The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-04-25
Local Lars.
ID U BLIC LOCAL LAW.
Published ny 4 UTHORITY.
rilAprER III.

hHih, oHe hundred aud hfficfh, oae HUNDRED
""d ny nrsi, one h"adroi aad ny. secoHd,
o,' hundred and Glty third, Que hundred ond
my JoarQ one hundred and .fIty.Gfth. one
A'ndrci Gad Gfly siyth aud one kHHdToi aud
Wiy ,crcah NcriioHs Of ne Third article Of
~ fubir Local LARS, relating 10 Roads N
HH''more to"aty, aud 70 enact ihc fOIioc'
ig 'ccii0as ~ hcH thereof:
Ncci'oH lst lie IL enacted by the General As.
| srnbly "f Maryland That Sections ono hun
/ dgcd and iugty nine, one hundred aud fifty,
one hundred and hity one. one hundred aud
| iiity twu one hundred and lfty-threc one hun.
drcd and tiiy.iour, ono hundred and filty five,
one hundred ana 40; six aud one hundred aah
! iiny seven Of the Third Article of the Code Of
Public Local Laws oi this State arc hereby 70.
| pcalcd.
Ssciioa sd.--Bc ii enacted. That the following
Sections b. added la the Third Article Of tho
Code q Public Local Lays Of tho siaicof Ma.
! rylnnd;
/ lig. Each aud every election district IN bal.
ilm"to county is hor'by created primary road
district. Ia be- knc~n as primary district No, I,
primary District No. ?, and through the whole
number Of districts, making their number, as
| primary road districts, conform a. the present
number uf the election districts.
| The county commissioners Of baltimore coun.
| y. within twenty days after the passage NJ this
act, hall order az election ~ each Of said pri
mar road districts, having fret given two weeks
notice IN the COUNTY ncwsptI"fs aud by hand
| bulls o. be ppf'rd IN not i"s than ten public
! places Of each al aid district TOR i've 81.
! l'rryisors oi roads sud bridge. tn hold their
/ pilirc ior five ycaIs and De- e. eligible. They
| shall con 'itutc aud bc termed tho Local Board
~ super, .sora OF district NJ. !, No. .. Ac.. rs
/ The ease may be one member of said Board, e.
/ hr determined by tho drawing of lots t. retire
errh year all successor - bee elected from
one Of the sub districts 10 b. hereinafter PRO.
sdcd for. and IA each successive election the
/ new member a. be taken from somc other sub
district than that already represented, aud So
%. TIL Tho whole Board shall 10 constituted
with '"'n'bcr residing ia each Of the sub
disiric', @ o." hereinafter created the regis.
tered Nni " II each election district 10 be
p"fmiii" 3. ,..i'. In the event Of vacancy
nrcurfiut inr h'.r' IT local supervisors. By
r'as' % 't. taih i stability ar removal from
! ihc 60 iu't "f anN m'hbcr the board shall ill
th' un'Ni i"iin 90: .nch member. by an.
Poi"'u4'nf. p .hv pr'r'r Time for electing his
shcec. e"r. I'.it"" it. i~Hr'l shall constitute
a quorum.
The local b"ard Of supervisors thus elected
aud constituted shall meet ~ their respective
primary road districts within ten days after
their election. at some convenient aud central
point. and organic their board. by clcrting q
chairman. treasurer. secretary and collector,
from their own number; the compensation of
each supervisor 10 be at the rate II "ii.. ,l"ilnr
. aud a half per day for every day in which he
may be- cu:a ed in the performance e: any ia
tie. required by this law. either ~ supervisor.
examiner nr member Of the central board io be
hereinafter created.
The said local boards Of each primary district
shall. Immediately after their orgn nizaiion. pro.
rs"d IT, divide each Of said primary districts
into five cub districts. rs nearly equal in the
cXtcu; oi roads 10 be- supervised. ms practicable,
and 10 define their bounds. aud describe them,
by numbering or otherwise. such description 10
be- recorded ia book {" be- KEEP, Tor that rur.
pose.
loo The cha IMAM IT each local board Of su.
prrvisors shall. by virtue Of his position as said
chairman. lee a member of board t. bc STYLED
the central Board Of Review aud Control of
Road AMI Bridges Of baltimore County seven
Of the thirteen members thus created board
to quorum for the transaction Of business.
