Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-02-08

upon conviction, shall be punished by
a fine Of not exceeding 500 or by i'm
prisonment for not over thirty days.
Section 4. It shall be the duty Of
the township supervisor annually, be-
fore the 18th day of March, to ascer-
tain the names Of all persons living in
his township liable for road duty, and
file with the county supervisor an al
phabetical list Of the same. The coun-
ty 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 not
over fifteen feet In length, and snail
pay from his township fund all dam
ages recovered from defects in said
bridges, and shall cooperate with the
county supervisor in letting all con-
tracts for the working of all sections
Of roads In his township costing not
over twenty dollars. He shall see that
the law in reference to keeping the
streams free from RATS is complied
with in his township. He may ap-
point not over four road overseers in
day for each day actually worked, to
superintend and have worked those
sections Of roads which he mas not
worked himself, or which have not been
let to contractor to be worked. He
may, after the first day Of July Of
each year, assign any person liable to
road duty, who has not paid his COM
mutation tax in lieu thereof, to the
control of any Of said road. overseers
to work upon any section Of roads in
the township which he may direct.
He may also hire hands, at not ex-
ceeding 81 per day, to work on said
sections of roads, either under his d.
rection or under the direction Of his
shall, when so requested, give his re-
ceipt to all those persons who may
have worked out their full road duty,
and 1t shall be v"Nd n he county for
that year.
Sec. S. Each township supervisor,
Jointly with the county supervisor, shall
expend the township road fund, belong
ing to his township, hereinafter pro-
vided, for the improvement and main
tenance Of the public roads in his
township, for the construction Of such
bridges as are not over fifteen feet In
length. He shall personally inspect all
work done on the public roads Of his
township, by contract or otherwise,
and shall vouch for and approve every
claim against mis- township road and
bridge fund, and where the amount
exceeds twenty dollars he shall sub
NIT the same to the county supervisor
for his approval. No township super
visor, with or without the approval
Of the county supervisor, shall expend
annually more than the amount OF
funds belonging to his township road
and bridge fund, and no township SUI
pervisor shall present any claim, d.
rectly or indirectly, for any materials,
hands or teams furnished by him.
self. Provided, however, That the
contracts for the construction and re-
pair Of all bridges in the county over
fifteen feet in length shall be awarded
as now prescribed by law, and that all
such bridges shall be paid for out OF
the county bridge fund. r#a
Section II. The county chaingang
shall be used In grading and repairing
the main highways through the coun-
ty, running as near east and west and
north and south as practicable, having
In view the roads to be worked the
greatest good to the greatest number
of the people. When completed the
chaingang shall be used In grading and
building a main road, running through
the city Of Rock Hill, from Fort Mil
township to McConnellsville, as near as
practical at right angles to the main
road running east and west through
the country. No macadam work snail
be done by the chaingang when sand
and clay or gravel road is practicable,
and sand, gravel or clay may be put
down by the chaingang provided the
same be furnished by the township
supervisors, or otherwise, through the
townships where the road may pass:
Section IT. The county supervisor
shall keep his Office open at least one
day in each week. He shall keep on
file all Of his reports, and the reports
of the township supervisors. in a sys-
tematic order, for the inspection OF the
grand Jury and the public. He shall
call meeting Of the township SUPER
visors the 1st Monday Of April, 1903,
and the Wednesday after the 1st Mon
day of January each year thereafter,
to be held in his office. for conference,
interchanges of views for working the
roads, and making suggestions for the
improvement of the system.