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THE NEW ROAB UW
'' An act to provide for oonstrnot-
ing and maintaining public roads in
TransjWania oonntj.
The General Assembly'of North
Carolina do enact:
Section' 1. That the board of
connty commissioners of'Transyl
vania connty shall, in order for the
proper constrnction, maintenance
and amending the said roads of
Transylvania connty at the time of
levying general state and connty
taxes in each and every year levy a
special tax on aU Droperty snbject
to taxation under the state laws of
North Carolina, of not lesis than
ten cents nor greater than twenty
cents on the hundred dollars "worth
of property and not less than thirty
cent43 nor more than sixty cents on
the poll, said taxes to be collected
as all other taxes, but to be kept
separate in the tax books of said
county and to be set aside as a spe
cial road f^nd to 'be used by the
township from which such tax is
collected for maintaining, improv-
iug and amending the public roads,
culverts and bridges of said town
ship, except as hereinafter pro
vided : Provided, the sheriff or tax
collector collecting the said taxes
shall only retain three per cent of
the amount collected of the said
funds for collecting f^d paying the
same over to the county treasurer,
and the said treasurer shall only
receive two per cent for receiving
and paying out said road funds.
Sec. 2. That all able-bodied
males of Transylvania county be
tween the ages of eighteen and
forty-l^ve years, except regularly
ordained ministers 6f the gospel
and residents of - iacorporttted
towns, shall ^ subject to road
duty, and shall work on the public
roads of said county five days of
eight hours each in each and every
year and at such time and place
and in such manner as may be
designated by the road '‘overseer of
the township in which said road
subject may reside; but said road
snbject shall not be required to
work out of the section or district
to which he has been assigned:
The said township overseer shall
give to > each ruad subject in his
jurisdiction three days notice by
T>er8onal warning or by leaving a
written or-printed notice at the
home or residence of such road
subject, specifying in said notice
the time f nd place such road work
is to be begun and performed, also
designating in said notice t^e tool
or implejbent with which such per
son shall be required to work; pro
vided, that any road snbject may,
‘in lieu of working five days on the
publit roads, x>ay to said township
overseer on or before the ^rst day
of April in each year, or the time
when he is first warned, the sufli of
five dollars for the succeeding year
and shall receive from said over
seer a receipt for one year’s road
duty, or may on or before the first
day of April, July, October and
January of each year, pay to said
overseer one dollar and twenty-five
cents quarterly in advance, or may
at the time he is B’lmmoned pay to
said overseer the sum oi one dollar
for each day summoned for which
payment the said overseer shall
issue his receipt and which receipt
shall exempt said road subjcet
from road work for the year, quar
ter or days for which same was is
sued : Provided, further, that any
person physically unable to work
the public roads may be exempt
therefrom by ord«r of the board of
ooiinty commissioners. Provided,
that if any person between the
ages of eighteen and twenty-otfe
subject to road duty under the pro
visions of this act, shall be a bona
fide student of ar>r pu'»lic nr
▼ate schuol he shall not in such'
case be rt^qtilrod to perforairoad
duty while sttendiiig raoh schODl.
Bee. 3. That any road snbjept
who faWb been doly summoned and
who, without legal exci^ fails to
work on the said rotudk M fRi^>
aaoned, or make the pajnMli pra*
Tided for ia the protiiHfig ■eeticn
, shaU be guilty of a / m^jKlentfanof,
and shall upon oonviet^ be fined
three dollars and the cost in every
case in which hef is convicted, or he
may be sentenced to work on the
road for each offensis for a term
not exceeding five days. And it
shall be the duty of - said overseer
to cause a warrant to issue for the
arrest and trial of said defaulting
subject, and if any road oversee^
fails to perform his duty in this
respect, he shall shall also be gailty
of a misdemeanor,-and upon con
viction be fined five dollars and the
cost, and shall be liable upon his
bond for the time of the subject
which was not worked out.
