Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-02-23
to oconee county are hereby re-
pealed.
As to Township Bonds.

blouse Bill No. 934, by P. p. Sui
Ivan: A bill to provide forthe issue
OF township bonds for road i'm
provements In the county Of Oconee..
On motion Of Mr.. Earle the bill was
amended as follows: Strike out all
after the enacting words and insert
as follows:)
Sec. /. That any township in the
county Of Oconee wishing to issue
coupon bonds for such township for
road improvement shall file with the
Supervisor of said county q petition,
In writing, signed by at least one-
third Of the qualified electors OF said
township, asking that the question
Of issuing bonds for such township
be submitted to the qualified elec-
tors thereof at special election to
be held therein, whiclr petition shall
clearly set forth the amount OF such
bonds, the issue or issues thereof, the
date or dates the bonds are to bear,
the rate Of interest, the denomina-
lion and the date or dates of matur-
ity thereof, the road or roads it Is
desired to be improved, and whether
the work IS to be done by the con-
tract system or otherwise.
Sec. 9. Upon filing the petition In
accordance with the requirements
herein the County Supervisor shall
order an election, submitting to the
Qualified electors Of said township
the question of issuing such bonds
as prayed for In the petition, at which
election each elector shall also vote
for three persons, to be known as the
Road Commission Of. town
ship, and at least thirty days notice
chn ho t,ty
publication in one or more newspa-
pers published in the county. At
such election all qualified electors
residing In such township shall be
allowed to vote at voting place
within the township, whether regis
tered for the voting place at which
he offers TO vote or not The County
! Supervisor shall have prepared for
the use OF the voters sufficient num-
Der OF ballots, on one-half Of which
shall be plainly printed or written
the words, "For the Issue Of Bonds"
and on the other half the words,
! Against the Issue OF Bonds" The
supervisor shall also appoint three
managers TO conduct said election,
receive the returns and declare the
, result Of the election, which shall be
In duplicate, and one filed with the
County Supervisor and the other with
the County Auditor, and in all~other
, respects the election shall be con-
Quoted according to the law govern
, ing general elections. The notice
above provided shall state the place
and time at whi III said election shall
be held.
Sec. 3. If a majority of the votes
cast In such election shall be For
the Issue Of Bonds" the County Su-
pervisor and County Treasurer shall
cause suitable bonds to be prepared
and sold In accordance with the
terms set forth in the petition for
| the election. The said bonds shall
be executed by the County Supervisor
ana under his seal, and countersign-
ed by the County Treasurer, who
shall register the same and file a
copy Of said register with the County
Auditor. The names Of such officers
may be autographed or engraved or
printed upon the coupons Of said
bonds.
Sec. 4. The three persons who
shall have received the highest num-
Der of votes at such election for Road
Commissioners, If such election shall
be declared to be For the Issue of
Bonds shall be declared elected as
such commissioners and be duly
| commissioned by the Governor, and
shall organize by electing one of
| their number as chairman and ano-
ther secretary, and shall be known
as the Road Commission of
township. Such commission shall
nave prepared plans and specifica-
! tons for the improvements of the
road or roads as set forth in the
petition for the election, and may
employ Il civil engineer or other per
son to supervise said work, If the
petition shall ask for the contract
system of work the commission shall
award the contract TO the lowest
bidder or bidders after notice by
publication, and shall require the
successful bidder or bidders to enter
into bond for one-third of the con-
tract price, conditioned for the faith
ful performance Of their contract
Sec. 5. A report Of the expenditure
of the funds itemized and verified by
the Road Commission shall be flied
In the office Of the County Supervi-
sor at least every sixty days, and the
same shall be open for public inspec-
ton.
Sec. 6. The proceeds arising from