The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-03-01

less than three per cent. for the aver
age time said money shall remain ir
said banks, and shall be held subject te
the warrant Of the commission named
IN this act Said warrants to be signed
by the members of the commission anc
countersigned by the clerk, to be drawn
as required to pay for the permanent
! work OF building and improvement OF
the public roads and highways in the
county of Pickens as the said work pro.
crosses and is approved by the said
commission and the engineer hereinafter
provided for.
Sec. d. The said commission herein
provided for is hereby authorized to
levy an annual tax on all taxable prom
erty in said county sufficient to pay the in
terest on the said bonds herebyand herein
authorized to be issued by said commits
sion as said interest accrues, and to
create sinking fund, to be set aside
annually, sufficient to retire the said
bonds at maturity. Said tax to be
placed on the county duplicate by the
auditor of said county, and collected bv
tne treasurer, as now provided by law
Tor the collection of other taxes. which
SAID tax, when so collected, shall be
held by the county treasurer of said
county Of Pickens and used by him in
payment of the interest on the bonds
herein authorized to be issued as the
same natures and to create the sinking
1und herein provided for. Said funds
arising from the collection of the annual
tax to pay the interest on said bonds
and to create the sinking fund to retire.
the same, shall be kept by the said
treasurer in the chartered banks of said
county, and bear interest at rate of
not less than three per cent. per annum
Tor the average time they shall remain
IN the said banks; provided, the average
time will be as much as three months
Sec. s. Said commission is hereby
authorized, empowered and directed.
upon the sale of the bonds herein pro-
vlded for, to use the proceeds of said
sale in constructing new public roads or
highways, or otherwise, in permanently
building the public roads or highways of
P1ckens county; provided. That before
any of the said money is so expended,
such roads and highways shall be sur
veyed, located and otherwise laid out
for the permanent Improvement as
hereinafter provided For the purpose
of this act, any highway laid out or
designated by the said commission shall
be deemed public road
"Sec. 6. Said commission shall emplov
an engineer. who shall also be skilled in
road construction. at sucb
salary as may be fixed by said commits
sion, payable monthly from the proceeds
OF the sale of bonds herein provided for.
and such assistant engineers, with like
qualifications as they may deem neces-
sary. whose salary shall be fixed and
paid IN like manner. 1t shall be the
duty of the engineer, under the drec-
ton OF the commission, to survey, locate
and relocate, when necessary, every
section of road before any permanent
work shall be done thereon, fur
nshing complete maps, showing loca-
tion, grade, together with complete
plans and specifications for the perma-
nent construction Of such road or high
way.
Sec. Z. For the purpose of relocat
ing any road, and when deemed neces-
sary. the commission is hereby empow-
cred to acquire by grant, purchase or
condemnation, all necessary lands; pro-
vlded, That where lands are condemned.
the damage shall be fixed as now pro-
vided by law in like cases.
Sec 8. Said commission shall, upon
the completion of the survey, plans and
specifications for the construction of
said public roads or highways, advertise
Tor bids for the building of said sections
according to said plans and specifca-
tons, and shall let the same to the low
est responsible bidder, reserving the
right to reject any or all bids; provided
That nothing herein contained shall
prohibit said commission from building
any section of roads or highways with
day labor or convict labor; provided,
further, that it shall be the ddty of. the
county supervisor Of said county to as
sst and cooperate with said commission
in carrying on the work herein provided
foriand to furnish for the use of said com
mission the chaingang ard road maehin-
cry of said county whenever requested
to do so by said commission
''Scc 8. Said commission shall ex.
pend in each township as nearly as prac.
ticablc an amount which shall not be