The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, July 22, 1903, Page 6, Image 6
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, July 22, 1903.
The Boad Law.
[Continued from List Week.]
be obligatory on such County Boards
of Commissioners a3 conclude that
the system of working the highways
by those liable to road duty in their
respective counties is more conducive
to the welfare thereof; and in
such cases overseers shall be appointed
in each township by the
County Board of Commissioner?, or
in those counties where Township
JBoarda of Commissioners exist, by
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8ttlU lUWUOliip JLJiJOk I U Ul VUiauiiwwivu
era for such township, who shall execute
the laws in reference to working
public highways.
Sec. 27. In those counties where
the public roads are worked by those
liable to road duty, or in which any
highway district is so worked, the
County Supervisor and Board of
Commissioners shall divide the high
ways id eacn amines wmcu 10 ou
worked into suitable sections of cot
leas than two, cor more than five
miles each, and where not worked by
the contract system shall appoint an
overseer of roads for each of said
sections. They shall also divide the
persons liable to read duty in each
highway district into convenient and
suitable sqnads or compariee, and
assign a squad or company to each
overseer of a section, assigning the
road hands, as far as practicable, to
the nearest roads; they shall require
the overseer of roads to call out the
/ hands assigned to their respective
sect'ons, and work the roads, and repair
and build bridges of same,
whenever they may deem it necessary,
after twelve hours notice; and
shall require every road hand to
bring with him for use a hoe, axe,
xnattox, spade or other tools for work
on the road or bridges. They shall
determine the number o? days each
working, and the tools to be brought
by each haDd, but not more than the
number of days as fixed for each
county herein are required of any one
?
man in the year. Whenever a highway
runs along the line of two highway
district?, the Supervison shall
divide the highway into suitable sections,
and appoint one or more over
Beers for each of such sections, and
. they shall assign to such overseers
from said districts, or from either
r
district, such laborers and road hands
as may be necessary to work the
same. The Supervisor shall cause
overseers, when working sections in
which there are bridges, to preserve
and keep them in order, as are in
their opinion of such character as
sot to require to be given out under
contract, and can conveniently be
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done oy toe roaa nanas.
Sec. 28 In those counties where
Township Boards of Commissioners
exist they shall, subject to the approval
of the County Board of Commissioners
or the Supervisor of their
respective counties, divide their respective
townships into suitable road
districts, and make a record thereof
in a book kept for that purpose, and
annually thereafter may make such j
alterations therein as they may deem
proper, and cause a brief description j
thereof to be made on the township
records, and also to furnish each 1
overseer with a description of his
road district. The Township Beard
of Commissioners of each township,
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ai meir annual meeting, ana annually
thereafter shall elect from the qualified
electors of their townships liable to
. road duty one overseer for each road
district, whose term of office shall be 2
years from the date of appointment,
and who shall receive such compensation
as the County Board of Commissioners
may fix. Such overseer
shall not be compelled to serve more
than one term; and each overseer
who refuses or neglects to qualify
and serve shall forfeit and pay the
sum of ten dollars and cost3, or be
sentenced to the county chain gang;
suit to be brought by the Township
Commissioners before the nearest
Magistrate. Money so collected shall
go into the road fund of the county
and be credited to the road district
from which it was collected. That
when any vacancy shall occur in the
office of overseer by death, resignation,
or otherwise, the Township
Board of Commissioners wherein
such vacancy occurs shall appoint
some suitable perBon to fill vacancy:
Provided, That such overseer may
appoint some suitable person liable
to road duty on his road a warner,
and such person shall be exempt
from road duty for the time be acts
as warner.
Sec. 29 If tbe Coucty Board ol
Commissioners conclude to adopt a
contract system for working, maintaining
and operating tbe several
sections of highways, roads, bridges
and ferries in the several townships
in the respective counties, or any part
thereof, the County Supervisor or
County Board of Commissioners, as
soon as practicable thereafter, may
adve tise in the newspaper published
in the county, once a week for three
weeks, and by notices posted in two
or more conspicuous pl&ceB in the
several townships, or the township
to be worked by contract system, for
bids from responsible persons for the
performance of the work as above set
forth, and to furnish specifications
of all such work or contracts as has
been advertised. Acv and all bids
shall be made in writing, sealed and
addressed to the C:?;nty Supervisor
and by him opened in the presence
of and submitted to the County
Board of Commissioners, and it shall
be the duty of said board to accept
the lowest bid made by a responsible
person or part}; Provided, The
County Board of Commissioners shall
have power to reject any and all bids,
and shall require bond, who shall execute
good and sufficient-. bond to
keep, repair and maintain said public
highway for the period dt twelve
months from date of contract, such
contractor or contractors to execute
a bond in double the amount of his
or their contract, with two cr more
sureties, to be approved by the
County Board of Commissioners;
and said boards is hereby empowered
to hire overeeers and laborers, and
have the work performed as in its
judgment may be most expedient and
for the best interest of the countv:
Provided, further, That the County
Supervisors and County Board of
Commissioners of the counties of
I this State ore herebv authorized and
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empowered to arrange to work the
roads of their respective counties with
the convicts of their several counties,
or to lease to or from Ihe County
Board of Commissioners of any
county, upon such terms as may be
agreed upon by the respective
County Boards of Commissioners,
and convicts sentenced to perform
hard labor upon the public works of
any county, and said convicts may
be worked upon the roads, highways,
bridges or other public works of the
county where convicts or of the
county to which they have been
leased.
