Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-02-18
AN ACT RELATING TO
ROAD SUPERVISORS In CHARLES CO

\ N ACT to amend the act entitled, an act to
"A provide for the election of Road Supervisors
in the several counties of this State, passed at
| December session, eighteen hundred and fifty
three, chapter three hundred
/ Section 1. Be 1t enacted BIZ the General As
semby Of Maryland, That the several road SUI
psrvisors in Charles county be and they are
hereby required, at all times, when the roads in
their respective election districts require repair,
to notify the taxable inhabitants in said districts
to furnish the necessary labor, carts, ploughs,
| teams and materials.
Sec. O. lind be 1t enacted, That the county
commissioners of Charles county shall, at least
sixty days before an election of road supervisors
determine what amount of salary each supervi-
sor shall receive for the ensuing year, and so
fromsyear to year fix and determine his salary,
taking inio the estimate the necessary skill, at
tention, service and supervision necessary to keep
the roads therein in repair; or the county COM
missioners of any county may, instead of fixed
and certain salary, fix, determine and limit
certain per diem compensation to the said ST.,
pervisor, &c.; may, when they deem it expedi-.
ent, require the said supervisor to appoint
sufficient number of proper and efficient deputy
supervisors, as may be so required, shall, for,
twenty days thereafter, fail so to appoint such
deputies, the county commissioners may, if they
deem it expedient, appoint the same, prescribe
their duties, and fix their compensation: pro-,
vided, that in all cases where certain annual
salary is determined upon, the compensation to
the deputies above mentioned shall be paid out
of said salary, and where per diem is fixed and
determined upon for the supervisors, per diem
shall also be fixed and determined upon for the
deputies.
Sec. 8. A1ad be 1t enacted, That the county
commissioners in Charles county shall have full
power and authority to levy upon the assessab.e
property of the county, and pay the expendi-
lures for the repair of the roads, and all inciden
tai expenses thereof of the several districts, or
in case the county commissioners of any of the
counties shall deem it expedient, shall have full
power and authority to levy upon each district
for the amount of expenditure and all incidental
expenses thereof, in each district, for the repair
of roads therein.
Sec. 4. A,sd be 1t enacted. That whenever, by
the report, under oath, of any supervisor, that
he has used his utmost endeavor to procure Ia
Dor sufficient to repair the roads in his district,
and that he cannot procure the same and the
county commissioners are satisfied that the SUI
pervisor has used his utmost endeavor to pro-
cure sufficient labor, and cannot do so at the:
prices fixed and allowed, the county commits,
sioners may, in their discretion, increase the
prices allowed for labor, and may, in such man.
mer and upon such notice and for such compen-
sation to be allowed require of the taxable in
habitants of such district to furnish such number
or proportion of laborers employed by them re-
spectively as may be necessary for the repair of
the road in such district, under a penalty of not
over two dollars per day for each laborer, refused
or neglected to be sent under such requirement;
and whenever any penalty as above is incurred.
the county commissioners aforesaid shall add
the same to the other taxes Of the taxable SO
fined, to be collected as other taxes,
Sec. s. A1ad be 1t enacted, That upon COM
plant, on oath, of any citizen that any part of
the road in Charles county, is and has been, for
the space of ten days, out Of repair, and the su-
pervisor is not repairing and has not repaired
the same, and the county commissioners, before.
whom the said complaint shall be made, are.
satisfied that the road supervisor over the road
complained of has neglected to repair the same,.
the said comfy commissioners shall have full
power and authority to fine the said supervisor
not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, for
every such neglect, and reserve the same from
any salary or compensation provided for the
said supervisor. -: d..
Sec. 6. And be 1t enacted, That all fines and
forfeitures hereafter incurred for neglect in re-
pairing roads, shall be collected and paid to the
county commissioners of Charles county, and
not to the State.
Feb. 1e, 1861