Sec. 4. That the board of county
commissioners shall on or by the
first day of May, one thousand nine
hundred and -thirteen, appoint
some competent road man as town
ship overseer for each township in
thp connty whose-duty it shall be
to take charge'of, to look atter and
maintain, repair, and keep in re
pair. all of the public roads in the
township in which he is appointed.
He shall summon the various
hands in the said townships and
work them on such roads therein
to which they have been assigned,
for at least five days in each and
every year, subject to the pro
vision for paying cash in lieu of
such time as designated in soction
two of this act, beginning with the
first day of April in each year.
But before summoning the said
hands, as hereinbefore provided,
he shall divide the roads of said
townships into road districts «nd
assign the hands to same, the said
hands to be assigned to that road
district to which he nearest re
sides. Said township overseer
shall be appointed for a term of
one year, and until his successor is
elected and qualified, as hereinafter
provided, but subject to removal
for ineflSciency or other cause by
the board of commissioners, or a
majority thereof. The ^mpansa-
tion of the said township overseers
to be fixed by the board of commis
sioners, but not to exceed one dol
lar and fifty cents per day, and
shall give bond in the sum of two
hundred dollars for the faithful
performance of his duty. Pro
vided, that the qualified voters of
each township in Transylvania
county shall elect a road overseer
for^ their respective townships at
the general election to be held in
the year one tl^usand nine hun
dred and fourteen, and every two
years thereafter; said election to
be held under the laws governing
general elections for the election
of connty and townrhip officers.
Sec. 5. The said township over
seer shall keep a book designating
the districts in his said township
with the names of each hand al
lotted thereto and shall mark oppo
site each man’s name the number
of days worked by each hand, and
the date such work was done, and
the amount paid by such hand,
when paid, and for what year,
quarter or day such amount was
paid; said overseer shall keep in
said book an itemized statement of
all funds received by him for road
purposes, to whom the same was
paid, giving name of each person,
and the purpose for which same
was paid, and shall, on or before
the first Monday in April, July,
October and January of each and
every year, render the connty com
missioners a verified statement of
all his transactions and dealings as
township road overseer for the pre
ceding quarter, which itemized and
verified report shall be turned over
to the county commissioners for
their inspection and approval or
disapproval, and then to be filed in
the office of the register of deeds
for ^blio inspection.
Sec. 6. That the township over-
ffeer shall at th% end of each week,
or oftener if neoesaary, give to
each person* emi^yed by him to
work on the mda d Ms (ownibip,
a written order to the oounty <omn-
miisiosiert for tiie payment of the
flame, w|po npoa impmal of same
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the work was done for which the
order was issued; and the overseer
of each township sMliill, at'' the end
of each quarter of the year« render
to the Ooun^ oommii^oners a veri
fied itemiised statement of all or
ders given by him, who to and for
what purpose, and stating therein
for what township same was p^id;
which report shall he carefully ex
amined by the board of commis
sioners and Approved or disap
proved and filed with:the register of
deeds for public inspsction; and if
the said commissioners shall find
any of the township overseers
wrongfully paid out or misapplied
and of the road funds they shall
hold said overseer and his bonds
man accountable therefor. And
any township overseer may pro
vide for'the use of a split-log drag
on the roads of his township when
ever in his judgment he may think
it advisable so to do.