Sec. 30. In the districts where the
working, maintaining and operating
the highway is done by contract, as
above provided, such persons as are
liable to road duty on such highways,
respectively, and desire to
work the number of days required
instead of paying the commutation
tax, shall be allowed to work on said
highway, under the direction and
control of the contractor, and such
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uuuuautui Buau nuuuuub IU IUC oupervioor
or Board of County Commissioners,
as the case may be, for
the days so worked by each person,
and in the sum per day as the number
of days required of such person
bears to the commutation tax permitted
in lieu thereof.
Sec. 31. The County Board of
Commissioners of said counties are
authorized to levy annually a sum
not exceeding one mill on all the taxable
property of the respective
counties, which shall constitute a
part of the county road fund, to be
expended by the said Board in the
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same manner as is provided oy law
for the use and expenditure of the
commutation tax in lieu of road duty;
and such tax shall be collected at the
same time and in the same manner
as is provided by law for the collection
of taxes levied for ordinary
county purposes: Provided, That the
County Board of Commissioners of
any county may cause to be levied a
road tax not to exceed one mill on
all taxable property of any township
in their county, when so requested
by a written petition signed by twothirds
of the free-holders of such
township, such tax to be collected as
other taxes, and to be expended on
the roads and highways of such town
ships. The County Treasurer of
said counties shall furnish the
County Supervisor and County
Board of Commissioners of their
respective counties a list containing
the names of all persons who
have paid their commutation tax;
and the Township Boards cf Commissioners
shall also prepare and |
furnish to the Supervisors aLd j
County Board of Commissioners a
list of all persons liable to road duty
in their respective township?; and
County Treasurers, on receipt of said
commutation tax, shall furnish the
persons paying the same with certificates
that said tax has been p\id,
which shall relieve such persons from
road duty for the year, as aforesaid.
And all persons whose names shall
remain on the list, prepared by the
overseers, so checked, shall be required
to perform road duty, not exceeding
in the aggregation the num- \
ber of days required as fixed for each
county herein, and shall be assigned
to such duty by the County Supervisors
and County Board cf Commissioners
under one of the contractors
or overseers in the township having
under control the seofcion or sections
nearest the residence of such person
or persons. It shall bo the duty of
the contractor of any section to receive
such person or persons so assigned
to him by the County Supervisor
and County Board of Commie- j
sioners, and he shall allow to the i
County Board of Commissioners such
sum per diem for the labor of any
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Beware cf Ointments for Catarrh j
that Contains Mercury
As mercury will surely destroy the i
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering
it through the mucous surfaces,
such articles should never be used
/
except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they
will dc is tenfold to the good you can
possibiy derive from them. Hall's
Catarrh Care, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0, contains
no mercury, and is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In
buyiDg Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. It is taken internally,
and made in Toledo, Ohio,
by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists, Price 75c per
bottle. Hall's Family Pills are the
best.
A Reduction Made.
The State Board of Equalization
finished its work after acepting the
report of the committee on cotton
mills. The Board has made few
changes and very few raises in assessments.
In the report of the committee
on fertilizer plants there was
a total gross increase of $31,000 after
a conference between representatives
of the plants and the committee.
Few changes were made in the oil
mills.
The committee on cotton mills
recommended that a reduction of
thirty-three and one-third per cent,
be granted the Clifton and Pacolet
mills, should they so request. There
was no change made in any of the
Columbia companies except a slight
increase in the property of the duck
mill in Lexington county.
Very Remarkable Cure of Diarrhoea.
"About six years ago for the first
time in my life I had a sudden and
severe attack of diarrhoea,*' says Mrs.
Alice Miller, of Morgan, Texas. "I
got temporary relief, but it came back
again and again, and for six long
years I have suffered more misery
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&uu v luau jl toil icii. a. u tf uo
worse than death. My husband spent
hundreds of dollars for physicians
prescriptions and treatment without
avail. Finally we moved to Bosque
county, our present home, and one
day I happened to see an advertisement
of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Kemedy with a testi- j
monial of a man who had been cured !
