Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-03-09
TO ROAD SUPERVISORS

pursuance OF the Act of the General Assem-
l. b'y OF Maryland of 1853, the County Commits
siohefs OF Charles county direct the Road Super
Fisors OF Charles county to observe and be govern
ed by the following Rules and Regulations, to
wit
First. They arc instructed to keep all the pub
Tic roads and bridges in their districts in good
travelling order, at least twenty feet wide unless
IN such places where there are high banks on the
sides of said roads that would require great labor
and expense in cutting the same.
Second. They are required to clear, grub,
mend and repair the several and respective roads
IN the respective districts committed to their
charge, within reasonable time after the same
shall be out of repair; and to make and keep in
repair good and substantial bridges over the heads
of rivers, creeks, branches or swamps where the
same shall be necessary and they Shall remove
oil nusances from the said roads, and shall su1i-
cicntly causeway all and singular such places IN
and upon the said roads shall require the same
they shall not permit suffer fallen trees or other
distractions to remain in or across any of the
public roads in their districts for the space of two
days after notice thereof; they shall not neglect
to fell, or to be felled and removed, all de-
cayed or dead trees on either side of the said pub
lie roads, whose limbs hang over the same, and
may by falling injure travellers; they are requr-
ed to lop and cut off all limbs branches of trees
hanging or projecting the said roads fifteen
feet above the surface thereof
Third. They are authorized and empowered
as often as need shall require, to dig, take and
remove any stones, gravel or earth of firm quality,
which may be found on any lands adjoining the
roads for which the same may be necessary. and
to employ the same in repairing the said roads;
and for the making repairing bridges over the
heads Of rivers, creeks, branches, swamps, or
other low and miry places, through and over which
the said road may pass, to cut down, or cause to
be cut down, any tree or trees growing on any Of
the next adjacent lands to such places where
bridges may be necessary as aforesaid, and the
same trees to maui and carry away from off said
lands and apply the same to the making or repair
Ing the said bridges-provided, that they render
q true account under their hand and seal of all
such tree or trees by them cut down and taken fol
the purpose aforesaid, with description Of the
size and quality of such tree trees, together
with their estimation Of the value thereof, to the
owner, tenant or overseer of the lands from
whence the same shall have been taken,-and to
return duplicate Of such account, oath, to
the County Commissioners on the first day of May
next.
Fourth. They are instructed and directed to
summon or employ the negro, male, able bodied
hands, between the ages of is and so, to perform
the labor necessary to be done on the several
roads and bridges in their said districts, allowing
to each hand per day the of seventy-five
cents, and they are required to keep an exact ac
count of the labor performed by each hand, and
make return of the same to the County Commits
sioners, under oath, stating the name or names Of
the owner or person or persons who may have
them in possession as hirengs or otherwise, of
each slave or slaves employed by them. :.
Fifth. They are instructed to employ the hands
belonging to the persons living near the roads
or bridges intended to be repaired, and if they
fail to send, then they empowered to hire such
other hands as they may be enabled to procure,-
provided, that they notify such persons two days
previous to the day they intend to repair said
roads or bridges, except in such extraordinary
cases as may require shorter notice; and they
are also empowered to hire such carts and ploughs
as may be required by them, and for each cart
with four good oxen and driver, or horse cart
with good able bodied horse and driver, will be
allowed per day, one dollar and half and for
each pillow and two good horses and plowman will
be allowed per day, one dollar and half; and
they are to keep an account of the labor perform
ed, and make return in the same manner as re-
quired by the fourth rule.
Sirth. They are hereby instructed and requir-
ed to make their returns, under oath, to the
County Commissioners, of all the labor done by
them on the roads and bridges, the first day of
May next, and also stating the general condition
Of all the roads and bridges in their districts.
By order,
feb 81. R. E. BATEMAN, Clerk.