Sec. 7. That in addition to the
means of laying out new roads as
now provided for in chapter sixty-
ft^e of the revisal of one thousand
nine hundred andHlve, the board
of county commissioners may, upon
recommendation of the townsuip
overseer, of the township in which
said new road is said to be had, or
to the laying out of a new road,
the amending or widening of a new
road, upon it being made to appear
to said board that 'jall persons in
terested in any of tli^ lands ad join
ing to or over which the said road
or roads are to be constructed or
amended have at least ten (^ys
written notice of the time when
said recommendations are to be
passed upon by the said board, the
said board shall have the power
and are hereby authorized to order
the laying out of said roads or the
amending of any old road, and
when said order shall have been
made it shall be the duty of said
township overseer ^O'Saatnon three
disinterested eitizens who are in no
wise interested in any the prem
ises to be effected said construct
ing or amending of said road, as
sess the damages to the land over
which the said new or amended
road has been located by the road
authorities. And in assessing the
said damages the said three free
holders shall take into considera
tion the actual damages done to the
premises over which the road is to-
be constructed valuing it accord
ing to the amount of land taken
and the damage to the land through
which it goes; and shall also take
into consideration the benefit to
the said land on account of having
a good road built through and by
the same. And shall allow the said
land owner damages against the
county for such amount as he may
sustain over and above the benefits
received by him on account of the
road. Provided, however, that if
the said land owner or the board
of connty commissioners, or either
of them is not satisfied with the
amount of damages they may ap
peal to the superior court for the
trial of said issue as to damages.
Sec. 8. That all bridges in Tran
sylvania county that are now coun
ty charges shall be kept up at the
expense of the county, and all new
bridges to be constructed in any
township of said county that cost
twenty-five dollars or more shall
be constructed by the ooimty under
the direction Of the colmty commis
sioners, and paid for by the county,
and that chapter sixty-five of the
revisal of one thousand nine hun
dred and five shall apply to the
roads and bridges of Tmnsylvania
<X)unty, except as modified or
changed by the provisions of this
act.
Sec. 9. That npon the g(^|ig into
effect of this aet all road funds in
the hands of any of' the old road
be over to
ooim^ tveaaarftr of said coantj to
be dSepoflet of imder the provisioM
of t^i aoi.
SeeilA. That if any of tbe oAr
ctn^^ho Itave been aligned duties
nadir )lhe piofiriem this act
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SELICA SCHOOL CLOSES
The regular spring term of Supe
rior court met Monday afternoon,
the delay having^ been caused by
the failure of the judge to arrive
in time to convene court Monday
morning. Judge W: J. Adams is
presiding, and the court wat soon
organized and ready for business.
The following was empanneli^
for grand jury: T. L. Gash, fore
man ; J. M. Zachary, G. G. Ballard.
J. D. Smith, C. W. Talley, W. P.;
McGaha, W. M. Brown, M. R. Corn,
B. P. Merrell, W. V. Bryson, P. E.
Alexander, A. C. Landreth, G. T.
Mull, L. W. Dan<^n, B. A. Frady,
John Owen, Jr., T. T. Loftis, R. M.
Galloway.
A large number of crimiiial^cases
were on-the docket and quick work
was made of them, a large number
entering pleas of guilty, and re
ceiving sentences, for the most
part, in fines.
The following cases have been
disposed of as we go to press:
State V. Carl Banther, drunk and
disorderly, not guilty.
State V. R. H. Bellamy, destruc
tion of personal property, nol pros.
State V. Carl Ray, disturbing re
ligions worship, not guilty.
State V. Flora Duncan, retailing,
capias and continued.
State V. George Parton. assault,
plead guilty, $10 and cofte.
State V. Faris Guthrie, assault,
plead guilty, jadgment suspended
on payment of costs.
State V. George Fortune, resist
ing officer, plead guilty, $10 and
costs.
State V. Jason McCall and Julian
Owen, disturbing religions wor
ship, judgment suspended on pay
ment of costs. Defendants to ai>-
pear from term to term to show
good behavior. , ^ ^ ,
State V. Harland McGkkha, giving
whiskey to minor, nol prps.
State V. Richard Patterson, ab
duction, plead guilty, judgment
suspended on payment of costs.
State V. Fred Byce and Charlie
Byce, assault, plead guilty. $10 and
costs.
State V. Plato Stancel, house
breaking, plead guilty.
Sta.te V. Lat Sherlin and J. B.
Sherlin, assault, plead guilty, flO
and one-fourth of >30sts.