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by it. The case was so similar to
my own that I concluded to try tbe
remedy. The result was wonderful.
I could hardly realize that I was well
again, or believe it could be after having
Buffered so long, but that one
bottle of medicine, costing but a few
cents, cured me." For sale by The
Kaufmann Drug Co.
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The Race War On.
A smouldering race question has
reached a blaze in Georgetown.
There, as elsewhere, there has long
been more or less antagonism between
the simon pure black negroes
and his brethren of lighter color.
This antagonism is growing stronger
and more open. In Georgetown, the
tan color element prides itself upon
superior intellect and seeks to fill the
pulpits of the colored churches with
tan colored preachers. It succeeded
in displacing the black editor of a
paper and substituting one of lighter
hue. Naturally the biacks do not
like this. They say thc-y are pure
blood and not a mixture and are endeavoring
to make headway against
the tans. Considerable bitterness is
growing out cf tki3 contention. It
is not a new contention. It has been
outcropping for some time. In
Charleston, for instance, there ia a
church of almo3t white people.
When a siuner of darker hue approached
the entrance of that sanctuary,
it gently suggested to him that he
would find more congenial surroundings
in a church maintained by
darker brethren.
A Sergical Operation
Is always dangerous?do not submit
to the surgeon's knife until you
have tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. It will cure when everything
else fails?it has done this in thousands
of cases. Here is one of them
T- /V* If 11 i T i-i
i sunerea irom meeaingana protruding
piles for twenty years. Was
treated by different specialties and
used many remedies, but obtained
no relief until I used DeWitt'a Witch
Hazel Salve. Two boxes of this salve
cured me eighteen months ago and I
have not had a touch of the piles
since.?H. A. Tisdale, Summerton, S.
C. For blind, bleeding, itching ana
protruding piles no remedy equals
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Sulve. Sold
by all Druggists.
Keep Sicking.
Once upon a time two frcgs that
had been living in comfort and ease
in a cool pool of water were accidentally
scooped up by a milk man in a
bucket of water, which he poured into
his can in order to give his milk
more body and thereby increase his
revenue. The frogs were astonished-,
to find themselves in an unknown
element, in which it was not possible
to support life, and they bad to kick
vigorously in order to keep their
heads above the milk. One of them,
being disheartened by being shut up
in the dark; in an .element entirelv
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new to him, said: '"Let's give it up
and go to the bottom; it's no use
kicking any longer." The other
said: .' Oh, no, let's keep kicking as
long as we can, and see what the
outcome will be. Maybe things will
change presently." So one frog gave
it up and went to the bottom. The
other kept kicking, and when the
milkman got to town and opened his
can, behold the frogs had kicked out
a lump of butter large enough to
float him, and he was sitting on it
comfortably Moral: Keep kicking.
Night "Was Her Terror.
"I would cough nearly all night
long," writes Mrs. Cha9. Appiegate,
of Alexandria, Ind , "and could hardly
get any sleep. I had consumption
so bad that if I walked a block I
would cough frightfully and spit
blood, but, when all other medicines
f~i_j 4.t C'l nn r*?
ianeu, tuitc c i.w uuaico ui ?siKing's
New Discovery wholiy cared
me and I gained 58 pounds." It's
absolutely guaranteed to cuie Coughs,
Colds, La Grippe, Bronchitis and ail
Throat 3nd Lung Troubles. Price
50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free at
The Kaufmann Drug Co.
With the exception of lovemaking
there are many nev.- ways of doii g
old things.
CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH
PENNYROYAL PILLS
Safe. A'.wavs reliable. iadlp?. aslr Dru??ist far
CHICHESTER'S EXGLIKII in Bed and
<?old metallic boxes, sealed with blue ribbon.
Take no other. Refuse dangerona ?ub*titutionwnnd
imitation*. Buy of your Drucr^ist,
or send 4e. in stamps for Partloular*. Te*tinroninU
and Relief for I^ndie*," in I'ttrr.
by return .Tfall. 10.000 Testimonials. Sold by
all Druptrista.
CHICHESTER CHEMICAL CO.
ClOO Uladison Square. I'M. PA.
Mention thl? r(Per.
foleyshokk^tar
stopsthc cou^hazid healolun^s ,
mimm
oisims!
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In elegant eases containing all the
' latest improvements. Desigued lor
both Rome and Church use. Up-todate
and no ed fir sweetness and
purity of tone. po^er and durability. j
W vi 11\ < 1 r. i- A r ?ri 4.L' o ?./?
u i i c lkjvi';> i?'i * ai.'nvjf, 4v p; n rn .-lav*
terms. fcitool, took and freight free.
