Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12
TO AMEND SAVE LAW.

TO AMEND SAVE LAW.
Following is copy of bill intro
duced by Representatives Hollis and
Wilson to amend the Saye road law,
and read in the house the first time on
February 8:
A Bill to Amend an Act Entitled IAN
Act to Amend and Declare the Law
with Reference to Working Roads in
York county, Approved Gath Of Feb
ruary, 1sOS," with Reference to Civil
Engineer, Citizens in Incorporated
Towns and Cities, Age of Persons
Subject to Road Duty and Road Tax.
Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State Of South Carolina:
Section /. That section Of said act
be amended by striking out the same
and substituting the following, to be
known as section /, to wit:
Section /. That for the purpose Of
working and improving the public roads
and highways in York county, the
county board of commissioners may
employ an engineer, by contract, for
such time as in their Judgment may
be necessary, fix his bond and COM
pensation, and prescribe his duties and
powers.
Sec. 2. That section be amended
by striking out the words during the
month of April" on line one thereof,
and inserting in lieu thereof the words
''the first day Of July, 1909;" so that
said section when so amended shall
read as follows:
Section g. That on or before the first
day of July, 1909, and during the same
period each year thereafter, the super
visor and county commissioners shall
award to the lowest responsible bidder
all contracts, not otherwise let out, for
the Improvement and keeping in repair
Of said roads and the bridges over all
bitches and small streams, after ad-
vertisement at least one week In a
newspaper published in said county.
Said supervisor and county commis.
sioners shall require a bond from all
successful bidders for the faithful per-
Torrance Of their contracts.
Sec. g. That section 3 be amended
by inserting in line three thereof. be-
tween the words sections" and "in,'
the words "in the several townships;"
and by striking out the words "a book
and inserting in lieu thereof the words
separate books and files;" so that
said section when so amended shall
read as follows:
Section 8. The clerk of the county
commissioners shall keep detailed ac-
count of all transactions In regard to
the various sections In the several
townships in separate books and files
specially provided for that purpose,
which shall at all times be open to
public inspection.
Sec. 4. That section Of said act be
amended by striking out the word
eighteen" on line ten thereof and In
serting in lieu thereof the word TWEEN
ty-one" and insert between the words
wears" and which" on line eleven
thereof the following: Except citizens
in incorporated towns and cities and
persons blind or wholly disabled" So
that said section, when so amend
ed shall read as follows:
Section 4. For the maintenance and
Improvement Of the public roads and
highways under the direction Of the
supervisor and county commissioners,
and for the building and repair of all
bridges in said county, there shall be
on and after the year 1908, levied, an
annual tax of two (2) mills on all real
and personal property, which shall be
levied and collected as all other taxes
and at the same time. In addition to
above levy Of two mills on real and
personal property, for roads and
bridges, there shall be road tax OF
three dollars, on all male citizens In
said county between the ages of twen-
ty-one and fifty-five years, except cit
liens in incorporated towns and cities,
and persons blind or wholly disabled.
which road tax shall be collected as
all other taxes are collected.
Section 5. That said act be further
amended by striking out section z and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Section Z. All taxes heretofore or
hereafter collected by the county treas
urer from the two mills levy on real
and personal property, and the COM
mutation road tax shall be kept byl
said county treasurer as separate
township road and bridge funds, giving
to each township all taxes arising from
all Of said sources within said town.
ship, and all moneys due for contract
work for the maintenance and i'm
provement Of roads, and building and
repair of bridges, shall be paid by the
county treasurer Of said county from
said townships road and bridge fund. |
after the sworn itemized bills for same |
have been approved by the county su-
pervisor or engineer and audited and
approved by the county board Of COM |
missioners, and upon their warrant for
same drawn upon said townships road
and bridge fund: Provided, that no
claim for work done under contract on
any bridge or section Of road shall be |
approved unless accompanied by GER
tificate from the county supervisor or
engineer, that the work has been done |
according to plans and specifications
under which the contract for said work |
was awarded Provided, further, That
the county supervisor shall not expend
annually in any township more than
the amount Of money to the credit or
said townships road and bridge fund.
Sec. g. That said act be further
amended by striking out sections
and 8.
Sec. 7. That section 10, Of said act
shall be changed to section and
amended by inserting in line three
words sand 1909;" and by striking out
all of the remainder of said section; so
that when so amended said section
shall read as follows:
Section 8. That this act shall not In
terfere with the present plan Of work
ing the roads of said county during
the years of 1908 and 1909.
Sec. 8. That section IL shall be
changed to section 9 and shall be
by inserting at the end tnere-
of the following:
1t shall be assigned as equitably as
possible by the county board OF COM
missioners to work in each township
in the county, during a period Of two
years, said assignment to be subject to
such rules, regulations and require
ments as the county board Of commits
sioners may prescribe. The work Of
the chaingang shall be done under plans
and specifications made by an engi-
neer: Provided, When macadam, sand,
gravel, or clay Is specified to be used.
the county supervisor shall have the
same properly placed on the highways,
if the said material Is furnished by the
in which 1t Is working. So
that said section when so amended
shall read as follows:
Section 9. The chaingang shall not
be used except on permanent road and
bridge building. 1t shall be assigned
as equitably as possible by the county
board of commissioners to work in
each township in the county during a