The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-12-23
THE ROAD LAWS.
Bill Proposed By Chamber OF Com
merce Committee and Present
Law.
The Chamber of Commerce Bill.
A BILL

the public roads in Newberry county;
to levy a property and co-n'nutati5n
tax for working the same; to provide
for a good roads commission for New
berry county, and to regulate the work
of the chaingang.
Be it enacted by the general assem-
bly, of the State of South Carolina:
Section /. That the governor, in
recommendation of the senator and
Representatives is hereby authorized
and directed to appoint two discreet
electors, whose term of office shall be
four years from the date of their ap-
pontment, and, who, with the county
supervisor, shall be known as the
County Good Roads Commissioners OF
.Newberry County, who shall be au-
thorized and empowered to perform
the duties hereinafter required. Pro-
vided, That if either one of the two
commissioners to be appointed by the
governor shall become candidate for
or accept any other Office under the
State or Federal government his po-
sition on the board shall be declared
vacant and a successor appointed
Sec. 2. For the purpose of main
tanning and improving the public high
ways of Newherry. county, there IS
hereby levied an annual tax OF two
mills on all the-real and personal
property in the said county. which
shall be levied and collected in the
same manner and at the same unle>as
all other taxes; and that said highway
tax when collected shall be set apart
and appropriated each of the eleven
townships in the county pro rata ac-
cording to the public road mileage OF
each township, by the County Good
Roads Commissioners, ON the first day
of January Of each year, or as soon
thereafter as practicable. The said
Board of Good Roads Commissioners
shall file their apportionment OF said
tax with the county treasurer, who
shall thereupon credit each township
with its apportionment and keep an
account with each of said townships:
Provided, That befores the apportion-
1nent herein provided for is made, the
said Board of Good Roads Commls-
sioners shall set apart sufficient
sum for the maintenance of the county
>chaingang, not exceeding $4,000, and
a separate account of this fund shall
be kept by the county treasurer, and
only warrants for the maintenance OF
the chaingapg' shall be paid there
from: Provided, Further, That before
the apportionment herein provided for
is s-made, a sufficient sum shall be set
aside to pay the salary of civil en-
.gineer. and expert road builder here"
matter provided for: And, Provided
further, That before the apportion-
ment herein provided for is made, the
salary of the two members OF tine
Board of Good Roads Commissioners
hereinafter provided for shall 5e paid.
Sec. 8. That all male citizens in the
county outside of Incorporated cities
and towns between the ages OF II and
so years, except such as may be, upon
the certificate of two reputable prac-
ticing PHYSICIANS. declared unable to-
perform labor, shall be required to-
ray to the county treasurer of said
county between the 18th day of Octob-
er and the 31st day of December in
each and; ;every year, an annual COM
mutation or road tax of $500 each, in
lieu of performing, or causing to be-
performed, labor upon the public nigh
ways of said county, which commuta-
ton tax shall be held as part OF the
fund provided in Section 2, of this act,
and apportioned in the same manner;
and any failure to pay said road tax
shall be a misdemeanor, and the de-
fendant upon conviction shall be pun
ished by a fine of not less than $780,
and not more than $4,000. or imprls-
oned for not less than thirty days.
Sec. 4. The Board of Good Roads
Commissioners he1ein provided Tor
shall employ, in their discretion, a
competent man for each township
and place at his disposal a force OF
not less than ten laborers for eacn
township, who shall be known as the
work-gangs for the respective town
ships, and who shall work The roads
in the respective townships under the
direction of the Board OF Good Roads
Commissioners and the civil engineer
hereinafter provided for and shall be
paid out of the fund provided tor IN
Section 2 of this act; said WORK 10