The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-08

number as chairman and an
other as secretary, and sAa@ 3
known as Road Commission
township. Such Commissions
shall have prepared plans. and
specifications for the improve
ment of the road or roads, as
set forth in the petition for the.
election, and may employ a
Civil Engineer or other person to
supervise said work. If the
petition shall ask for the con-
tract system of work, the Com
missioner shall award the con-
tract or contracts to the lowest
bidders after due notice by pub
lication, and shall require the
successful bidder or bidders to
to enter into bond for one. fhFl
OF the contract price. condition
ed for the faithful performance
of their contract.
Sec. 5 A report Of the expend-
itures Of funds itemized and
verified by the Road Commission
shall be filed in the Office of the
County Supervisor atleast every
sixty days. and the same shall
be open for public inspection.
Sec. 6. The proceeds arising
from the sale of the bonds under
the terms of this Act shaAtBe Be
turned over to the County
Treasurer and by him placed to
the credit of the township issu-
ing such bonds, and paid out
only upon the warrant Of the
Road Commission of such town
ship, and approved by the
County Supervisor, who shall
keep a record thereof. and a
separate account thereof shall
be kept by the County Treasur-
er; the County Treasurer shall
be liable on his official bond for
said funds.
Sec. Z. After said bonds shall
have been issued, the County
Auditor shall annually levy a
tax upon all property, real and
personal, in said township suf-
fcient to meet the interest on
said bonds as it shall mature,
and also to provide a sinking
fund to retire said bonds at
maturity, and the Treasurer
shall collect said tax. pay the
interest coupons as they shall
mature, and with the County
Supervisor shall loan such as
shall be set aside for the sinking
fund to pay said bonds at ma
tu1ity to some solvent
rated bank or banks within the
county to the best advantage
until such funds shall be needed
to retire the bonds.
Sec. s. The members of the
Road Commission as herein pro-
vided for shall each give bond
in the sum of one thousand
dollars, conditioned for the
faithful performance of their
duties, and. shall receive as COM
pensation the sum of five hum
dred dollals per annum.
Sec. 9. The Road Commission
as herein provided for shall con-
tinue in office for four years, at
which time their term shall ex-
pire. If it shall be made to ap-
pear to the satisfaction OF the
|Supervisor that it is necessary
or desirable to continue the SAID
Road Commission for any town
ship at the expiration OF the
term herein provided for, ne
shall order another election for
the successors to the said Road
Commission, who shall be eject
ed, qualified and shall have the
powers and duties as are herein
prescribed.
Sec. 10. This Act shall go IN
to effect Immediately upon its
approval.
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This Act was presented to TIE
Governor the 10th day of FeDru-
ary, A. D. 1912, and was not
returned by him to the House
: in which it originated within
. three days, the General Assemb-
; " being in session.-CoDE COM
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