The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-12-23

tion Of the civil engineer, to relocate,
widen and grade the public roads OF
the county, provided that no road shall
be less in width than 20 feet.
Sec. 6. The county chaingang, under
the direction of the Board of the Good
Roads Commissioners and the civil
engineer herein provided for, shall be
kept on permanent road work. That is
to say the chaingang shall start at the
court house and build each road
leading to the court house for four
miles out from the city limits of New
berry and when that work is complet-
ed shall carry the work four miles
farther on each of these roads, and so
on, until each road is built to the
county line. By permanent roads are
meant sand and clay or gravel and
when necessary macadam; no work
to be done unless the plans are first
approved by the civil engineer, and,
if in his Judgment advisable, the roads
before being so built shall be relo-
Gated and graded.
Sec. Z. The two members of the
Board of Good Roads Commissioners
herein provided for shall be paid an
annual salary of S400 each, as above
provided, and each shall enter into a
good and sufficient bond to be approx
ed by the clerk of court in the sum OF
$4,000, each, the necessary expenses
incurred thereby shall be paid out OF
the fund raised by this act in the same
manner as their salaries.
Sec.. 8. That the county treasurer,
in a ledger kept for that purpose, shall
keep a separate account of each town
ship road fund, and of the county
chaingang fund, in which he shall
credit each township and the county
chaingang with the amount apportion-
ed in this act, and pay from said town
ship funds, and county chaingang fund
the warrants and claims drawn'by the
Board of Good Roads Commissioners
as hereinbefore provided, and the said
county treasurer shall make monthly
settlements and monthly reports to
the Board of Good Roads Commission
ers of the separate and respective
funds herein provided.
Sec. 9. That for the purpose of be-
ginning the working and improvement
Of the public roads under this act the
Board of Good Roads Commissioners
and the county treasurer are, hereby
authorized, on and after the~1st day
of April, next, to borrow a sum not
exceeding $4,000 for the road fund
herein provided, at rate of interest
not exceeding s per cent. per annum'
and to pledge the taxes to be levied
hereunder for 1911, as security for the
payment of interest and~said loan. :
I! Sec. 10. That the said Board OF
Good Roads Commissioners shall keep
in their office separate account with
each of the said funds herein proVld:,
ed, and bills and vouchers for the same
shall be filed separately with the clerk
tn the supervisor, who shall act as
the clerk of the Board of Good Roads
Commissioners herein provided for.
Sec. II. The Board of Good Roads
Commissioners provided for herein
shall have power and, are authorized
to purchase mules and such good
roads machinery and equipment as
shall he necessary to carry out the
provisions of this act.
Sec. 12. That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with this act be, and
the same are, hereby repealed.
Sec. 13. That this act sh8l take Ell
feet Immediately upon its approval by
the governor.
The Present Law.
An act to provide more efficient
system of building bridges, improving
ferries, and working public roads IN
Newberry county, and to provide tor
it's enforcement.
Section 1. Pc it enacted by the gener-,
al assembly of the State Of South Caro-
lima, That from and after the approval
of this act all persons residing in New
berry county who are liable to road
duty shall perform six DAYS service
on the public highways of said coun-
ty each year under the direction OF
the supervisor and county commits
sionars, or AN overseer appointed by
the supervisor, or in lieu thereof snail
nav tax of two dollars, payable at
the same time and in the same
manner as is now proVlded
for the payment of State and county