The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-24
The DRAINAGE LAW
FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
FULL TEXT OF THE LAW AS
1T is APPLIED
A QUESTION HERE
Anderson Will Shortly Have
Drainage Efforts Underway !
In This County

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By reason of the fact that the drain
age law is now applicable to Ander-
son county, following the action of,tbe
last General Assembly. it will be in
teresting TO Anderson people to learn
Just what the law prcscribes for the
various counties. Again, by reason
OF the fact that active drainage work
Will shortly be underway in Anderson
county, following the meeting of the
county drainage association yesterday
the full text OF the drainage law is re-
produced in fun: sp
Section 2,196 That sthe, clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas, of anv
county Of the State of South Carolina
shall have jurisdiction, power and au
thority to establish levee or drainage
district or districts in his county and
to locate and establish ievees, drains
'or canals, and cause to be constructed.
Strengthened, widened or deepened any
dnch. drain or water course; and to
{; build levees or entertainments and
NANS DIanIS
for the purpose Of draining. and re-
claiming wet swamp or Oyerfiowed
lands; and it is hereby declared that
I the drainage of swamps and the drain
age OF surface water from AGRICULTURAL
lands and the reclamation of tidal
marshes shall be considered public
| benefit and conducive to the public
neaitn, convenience utility and well
fare.
! Section 2,197. Whenever a petition.
signed by ah majority of the resident
landowners in a proposed drainage
district, or by the owGars of more
than half the land in acreage, which
will be affected by or assessed for
the expense of the proposed improve
ments, shall be, filed in the ONCE or tine
clerk Of the Court OF Common Pleas
OF any county inywhich part OF said
lands are located setting forth that
any specific body or district of land in
the county and adjoining counties, de-
scribed IN such q way as to convey an
intelligent idea asaSto location of such
land, is subject to overflow or too wet
for cultivation, and the public benefit
or utility or The public health, con-
Court OF Comman Pleas, conditioned
by draining, ditching or leYeeing the
same, or by changing or improving the
natural water courses, or by INSTALL
ing OF tile systems. and. setting forth
therein. as far as / Dfaeteahles the
starting point. foIIte and ferminns ana
lateral brenches, if necessary of the
drainage district. Upon the return
Is filed Herewith d bond for the
amount of $50 per mile for each mile
or the proposed improvement, signed
by two or more authorities or by some
la"iui ,ui ana autnorizeq surety company
20 De approved Dy the clerk OF said
proposed Improvements. And there
LOT paythent OF all expenses and costs
! incurred In the proceedings In case the
3. '.s>ses as.t.s =. ;s=.sss-
er OF SAID petition. The asid clerk OF
court snau issue a summons to be
served on al the tandowp9zas who hnye
moi joined IN the petition sands whose
!Sn1S a.s .acli.(issssss IN tie opposed
gWho -.llsnalltdiogi ushrdl shr 3 shr
aay SAID clerk shall appoint asaistin-
terested and competent civil and drain
znse shsineer and Two resident free
h9laers OF the county or counties in
Mhicn sala lands are located as a
poaro OF viewers TO examine the lands
aescrthed in the petition and make q
preliminary report ttarepI, and the
compensation for the eeryices OF such
engineer anu his necessary assistants;
to be fixed as herein provided, shall
pc paid from the bond sfled with the
petition.
''When the lands nrpnosed Ia no
drained and created siYtfo - (, firaSn a -
district are located AZ Two ar mnTa;
counties, the clerk oF Z ytSilst az cam. !.
mon Pleas OF either county shail have
and exercise iurisdictioh herein con-
ferred, and the venue shan l,e in tSIst.
county in which SfiIe nos ition Il firaf
field. The law ana ritIes az tha civil
code shall he applIcaf,IsE for fl1lsi Ssct
so far as may Be bfae tIcabie.s : ;sSsI
summons NAV be seIsys6 ~ n,,ls TIM