not over fifty dollars. He shall per-
sonally inspect all work done on the
public roads of his township by con-
tract or otherwise, and shall Vouch
for and approve every claim against
his township road bridge fund, and
where the amount exceeds twenty
dollars he shall submit same to the
county supervisor for his approval
No township supervisor, with or with
out the approval Of the county super
visor, shall expend annually more
than the amount Of funds belonging
to his township road and bridge fund,
and no township supervisor shall pre-
sent any claim, directly or indirectly,
for any materials, hands or teams
furnished by himself. Provided, how
ever, That the contracts for the con-
struction and repair of all bridges In
the county costing over twenty dol
lars shall be awarded as now pre-
scribed by law, and that all such
bridges costing over fifty dollars shall
be paid for out Of the county bridge
fund.
Sec. 6. Each township supervisor
may purchase for the township from
the township road funds hereinafter
provided for, such machines, road
plows, scrapes and tools as may be
necessary, or hire teams, for the pur-
pose of working and maintaining the
roads in a good condition: Provided,
He shall make no purchase or let any
contract for over twenty dollars, with
out the approval of the county super
visor. He shall be responsible for the
township, machine implements and
tools, and shall render an itemized
statement April /, 1910, and each year
thereafter to the county supervisor
for file in his office, showing the
amount expended and the value OF
implements, etc., on hand.
Sec. Z. The township road fund
cbou CONSIST. ial the funds arising