Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-06-16

shall be filled 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
not 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, clerk and any other assistant
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 or marriage within the sixth
degree, nor shall any member of the
said Commission furnish labor or ma
terial for road construction or inn
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 in
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. a. 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 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 all
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
or 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. 7. 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, a
sketch or drawing showing what
roads of the county the proceeds of
the bonds will be first expended up
on. A report of the estimate of the
total cost of construction and i'm
as hereinafter povided for
shall be made to the Supervisor OF
the county who is hereby empowered
and instructed to order an election
to be held Tuesday, August 81, A.
D. 1920, at the usual voting places in
Edgefield county upon the question
of issuing five per cent. coupon bonds
of the county to the amount OF the
estimated cost of the work planned
and reported to the Supervisor by the
members of the Highway Commis-
sion of Edge6eld county: Provided,
The total amount of the said bond is
sue shall not exceed the sum of three
hundred thousand dollars.
Sec. s. Commissioners of State and
county election for the county of
Edgefeld shall appoint managers for
the said election and receive and tab
ulate the returns as in other cleo
tions. They shall report the result OF