The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-02-02
FOR GOOD ROADS.
Bill Prepared Submitting to Newber-
ry County Question Of Issue
of Bonds.

the chamber OF commerce rooms on
Friday night to consider the proposed
referendum to the people of the coun-
ty of the question Of bonds to the
amount Of 100000 for building per-
manent roads throughout the county,
the report Of the committee appointed
to draft a bill was submitted by Mr..
T.. H. Aull. for the committee. With
a few changes the bill as drafted by
the committee was adopted, and the
committee was directed to sabmlt 1t
to Newberry's delegation in the gen
eral assembly with the request that it
be passed by the Legislature at this
session.
The committee met yesterday with
the senator from Newberry and Rep
resentatives Wyche and Kibler, and
furnished each Of these gentlemen CO.
pies Of the bill, and the bill will be
introduced this week. Representative
Harmon could not be reached yester-
day, but he will be mailed copy OF
the bill.
The bill is purely a local measure
and the delegation should have no
trouble in getting it passed by the leg
islature. 1t provides for an election
this summer.
Following is the full text Of the
bill:
An Act to authorize the county Of
Newberry to issue bonds for per-
manent road improvement:
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the general
assembly of the State Of South Car
olina, that the question Of the issuing
and sale of coupon bonds to the
amount of 100000 by the county Of
Newberry for permanent road I'M
provement shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of said county at
an election to be held for that pur-
pose on the 31st day Of August, 1909,
at which election only the qualified
electors of said county shall be al
lowed to vote. Said election to be
conducted in the same manner as
general elections. For the purpose
of this election there shall be prepar-
ed for the use Of the voters two sets
of ballots on one Of which shall be
printed or written the words "For
the issuing of bonds,' and on the
other "Against the issuing OF
bonds" If a majority Of the elee-
tors voting at said election shall vote
in favor Of the issuing Of coupon
bonds in the amount above specified
then said bonds shall be issued and
sold as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. That Jno. NJ. Kins-ld, Jacob
S. Wheeler. J. E. Norwood, Geo. B.
Cromer. Z. F. Wright, Jos. L. Keltt,
Geo. ". Summer, Jno. NJ. Suber,
Jeo B. Derrick, l. NJ. Smith are
hereby constituted board Of COM
missioners to be known as the per-
naneni road commission for Newber-
ry county for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions Of this act. Said
commission shall have the right to
contract and be contracted with, sue
and be sued. plead and be implicated
in all courts in reference TO the mat
ters embraced within the provisions
Of this act. In case Of vacancy on
said commission by death, resignation
or otherwise the remaining members
shall fill such vacancy by appoint
ment. Said commissioners to hold Of
fire .unt;l the provisions Of TINS act
are completely carried out. The said
commissioners shall meet as soon at
;ev tx, election herein before provld-
nG a. practicable in case said election
shall be in favor Of the issuing OF
binds and organize by electlng one
of their members as chairman ana
treasurer. and also BY the election OF
clerk who shall be bookkeeper for
tha commission. Said clerk shall
receive as compensation for his ser
vices such sum as may be fixed by
the commission not to exceed $30O an
nna!lv. payable from the funds here
in provided for. The compensation
of the members Of the said commls-
sion shall be $500 per day for not ex-
ceeding 25 days in any one year, ana
mileage at 5 cents per mile for each
mile actually travelled bv the nearest
route in attending meetings OF the
commission, payable from the funds
,:~rvidcd in this get: Provided that
tho chairman and treasurer shall re-