Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-02-18


Provide Sinking Fund for Their
Retirement.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State Of South Caro-
lima:
Section 1. Upon the recommends
tion of the members of the Edgefield
Delegation, the Governor shall ap-
point a Highway Commission for
Edgafeld County, which shall consist
of one man from each township in
said county. AS soon as practicable
after their appointment the members
of the said Commission shall meet
and select one of their number as
chairman. The members of said Com
mission shall continue in Office until
the proceeds derived from the sale
of the bonds hereinafter provided for
shall have been expended in building
and improving the public roads of
that county. In case of vacancy on
said Commission through death, re-
signation or otherwise, such vacancy
shall be.flled by appointment by the
Governor. The Governor shall also
have the power to remove any men,
Der for cause and fill any vacancy so
resulting as above provided for. The
members of the said Commission, ex-
cept the Chairman shall receive COM
pensation of five dollars per day for
each day they actually render ser
vice., the aggregate number of days
net to exceed thirty days for each
member in any one year. The Chair
man shall be allowed compensation
of five dollars per day for not more
than sixty days in any one year.
Sec. 2. The said Commission shall
have the power to employ an engi-
neer, a clerk and any other assistanst
whose services may be required, at
compensation fixed by the Commis-
sion, all compensation and other eX-
penses herein provided for shall be
paid from the proceeds of the bond
herein provided for: Provided, That
the Commission shall not employ in
any capacity any person related by
blood OF marriage within the sixth
degree, nor shall any member of the
said Commission furnish labor or ma
terial for road construction or lni-
provement.
Sec. 8. The members of said Com
mission shall each give bond for the
faithful performance of their duty in
the sum of five thousand dollars i'll
some bond company authorized to do
business in South Carolina, the pre-
MUM on said bonds TO be paid out OF
the proceeds of the sale of the bonds.
Sec. 4. The duties of the said Com
mission shall be the conduction of the
sale of bonds herein provided for and
the expenditure of the proceeds in
building and improving such public
roads in Edgefeld county as a ma
jority of the Commission may decide
to improve and in such manner as a
majority of the Commission may
agree upon as being for the best in
terest of the people of the county.
The said Commission shall have the
power to condemn rights of way
whenever and wherever such may be
necessary in relocating public roads,
the same authority being vested in
the Commission by law that is now
vested in the County Commissioners.
Sec. 5. The said Commission shall,
as far as possible, let all work be con-
tracts and notice of the letting of al
contracts shall be advertised in some
newspaper published in or out of the
county.
Sec. 6. The said Commission shall
keep books containing record or sale
of bonds and setting forth all con-
tracts made by it for construction or
repair of roads, and all books and
records of the Commission shall be
open to public inspection at all rea-
sonable times.
Sec. Z. The said Commission shall
as soon as practicable after being
constituted, decide what roads in
the county shall be constructed or
improved and shall decide. upon the
character of the road to be built, es-
timating as nearly as possible the to-
tai cost of such work and shall file in
the office of the Clerk of Court,