The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-30

above provided, shall be by the treas
urS Of said county applied to the
pa ent Of the first years interest
pa H1ent on the said bonds SO far as
it shall so, and any balance which
may accumulate thereafter on sucn
account shall be added to the prince
pal of the said sum 20 be expended
by the said commission as herein
above provided
Sec. 16. The expense Of conduct
ing the election on the issuance OF
said bonds shall be paid out OF the
current funds of Newberry county
upon the warrant of the supervisor
and board of county commissioners:
Sec. Il. No member Of said high
way commission shall take contract
to furnish labor or material ior the
public improvements authorized un-
der this act.
Sec. 1S. This act shall go into eff
feet Immediately upon its passage
and approval by the governor.
Sec. 10. That in the event thc IS
sue of said bonds should not be au-
, ,vhorized at said election, then at the
next general election in Newoerry
county there shall be elected by the
qualified electors of each township
thereof one commissioner as mem
her of the county board of commls-
sioners who shall be commissioned by
xhe governor; which board shall have
control and direction of the county
affairs as is now imposed by law upon
the county supervisor and the county
board of commissioners, and whose
term of Office shall be for four years
and until their successors shall have
been elected and qualified and who
shall serve without compensation, en-
cept as hereinafter provided which
board shall be known as the county
board of commissioners of Newberry
county: Provided, That any va
cancy occurring may be filed by the
governor upon the recommendation
of the county legislative deiega-
ion.
Sec. 20. The members of the
county board shall meet as soon alter
4hey have qualified as practicable and
elect one of their members as char
man and shall elect competent per-
.son as clerk of the board, who shall
be by profession an attorney, and
shall hold at least four meetings
each year, and oftener, on the call
of the chairman or five members OF
the board, as the eNigencies of the
county affairs may demand. They
i. shall also select suitable admins
trative officer. to be known as the
county supervisor Of roads, and fix
his compensation.
Sec. 21. The clerk of the board
=, shall receive as his compensation
annually not exceeding 500, and 1t
shall be his duty to attend all meet
ings of the board and keep full rec
ord of all its acts and doings,. and
shall receive and file all claims
against the county, which, upon ap-
proval by the county board, shall be
signed by him; which record shall
be public record of his Office and sub
ject to inspection by the grand jury
and others entitled thereto.
Sec. p. The county supervisor of
roads shall receive as his compensa-
ton annually not more than S3,OOO
as may be fixed by the county board
of commissioners, and he must be a
practical man and must be civil
engineer, and is hereby charged with
administering all the affairs of the
county under the direction of the
county board, and shall be subject to
removal for any cause which may
seem sufficient by said board, and
shall enter into bond in the sum of
not exceeding $4,000, payable to the
county of Newberry, for the faithful
performance of all directions Of the
county board and duties imposed by
law.
Sec. %. That the commissioners
shall each be allowed SIS per day for
not exceeding six days and compen-
sation for their services: Provided,
That the board may allow the chair
man compensation at that rate for
not more than IA additional days for
the days he may be performing such
duties as the board may direct him to
perform between the meetings of the
board.
Sec. "a. That the said commits
sioners shall each give bond in the
amount ard in the manner required
by law of the present commissioners.
Approved the 18th day of March,
A. D., 1920.
R. A. Cooper,