All accounts, claims and demands of whatever nature existing against any county for opening, constructing, maintaining and operating any public highway, road, bridge or ferry shall be presented to the governing body of the county duly attested, and, if approved by said body, the county supervisor shall draw his warrant upon the county treasurer under the seal of the governing body of the county for the amount of any such claim. Such warrant shall be countersigned by the secretary of the governing body and shall be paid by the county treasurer out of the county road fund.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-823; 1952 Code Section 33-823; 1942 Code Section 3825; 1932 Code Section 3825; Civ. C. '22 Section 1065; Civ. C. '12 Section 945; Civ. C. '02 Section 767; 1893 (21) 485; 1931 (37) 306.
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.