The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-30
TWO ACTS AUTHORIZING VOTE
ON ROAD BONDS NEWBERRY
The Two Acts Conflict in Several
Particulars-Both Approved the
Same Date-Which is Law?

The Herald and News is printing
the two acts passed by the last legis-
lature relating to road bonds for
Newberry county. One of the acts
relates exclusively to the matter Of
bonds for road building, while the
other carries bond act for road
building and also provides, that in the
event the bonds should fail for new
system of county government by
set of commissioners for the man.
agement of the county.
Both are printed here and the cit
izen may read each and see for him,
self just how the delegation has done
the job. One provides no compensa-
tion for the commission at all, and
directs the commission to employ
civil engineer and such assistants as
he may need, and to, fix the compen-
sation, and provides that the bonds
shall bear an interest not to exceed
six per cent. And directs that the
notice of election shall be printed in
"a newspaper" in the county, and
that the managers of election shall
serve without compensation. It also
directs that the election shall be or
dered by the commission authorized
in another act, which we suppose is
the act passed and approved by the
governor on the same date.
The other act which also carries
provision for system of county
government in the event the bonds
fail, provides for bonds not to ex-
ceed five per cent. and for compen-
sation for the commissioners, each
five dollars per day except the chair
man who shall receive $500 per an
mum. The per diem is not to exceed
thirty days in any one year. The
commission also fixes the compensa-
ton OF the engineer and assistants
and in this act the county supervisor
is to order the election and the no.
tice is to be published in one or more
newspapers in the county, and the
managers are to serve without COM
pensation.
! Both acts provide the man. IF
! selling the bonds and the ways to
the handling of the funds and give
authority to lay out roads and to con-
denim property for the purpose of
relocating the roads.
The question it seems to- us Of
some Importance is under which act
is the election to be held. Both are
approved by the governor on the
same day and in the one the COM
mission created in the other is to
order the election and in the other
the county supervisor is to order the
election.
This is a very important matter
| and it would seem that matter in
| volving the issue of bonds for the
| county to the amount of 100000
should have been given a little more
careful consideration by the legisla-
ture so that there may have been
no uncertainty about any part Of it.
One of the acts it seems to US deals
| with two very important and distinct
propositions, but as the title reads
:'Re.ating to Newberry County and
as both of the matters relate to
| Newberry county we suppose there
is TO defect here, but in so import
ant matter, as changing the whole
system of county government and
the issuing of bonds by the county to
the amount of 100000 there should
have been little more care taken in
the preparation and passage of the
laws relating to the same so that
there may have been no doubt as to
the meaning of the law.
The matter relating to the enange
of the system of county government
is added to the one act relating to
bonds, and both come under the title
Relating to Newberry County"
This part of the act provides that
in place of the county supervisor
and three county commissioners
there are to be twelve county COM
missioners, one from each township.
Their compensation is fixed at SIS per
day for not exceeding 80 days in any
one year except that the chairman
may be allowed pay for IA days extra
II the eXlgeucleS VI IIlS SlIuo1ioiA IL
quire it in the opinion of the COM
missioners. The commissioners are
permitted to employ supervisor, or
rather required to employ one, who
| NAV be paid salary not exceeding
$4,000 a year.
The question of building roads is
one of the most important before the
people today and the people ara
ready and willing to put up the
| money for the roads if there can be
reasonable assurance that the. roads
| will be built after the money is put
| up. And another and very important
| matter in the same connection and
part of it is that there must be
some provision made for the proper
maintenance 6f the roads after they
are built, because if there is not the
money spent in the building is money
thrown to the birds.
We are sorry that the acts passed
by our legislature have the appear