The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-04-12
New Timber Cart Law.

! cart law for BamDerg county. Inc
supervisor asks all timber cart own
ers to see him at once in reference to
carrying out the provisions of this
| law:
section /. Be it enacted by the
general assembly of the State Of
South Carolina: That from and after
April /. 1917. it shall be unlawful for
any person to operate, or cause to be
| operated, upon the public highways
of Bamberg county, any vehicles COM
monty known as timber carts and
used for the purposes of transport
ing logs and timber, except upon the
conditions hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. ,. That before operating,
or causing to be operated, upon the
public highways of Bamberg county
any such timber cart, which has four
wheels or more, the owner thereof
shall make application to the county
board Of commissioners for said
county for license to operate such
vehicle, and upon the payment of
the sum of fifteen ($15.00) dollars
for each vehicle to be licensed, the
said board shall issue to such appli-
cant a certificate of registration and
license authorizing the operation of
such timber cart upon the highways
of Bamberg county for the period of
one year from the date of issue; and
each vehicle so licensed shall be as
signed distinctive num umber under
which it shall be operated, and at all
times such number shall be in evil
dence on such timber cart and plain
ly written on a plate to be prescrib-
ed by said board
Sec 3. That said county board
may, in it's discretion, issue per-
NIT to any person, authorizing the
operation of any such vehicle or tim
ber cart, which has less than four
wheels, upon such highways as may
be designated, and for such period
as the board may name: Provided,
That such person shall first enter in
to good and sufficient bond to the
county of Bamberg in such sum as
the board shall require, conditioned
to keep in good repair all such high
ways as are designated in such per-
nit and restore the same to their
original condition at the expiration
of said period, said bond to be ap-
proved by said Board and filed with
the clerk of court of said county of
Bamberg.
Sec. 4. That any person who
shall operate, or cause to be operat-
ed, upon the public highways of Bam-
berg county any such vehicle pro-
hibited under the provisions of this
act, without first procuring the Ii
cense or permit in the manner herein
prescribed, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction,
shall be fined in sum not exceeding
fifty (s50.OO) dollars, or sentenced
to serve a term of labor on the public
works of Bamberg county for a
period not exceeding thirty days: |
Provided, That the provisions of this
act shall not be construed to prohibit |
any person from operating any form |
of vehicle upon private roads, or
from crossing any public highway.
Sec. 5. That all funds coming in
to the hands of said county board
under the provisions of this act and
all fines collected by reason of viola
tions hereof shall be paid to the treas
urer of Bamberg county and by him
credited to the general road fund of
said county.
Sec. 6. That said county board |
shall prescribe and adopt such forms
as will meet the requirements of this
act for the issuance of said licenses
and permits; and said board shall al
so prescribe such books as may be
necessary, in which shall be kept
complete record of all licenses so is
sued, and the same shall be subject
to public inspection at all times.