Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-01-06

rated horse power. And all animal
drawn vehicles shall be subject to a
special highway tax of Fifty (50c)
cents per horse of their size and
capacity.
Article 2. 1t shall be lawful for
the County Auditor of Edgefeld
County to make entries and nota-
tions of all special highway tax
levies as may be authorized by any
or all townships within said county
as herein provided, and in manner
similar to the special school tax.
Article 8. It shall be lawful for
the Treasurer of the County of Edge
field to collect the special highway
tax for any or all townships within
the county, and make special entries
thereof, and disburse the same only
upon warrants properly signed by
the officials of the Public Highway
Commission.
Article 4, 1t shall be lawful for
the officials composing the Office of
Public Highway Commission in the
County Of Edgefeld to employ a
clerk, whose duties and salary shall
be as prescribed by existing laws
regulating the duties and salary to
the clerk of supervisor for the
County of Edgefeld.
Article 5. It shall be lawful for
the Public Highway Commission for
the County of Edgefeld to receive
written proposals for the delivery of
all materials for repairs, the con-
struction and completion of all
bridges, public highways, culverts,
drains, buildings and fences belong
ing to said county, consisting of
lumber, metal, brick, stone, gravel,
sand, clay, cement, lime. Also all
wagons, carts, scoops, (drag and
sulky), scrapes, plows, rollers, en-
gines (steam or gas), stone crushers,
motor trucks, also all hand tools and
livestock, feed and merchandise nee
essary in maintaining the public utili-
ties of the county, and award con-
tracts for the same.
Article 6. 1t shall be lawful for
all, or any part thereof, of the mate
rials numerated in Section 4, Article
5, to be subject to inspection by the
Public Highway Commission, or
County Civil Engineer who are here
by vested with the authority, to ac-
cept or reject the whole, or any part
thereof before pay warrants are is
sued.
Article 7. 1t shall be lawful for
the County Changing to be en-
ployed in the construction Of modern
public highways, Provided, said pub
lie highways are re-surveyed by the
County Civil Engineer. And, Pro-
vided further, that the actual cost
and expense of the chaingang shall
be charged against the special high
way fund of said township while so
employed.
SECTION 5.
Article 1. 1t shall not be lawful
for any official of the County of
Edgefeld to transfer any part of the
special highway fund assessed and
collected in any one township. to any
other township.
Article 2. 1t shall not be lawful
to build any wooden bridges in the
County of Edgefeld exceeding Fifty
! (5O) feet of the entire structure.
Article 8. 1t shall not be lawful
to build any wooden trestles, gang
ways or approaches to bridges in
the County of Edgefeld.
Article 4. 1t shall not be lawful
to build any bridges in the County
of Edgefeld, exceeding Fifty (5O)
feet of entire structure, on founda-
tions or piers, other than stone,
concrete or brick.
Article 5. 1t shall not be lawful
to build any culverts, or drains un-
der the improved highways of wood
or metal.
Article 6. 1t shall not be lawful
to build or construct any drains
across the surface of the improved
public highways in the County Of
Edgefield.
Article Z. 1t shall not be lawful
for any official of the County OF
Edgefeld to apply any part of the
special highway fund assessed and
collected as provided in Section 4,
Articles to 8, inclusive herein, to
repairing, or improving the original
public highways of the county, ex-
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