ALi the duties Of the central board shall be
h. hear and determine all cases Of appeal ari-
sing from differences Of opinion between the
local boards Of two or more primary districts
Ia decide the amounts 10 be- paid by each for
every road. bridge or other improvements in
which more than one district is interested; 70
take recal charge Of any road, bridge, cul.
vert any other improvement which cannot
be- hsr'"d upon by the local boards interested
iu suca li,rovcmcnts. and in such case 10 con.
tract ..' same and assess the amount 90 be
paid d! IA primary district which they shall
determine 10 be Just aud proper in view 81 the
3d. {" be mado by any district Of such i'm
pr"ycmcHts nd todraw warrants therefor up
au ~" respective boards Of said districts; 10
y .l and dctermiL- all eases Of appeal in ref. |
"l.'ec 20 llama SO. which may be brought be-.
i"'c ihctl. undrf the provisions Of this law.
aud ~ disehafsc al '.u'.c- which inay BE- here.
matter assigned tLcn
'jl. IT, oIr' -v-. col ,trurtinn aud repair OF
new roaa-. aHa! the closing. changing 81 loca.
ton and lcrair Of all roads. shall bccxclusive.
~ within the control ni the heal board Of each
primary district which they traverse. aud when
amy road shall :"fm u" boundary line between
districts. ~ any portion 90, ih"u.. and bridges.
culVcrts ~ other ia ifuyriurU:s shall ruune.,
coniigH. vs i stIlcts. she local board. of such |
district. hall act iu cunrcri. A. point lnAri. I
wish 90 lt'! appeal. ia ease of disagreement, |
g. Do, central board. .. provided ia this act (;
retsi.'. !. in al casc.. that the central board !
ns1. thrt ircm proper. assoc. portion If !
IT," ,Nrcn,cs upon any district which i, bone
iicI hy .aid road, bridge ~ Improvement. 81 /
though ihr Same may not traverse, connect ~ |.
border on sa.l district.
Md ihc sail local board. Of each primary |
,it,tri,' 4. q. soon a. practicable after their
i..lni ati.n. make au c.iinat" Of tn ,um oi
tii 10 thu will zoe necessary g. carry Uut tho /
l4"yit ct This iaw i'r tho ensuing YEAR anil |
proceed toilet, and collect a tax upon the basis !
ut thu a..ea u"ni Tor ether rouuiy purposes. !
not cNcrcdin, fifteen cents on The one hundred [.
dollars, the anoun; rcquircd,l and L. cxI~nd /
the same in manner and form prescribe, By |
thu act similar estimate. levy and cullcc. |
lion g. be- mnic annually thereafter.
~. ~ - person subject 10 tax under this |
law shall BE- permitted t. work out eighty pcr |
IA" e. hu,c of % un agreement with the board ui |
supervisors provided. however. the supcrvi. |
.nFs, or contractors under them. shall have the |
right 4" discriminate between the value OF his |
own or his dcputy's services aud full baud |
aui provided, that one dollar aud twenty five |
cents shall be allowed as the value OF days |
scrvicc.. Tor one person. in lieu Of taxes under
this act the supcrN isOrs for each sub district,
or the contractor for any portion of n road. e. |
give a certificate 81 the amount due any person |
D.. fat.. l..
received in lieu 81 the tax imposed for road |
purposes.
Within thirty days after the election. the |
boards Of supervisors Of tho several primary |
districts shall proceed 10 lay OH ond divide the |
public roads Of their respective districts into |
sections Of not more than one mile each in /
length, shall number and describe them In a /
book 70 be kept for the purpose in each prima-
ry district, which shall be called the road book
Of primary district No. !, No. ?, No. ;, Ac.. as
the case may be.
Aud the boards Of supervisors shall also dis.
tiuctly specify therein what they deem neccs.
sary for the improvement aud keeping in good |
repair 81 the said roads and bridges, aud when /
the supervisors shall have 80 laid or the said
roads aud bridges as Aforesaid, they shall,
within six days thereafter, give at feast ten
days public notice. by five handbills, put up in
a. many public places Ia each Of said districts,
designating the time and place where they will
offer az public sale, Ia the lowest md beat bid.
htfs Aht tAlf ffftNH anu urtugcas as ucscftbeds
one section al time, until they all sold or
disposed Of 10 10 kept in repair for the term Of
Of five years. as specified In said road book
provided that not moro than five sections shall
be taken by any enc contractor, and that no
supervisor shall. in any event. be interested in
any VI said contracts.
Aud IL any section or sections VI said roads
or bridges shall remain unsold on account Of /
no bill having been made FOR the same. or 1.-THE /
board of supervisors shall consider the bid too
high aud exorbitant, Il shall be their duty b.
let out the section Or sectors 80 unsold at pri.
waite sale. or by the day, for a period u one
year next following the general letting. at the
expiration Of that time 10 be set up again at
public auction, and ifnot then sold 10 proceed
a. before Ia the end Of the term Of FIVE years
first mentioned. The general letting, as alorc-
said, shall i. once IN every five years. and
whenever a contract shall TAIL 81 De performed
by reason Of the DEATH disability. refusal or r.