Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-14

lessary to connect the roadways OF the
system for continuous travel or traffic
the said highway commission is hereby
empowered, with the consent of the
proper authorities of said town or city
to surface any Of said streets, avenues
or roads which the highway commits
sion shall deem advisable in such man.
ner as it may determine, and to main-
tain the same in proper condition and
repair.
Section 6. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to wilfully obstruct bitches
and drainage openings along said roads
to place Instructions upon said roads
or to throw or place on said roads any
object likely to cut, or otherwise in
lure vehicles using same. 1t shall be
unlawful for any persons, firms or cor
porations to cut trenches, lay pipes or
tracks through, under, over or on said
highways and bridges without first
obtaining permit from the state high
way engineer and upon such terms as
the state highway engineer may deem
advisable; or to transport over such
highways and bridges loads exceeding
a specified tonnage or weight per square
inch Of bearing surface In excess OF
that prescribed in the regulations laid
down by said highway commission; or
to run or operate any farm tractor, or
traction engine with wheel lugs or
cleats on said highway without first
removing said lugs or cleats. or provld-
ing filters for same so that no injury
will be done to road surface. 1t shall
also be unlawful for any person tc
place advertising signs on any part OF
the state highways, or within 30 feet
of the center line Of said highways,
and officials in charge Of the mainte-
nance of the said highways are hereby
required to remove and destroy all
signs within said limits Of the high
way as it may be taken over by the
department. Any person violating any
of these provisions shall be subject to
penalty Of not less than $40 nor more
than $50, and it shall be the duty OF
the state highway engineer to see to
the enforcement of the provision.
Section z. The duties of the state
highway engineer shall be to make the
necessary surveys and Investigations
so as to advise the state highway
commission as to where the system OF
state highways should be located; to
take charge Of the construction, re-
pair and maintenance Of such high
ways and bridges when taken over by
the commission, advising the commits
sion as to the most advisable >methot
of doing said construction and making
said repairs, then supervising and d.
recting the work and the method which
by the said commission may be pre-
scribed. 1t shall also be his duty to
furnish engineering advise, and when
ever not inconsistent with the other
work of the department, assistance TO
! the various county authorities upon
| their request, and when requested by
the road authorities in any country, he
shall make, or have made by his as
sistants, surveys for roads and bridges,
and prepare plans and specifications,
and estimates Of cost for the con
struction or improvement Of such roads
and bridges; and if further requested
by the county authorities, and he shall
deem it necessary, he shall supervise
competent engineering supervision for
the construction or Improvement OF
such roads and bridges. 1t shall be
his duty to act as the executive Officer
of the commission in the regulation
of the traffic on the said highways and
generally in the construction, mainte-
nance and preservation of the highway
system for the use of the public, ac-
cording to the provisions of this act.
He shall have charge Of all the re-
cords of the state highway department
and shall keep a record Of all proceed
ings and orders pertaining to the bus
mess of his office and of the depart
ment. He shall keep on file copies of
all plans, specifications and estimates
prepared by his office, and shall per-
form such other duties as would be
proper in the conduct of his office or
required by the state highway commits
sion. He shall report all proceedings
of his office to the state highway COM
mission at such times and places as
it may designate.
| Section s. The state highway COM
mission and the state highway engi-
neer shall in the same manner take
and return the oath prescribed by law
for all state officers.
Section 9. The state highway enSi-
neer shall be paid such annual salary
as the state highway commission may
determine, and his actual necessary
travelling expenses when travelling on
business of his office. The salaries of
the assistant engineers and other
agents and employees of the depart
ment shall be fixed by the state high
way engineer subject, however to
confirmation and ratification by the
state highway commission. They shall
also be allowed their necessary trav-
cling expenses in connection with their
official duties.
Section 10. In order to provide funds
for the carrying out Of the provisions
of this act, every owner of motor
vehicle and every dealer in motor We
hicles which shall be operated or driven
upon the public highways of the state
shall file in the office of the state
highway engineer on a blank to be
furnished by the said state highwa!
engineer for the purpose, an applica-
tion for registration. Upon the filing
of such application and the payment
of the license fee for the remainder ot
the current year. hereinafter provided
the state highway engineer shall regis
ter serially and license such motor ve-
hicle in accordance with such scales
and regulations as shall be made anc
promulgated by the state highwa!