The county supervisor of the county in which any part of a highway has been diverted from its original course without authority of law, on information of any two persons, shall commence a suit against any such person so offending in order to compel him, as soon as may be, to restore, at his own expense, the highway in its course, as established by law.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-822; 1952 Code Section 33-822; 1942 Code Section 5854; 1932 Code Section 5854; Civ. C. '22 Section 2946; Civ. C. '12 Section 1970; Civ. C. '02 Section 1342; G. S. 1070; R. S. 1166; 1797 (9) 379; 1893 (21) 481.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries
Chapter 17 - County Roads, Bridges And Ferries Generally
Section 57-17-10. County supervision of public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries.
Section 57-17-20. Opening new or changing old roads; condemnation.
Section 57-17-30. Interference with surveyor laying out public roads.
Section 57-17-50. Erection of local direction posts.
Section 57-17-70. Repairs to county highways and bridges.
Section 57-17-80. Neglect of work on county highways and bridges.
Section 57-17-90. Highway districts.
Section 57-17-100. Closing certain railroad-highway crossings.
Section 57-17-110. Apportionment of funds through year; contracts in excess of void.
Section 57-17-120. Disposition of fines and forfeitures.
Section 57-17-130. Unauthorized diversion of highways.
Section 57-17-140. Presenting accounts, claims, and demands; approval and payment.
Section 57-17-510. Width of road.
Section 57-17-610. County may hire overseers and laborers to work roads.
Section 57-17-620. County may use chain gang to work roads.
Section 57-17-630. Counties may combine chain gangs or hire convicts to work roads.
Section 57-17-640. Advertisement for bids under contract system.
Section 57-17-650. Bids; acceptance procedures.