South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 17 - County Roads, Bridges And Ferries Generally
Section 57-17-620. County may use chain gang to work roads.

The governing body of any county may work the highways in its county, or any part thereof, by a chain gang, without regard to the system used in other portions of the county.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-903; 1952 Code Section 33-903; 1942 Code Section 5839; 1932 Code Section 5839; Civ. C. '22 Section 2932; Civ. C. '12 Section 1957; 1902 (23) 1013.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

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 57-17-40. Construction of footpaths and bridges over streams, swamps and marshes, and along highways.

Section 57-17-50. Erection of local direction posts.

Section 57-17-60. Counties with city over 86,000 may accept rights-of-way for drainage ditches; constructing and maintaining ditches

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 57-17-310. General authorization to condemn land for road material or house for bridge watchman.

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.

Section 57-17-660. Bond of contractor.

Section 57-17-670. Overseer and laborers; use of convicts.