State V. Walter Benjamin, as
sault. plead guilty, judgment sus
pended on payment of costs. De
fendant to furnish $100 bond for
good behavior.
State V. John D. Galloway, to
show gocd behavior, capias.
State V. Claude Mason and Griffin
Owen, assault, not guilty.
State V. Adger Robinson, 'dis
turbing religious worship, mistrial.
State V. Claude Mason, assault
with deadly weapon, jury trial.
State V. Walking Bear, practis
ing medicine without license, capias
and continued.
State V. Sam Anders, retailing,
guilty. Judgment not pronounced.
Stat^ V. Fred Gash, false pre
tense, nol pros.
State V. Bryant Morrison, as
sault, judgment; suspended on pay
ment of costs. Defendant to ap
pear at court for two years to show
good behavior, and give bond for
$50.
State V. W. W. Singleton, assault
with deadly weapon, not guilty.
State V. Jule Anders, blockading,
not guilty.
The graded school, after a
very succisssful term of six months,
closed last Friday. A well gotten
up program was rendered by the
students who demeaned themselves
well and ga,ve no little pleasure to
the audience. It isn’t so much of
the last day we wish to spfak~it
spoke for itself in terms that re
flected honor upon all parties con
cerned—but to express in behalf of
the entire patronage appeciation of
the work done the preceding days.
Really, did you know there was
.a school being taught for the last
six mojuths at Selica? Why, it was
scarcely known in the immediate
community save by the mothers,
and that because of the lunch
baskets they were required to fill
every jnorning. The children re->
tu'-nihg home evening after even
ing, then week after week with
*tno news,” no achievements or
disasters, no hair-breadth escapes
from the rod, etc., grew so monoto
nous that inquiries ceased and the
schpol ceased to be a subject of
gossip. Whether the boys on their
way to and from school were re
strained by mandate or by force of
personal contact from the out
bursts of pentup mirth, so it was
that another reminder of the ex
istence of a school was removed.
Inside there was no ado made
over anything or any one ; no wan
ton display to court applause, but
quick, earnest, faithful, heart to
ht^rt work the first day and the
last day. They gave satisfaction,
each, in his or her peculiar field.
A number, not all of the patrons,
we are sorry to say, visited the
school in its closing and unani-
mousl V voted resolutions of thanks
and appreciation of the services
rendered and for the manner in
which they were rendered.
Principal H. R. McCansland’s res
idence is Harriston, Va., that of
Misses Matilda and Esther Gray,
Cullasaja, N. C. They in return
ing to their respective homes have
“vanished,” but their “smiles re
main” with us. Alice.
PENROSE SCHOOL CLOSES
The Penrose school closed last
week with appropriate commence
ment exercises. On Tuesday night
a program was given by the pupils
and a recitation contest was held
to select a representative for the
school at the contest to be held in
Brevard at the 'county commence
ment. Miss Ina Talley was de
clared the winner and will repre
sent Penrose school at the couiity
commencement.
On Wednesday morning the grad
uating exercises were held and the
diplomas were delivered by County
Superintendent T. C. Henderson.
Diplomas were given to the follow
ing students: Misses Ossie Clayton.
Lillie Collins, Ina Talley, 'and
Messrs. Lauder Lyday, Vergil Ly-
day and Spurgeon Ledbetter.
After these exercises a meeting of
the Betterment Association was
held and officers for the ensuing
year were elected.
MORE SUGGESTIONS
In our absence from the office for
a short time this week an article
was left in the News office for pab-
lioation which was in answer to
Mr. B. W; Henderson’s artlole on
the oondition of certain road
ameadmeats in Hogback towi^iip
signed ^*7<Hrmer Board of Beeil
Trwteas of ' Bogbaok Tbwnhip.
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Mayor—W. M. Henry.
Aldermen—J. W. Duckworth, J.
M. Kilpatrick, J. E. Cox, W. L.
Aiken, F. E. Shuford.
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