The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-19
NEW ROAD BILL OF
SENATOR WIDEMAN

road, to be determined by the Board
OF District Commissioners Of the re-
spective districts.
Sec: 7. There is hereby levied on all
taxable property within Clarendon
county three and one-half mills for
road purposes as included within the
eight and one-half mills levied for
ordinary county purposes.
Sec. 8. All able-bodied men within
said county. between the ages of
twcnty-one and sixty years inclusive
shall, on or before the first day Of
.aPrIl, Fay communication tax Of three
collars in lieu Of six days work upon
the public roads of the county, such
work to be performed within the dis
trlct in which such person resides,
and all communication tax paid shall be-
credited to their respective districts.
Sec. 9. Owners and users of We
hlcles are hereby required to pay H.
censcs as follows: Each one-horse
buggy. road cart, wagon or one-ox
cart, $l.O0; two-hors1 and two-ox We
hlcles, $500; each log cart, $500;
sald licenses to be obtained from the
County Treasurer on or before the 1st
lay of April in each year.
Sec. 10. The Board of District
commissioners shall annually, on or
before the first day of January of
each year, file with the Board of
County Commissioners Il complete list.
in alphabetical order, of ali persons
subject to road duty in the respective
districts. which shall be kept filed in
said Office as Il public record.
Sec. !. All contracts or lets by the
Board of District Commissioners for
any amount exceeding two hundred
~ Shr bn l,. -.
to the loves responsible bidder after
ten days advertisement in some coun-
w paper of general circulation within
snid county, and posting notice there
OF IN two public places, one on the
courthouse door within said county,
the other at the site where the work
IS to be done. with power to reject
any and all bids.
Sec. II. The County Board Of Com
mlSSloners are empowered to employ
road overseers of the county, and to
tiX their compensation, to be paid on a
per diem basis, according to the num-
Der of days work in each district.
Sec: l3. The County Supervisor
shall keep an accurate account of all
moneys expended, showing the person
to whom paid, the purpose for which
IT was paid and date of payment, ana
ALSO Keep accurate minutes of all the
proceedings and doings of the Board
Of County Commissioners as pcrma
nent record in his office.
Sec. IA. The County Board of Com
misSioncrs shall keep and operate IA
chain gang for convicts for buildinp
and repairing roads in their respective
districts, and furnish them with all
the necessary equipment therefor
Profiied. That the chain gang shall
be worked under the direction of the
Chairman Of each Board of District
commissioners when operating their
respectable districts and the cost of
maintenance and support Of said chain
gang shall be apportioncd among the
Sald districts according to the work
done.
Sec. IS. Each member Of the Boar,
OF District Commissioners shall re-
ccipc twenty t$20.00) dollars per year
FOR their services within their respect
i've districts, and the Chairman three
(S3.0O) dollars per day and five cents
mileage for each mile of necessary
travel in their attendance upon the
Board Of Co 'nty Commissioners.
Sec. lG. Fhis Act shall take effect
upon it's approval. All Acts or parts
Of Acts in conflict with the provisions
herewith are hereby repealed.