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(ft wonder'til attachment to fit any ,
piano. -ir.b.ing any one without previous
knowledge tf m'.sic to play ;
| the simnhsf to most difficult music '
without study or practice. Catalogue i
and parucu'ars free.
We bavo a lot of pood src >nd
: hand Pianos ami Organs of various
makes from rent and '-xchar g to be
sold a' Jour prices and easy terms.
For anything musical write
KM! & BATES,]
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September 10, 1003. ly.
ANDREW CRAWFORD
ATT08SEV AT Lit,
COLUMBIA, - - - - S. C.
PRACTICES IN THE STATE AND
Federal Courts, ar.d oilers his professional
services to the citizens cf Lexington
County.
October 18? ly.
II Alfred J. Fox,j
| Life and Fire|
I Insurance and|
Ileal Estatej
Agent,
MnrsvBMBSBDnocMM^MHmnv aManasHeaam
Lexington, S. C |
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I! Only First Class Companies Repre-'
sented.
My Companies are popular, stronc !
-' and reliable. No one can give your J
business better attention; no one can
give you better protection; no one can
give you better rates.
Prompt and careful attention given j
to buying and selling Real Estate, j
both town and country properties. j
Correspondence respectfuly solicited. j ;
I Thousands Saved By %
JOB. KING'S NEW OlSCOVERYi
| This wondorrul medicine posi-1
lively cures Consumption, Coughs I
Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Pneu-1
Bmonia, Hay Fever, Pleurisy, La-i
E Grippe, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, I
Croup and Whooping Cough.f
Every brttle guaranteed. Nog
Cure. No Pay. Price 50c.&$i.|
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It is o permanent cure for all |
M Womb. Bladder and Urincry Dis:i'|||
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f|i Leucorrhoea or Whites. Irregular
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Dec 7, 1003?Stop.
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C. M. Efird. F. E. Dreheb.
EFIRD & DREKER,
Attorneys at Law,
LEXINGTON, C. H? S. C.
TT/ ILL PEACTICE IN ALL THE
VV Courts. Business solicited. One
member of the firm will always be at office,
Lexington, S. C.
une i (-tm.
DR, E, J, ETIiEREDGE,
SUKGEON DENTIST,
LEESVILLE, S. C.
Office next door below post office.
A. I ways on hand.
February .12.
-EDWAR9 L. ASB!LL,
Attorney at Law,
LEESVILLE, S. C.
Practices in all the Courts.
Business solicited.
Kept 30 Sir,
ilOEO'l BRUITS
MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C., "
JEWELER a"d REPAIRER
Ha.- a splendid stock oi' Jewelry, Watches,
Clocks and Silver ware. A tine line of
Spectacle-.-; and Eyeglasses to fit every one,
a.l for. sain at lowest prices.
Pcpairs on Watches first class
quickly done e.nd guaranteed, at moderate
prices. 60?tf
(Mi NMIflL BIK,
THE ONLY NATIONAL BANK IN
COLUMBIA.
UNITED STATES. STATE. CITY AND COUNTY
DEPOSITORY.
Saving's Ifrcpartittiesii.
Paid up Capital - $200,000
Surplus Profits . - . 70,000
Liability of Stockholders - 200,000
$470,000
Interest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent,
per annum, payable May 1st ana November
1st W. A. CLARK, President.
Wiiue Jovns, Vice President and Cashier.
December 4?ly.
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DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT TO
CHECK.
W. I?. ROOF, Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
Alien Jones, W. P. Roof, C. M. Efird,
R. Hilton. James E. Hendriz.
EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD.
Deposits of $1 and upwards received and
interest at 5 per cent, per annum allowed,
payable April and October.
September 2i?tf
gNGINES BOILERS.
Tank* BUcka, SUud Plpei and Sheat-Iroa
Work; Skattlng. Pulleys, Gearing, Boxes,
Eaogera, eta. Mill Castlnrs.
VCwt every day; work 200 band*.
MMB1KD I BOH WORKS * SUPPLY OS
AUGUSTA, G20AS1A.
January 27- ly
K0D0L digests what you eat.
E0D0L cleanses, purifies, strengthens
? and sweetens the stomach.
E0D0L cures indigestion, dyspepsia, and
all stomach and bowel troubles.
E0D0L accelerates the action of the gas
? trie glands and gives tone to the
digestive organs.
E0D0L relieves an overworked stomach
of all nervous strain gives to
the heart a full, free and untrammeled
action, nourishes the nervous system and
feeds the brain.
E0D0L is the wonderful remedy that la
' maiuiig bu many ;>iur>. ycupio wen
and weak people strong by giving to their
bodies all of the nourishment that is contained
in the food they eat.
Bottles only, $1.00 Size holding 2^ times the trial
size, which sells for 50c.
Prepared only by E. C. DeWITT < CO., CBICiOO.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS
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