Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-29
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SENATOR STEWARDS ROAD IDEAS
Text of the Bill Introduced BY Him on
81

January 21.
| Following Is the proposed new road
law introduced by Senator Stewart on
January 81. The bill is given as
printed. Information is, that If 1t
passes it will be with number Of
amendments. 1t is understood also,
that a bill very different in some of
it's provisions, is to be introduced in
,the house, and it is probable that the
two propositions may come into an
Itagonism with each other:
A Bill to Amend the Law in Refer
enCe to Working and Maintaining
the Public Roaus OF York County,
to PROVIDE tor the Appointment OF
| township Supervisors, Delne
Their Duties and Powers, Fix Their
| salaries, frovlae for the Payment
| OF the same, and Provide Penalties
| tor Violations thereof.
| Be it enacted by the general assem-
bly, OF south Carolina:
| section /. That the county board
of commissioners, as constituted py
law, shall remain as they now are, ex-
ecule the same Official oond, receive
| the same salares now provided tor'
discharge the same duties, and nave
ter 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 q man In eacn
| township, to be known as the town
ship supervisor, who shall serve Tor
two years, or until his successor Is
appointed and qualified. He shall give
BOND, either personal or In some ap-
proved security company, payaple 70
the county treasurer Tor the township
in the sum of five hundred doIlars
tor the faithful discharge OF his OF
fetal duties. ,
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty Of
the township supervisor to as
certain the names of all persons liv-
ing in his township liable for road
| duty and file with the county super
visor an alphabetical list OF the same.
Inc county supervisor shall compare
the list with the commutation tax
list, to be made by the county audi
tor, and shall report back to the
township supervisor for comparison
not later than the Ist of July
each year after the year 1903.
The township supervisor shall COL
| lect the Communication tax herein
after provided for, for the year l9O9,
from all persons liable for said du'y
in his township and give his receipt
for the same, which shall be valid IN
| the county for that year, and ne shall
report the amount collected with
list thereof to the county supervisor
for file or record in his office, and
shall pay over the whole amount so
collected to the county treasurer, TO
be credited to his township fund for
roads; and all persons who have not
| paid their Communication tax by August
l, 1909, and each year thereafter ne
shall summon out at such time or
times as he may deem most beneficial
for the public, and work them upon
the roads for tlve days each year; Pro-
vided, He may let contracts for Sec
tions to be worked and assign such per-
sons to work under the direction of the
contractor and fix the compensation:
Provided further, He may appoint not
over four overseers in his township
to superintend and have worked those
| sections which he has not worked
himself or let to contractor to be
worked and assign such person to the
control of the overseer to work upon
| that section to which he has assigned
them; such overseer may employ
hands to work those roads, TO Wnicn
| the township supervisor may assign
them at a rate agreed on, but not ex-
ceeding one dollar per day. The
overseer shall give his receipt to all
those persons who may work out their
Communication tax, when so requested,
| and it shall be valid in the county for
that year. He may pay the overseer
at q rate not exceeding two dollars
per day.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the
township supervisor, upon his own
| INF of from q ~
tractor or overseer, to swear out war
rants, before a magistrate against such
person or persons who shall fail to pay
their Communication tax or refuse to
work on the road, after being duly
summoned thereto; and any person
refusing to pay or work after being
duly summoned thereto, shall be
| deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be fined not eX-
ceeding fifty dollars, nor less than
twenty, or be sentenced to the chain
gang for thirty days.
Section 5. Each township super
visor shall have jurisdiction and con-
troll over the township road fund.-
hereinafter provided, for his town
ship, and shall expend the same for
the Improvement and maintenance OF
the public roads in his township, and
for the construction Of such bridges
as shall not cost over twenty dollars:
i Provided, He shall let to the lowest
responsible bidder, after notice, the
building or repair of such bridges as
may cost over twenty dollars. He
shall personally inspect all work done
in his township by contract or other
wise, and shall vouch for and attest
every claim against his township road
fund, and where the amount exceeds
one hundred dollars he shall submit
it to the county supervisor for his ap-
proval. No township supervisor shall
eXpend annually more than the
amount of funds belonging to his
township, and no township supervis-
or shall present any claim, directly or
indirectly, for any materials or hands
or teams furnished by himself. He
shall see that the law in reference to
keeping streams free for RATS is COM
piled with in his township.
Sec. 6. Each township supervisor
may purchase for the township from
the funds hereinafter provided for,
such machines, road plows, scrapes
and tools as may be necessary, or hire
teams, for the purpose Of working
and maintaining the roads in a good
condition: Provided, He shall make
no purchase Of over one hundred dol
lars without the approval of the coun-
ty supervisor. He shall be RESPONSE
BILE for the township, machine imple-
ments and tools, and shall render an
itemiZed statement April l, 1910, and
each year thereafter to the county
supervisor for file in his office, show
ing the amount expended and the
value Of implements, etc, on hand.
Sec. T. The township road fund
shall consist: (a) the funds arising
from the two mill tax levy now pro-
vded by law and hereinafter men,
toned; (b) the Communication tax for
said township; (c) and any funds
arising from a local or special tax, or
otherwise for roads in the township
for road purposes.
Sec. s. Each township supervisor
shall receive for his services the sum
Of SO per day, not exceeding seventy
five days for services actually render
ed in each year; the claim or such SER
vices shall be itemized by him and ap-
proved by the county supervisor, and
paid monthly out of the township fund
by the county treasurer.
Sec. g. The county treasurer shall
on or before the 1st of April, 1909, and
annually thereafter, place to the cred
it Of each township, in a ledger kept
for that purpose, the amount Of funds
raised by the two mill tax levy now
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