Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-05-14

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ment during the term of Office Of said Superin-
tehdent and until their successors shall be ap-
pointed, and shall be subject to removal by him
for incapacity, misconduct or neglect OF duty.
1 2 90. The said road supervisors shall, under
the general direction of the Superintendent a.
foresaid, or in conformity with any special in
structions from him, superintend the repairs
of the public roads and bridges within their
several road DISTRICTS it shall be the duty OF
said supervisors, under regulations to be pre-
scrbed by the Superintendent of Roads, to d.
vide into classes all persons in their several dis
tricts subject to road duty, and to summon such
in rotation whenever the roads need repair
| Except in time sof harvest giving at least ?
/ daYsf notice Of the time and place of meeting
and what tools they shah bring; and they shall
collect all sums of money due by persons who
| may fail to labor in person or by substitute on
| the public roads, which they shall apply, when
necessary, to the hire of labor, teams, carts and
plows on said roads, and shall make monthly
returns of same, under oath, to the Superinten-
! dent of Roads, and pay over to him any sur
plus in their hands. 1t shall be their duty to
notice the condition Of the roads and bridges in
their several districts and keep them in order,
and, when necessary, to notify the Superinten-
dent of Roads; and for any neglect OF such du-
ty or failure to collect, account for, or pay over
monies due for road service, or for any other
malfeasance in Office, they shall be liable to in
dictment and fine as provided by law. They
shall be allowed by the County Commissioners
for their services, whilst actively engaged
therein sum not to exceed two dollars per
! day, and they shall not be allowed any COM
pensation except for personal services, provided
all necessary laborers horses, carts and sofOrth,
hvyft fay fhov
several districts whenever required, to whom
preference shall always be given, at such rate
of pay as may be fixed by the County Commits
sioners.
2lOO.nF For all work On the public roads by
hired laborefs, aid hire ofteamssand carts up
on the same, under the authority and supervi-
sion of the supervisors of roads, said supervisor,
under the authority and direction of the Coun-
ty Commissioners, may issue certificates of in
debtedness, which they shall report, under oath
at the end Of each month to the Superintendent
of Roads, and which certificates when endors-
ed by said Superintendent, shall be receivable
in payment of county taxes, from the holders of
such, for the year in which the services may be
rendered; provided, always, no such certificates
shall be issued to any person liable to service
upon the public roads until he shall have first
discharged his obligation for any road services
required under the preceding sections of this
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by payment Of the money due on default
thereof.
210I. The County Commissioners of Charles
County, in order tpfacili tate the prosecution of
Ia system of permanent improvement of the
/ roads of said county, shall provide for the Su-
perintendent of Roads a suitable wagon, fix
ktures and team, tent and camp equipage for
permanent laborers, and all necessary road inn
plements and tools to be used by him in dis
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keeping, proper use and due return of which, as
well as for the proper. disposal of, and due &C
counting for all monies which may come into
his bands fi4 any way as SuperinteHdsnt Of
rOadsin CHARLES county, the said Supertnten-
dent shah give bond with security, to be APP
proved blythe said County Commissioners in
the sum of ten thousand dollars; and said Coun-
ty Commissioners shall also provide for the en-
ployment of permanent corps Of laborers,
not to exceed ten in number, who shall be en-
gagged by said Superintendent for such periods
and upon such terms as may be most economi-
cal and advantageous, and shall be employed
by him in carrying out the system ofpermanent
improvement of the roads of said county de-
signed by this law; provided that the expen-
ditures for the above purposes under this sec
ton, shall not exceed in any one year, until
otherwise provided by law, the sum of five
thousand dollars, including the salary of such
Superintendent.
9 lO2. In order to carry out the foregoing
provisions, the County Commissioners Of said
county shah be aptBorizAd and required to ad-
vance lands, outs0f any monies 81 the county
levied for the repairs Of public roads, to said Su
perintendent from time to time as may be neces-
sary; or to raise, in advance by negotiation,
such amount or amounts as may be sufficient,
| upon the faith and security of the annual levy
upon the assessable property of Charles county,
tor h0 0ff ha de- nr,1 h~sI oao ofo
county; and in order to avoid too large levy
and burden upon the tax payers of said county
| in any one year, the said County Commission
| ers, if the proper prosecution of this system
shall require it, may negotiate loan or loans,
1 upon the bonds of the county, at not less than
their par value, bearing six per cent. interest
payable annually, and said bonds payable in
annual instalments in such order as may rem
| der their payment not onerous to said tax pay
4 ers, and they shall provide in their annual levy
! thereafter for county purposes, for the payment
Of said interest and of said annual instalments,
until said bonds shall be fully paid off and re-
j deemed.
i 2 lob The Superintendent of Roads for
/ Charles county. she'll have power to procure
I earth and gravel l46m any lands adjacent or
convenient to the PUBLIC roads, for filing up
u cannot obtain such by agreement with owners
Il Of said land, and he shall return to the County
A Commissioners statement of same in such
cases with an estimate of its value, and shall also
j give certificate ON certificates thereof to the
owners of such land or lands, provided such
4 earth or gravel shall mot be taken from the
arabic and cultivated land of any person ex-
cept by his consent, nor his crops or fields in
jured in getting at and procuring same. And
said Superintendent shall also have power, in
draining roads, to let off the water therefrom
I upon the adjoining lands at such places as may
! be proper and necessary; provided he shall take
care to do so with as little injury as possible to
/ such owners Of and, and, to that end, shall
have power to continue drains through such
lands $50 as to- prevent the spreading of the
water 80 let off the roads over cultivated fields.
| 2 1O4. Any person who shall obstruct, fill
up, or otherwise wilfully injure the drains made
| by the Superintendent of Roads or supervisors
thereof under his directions, shall be subject to
presentment by the Grand Jury of said county,
and upon conviction thereofin the Circuit Court
of said county shall be subject to fine, in the
discretion Of said Court, Of not less than ten
more than one hundred dollars for each offence.
2 los. The Superintendent and Supervisors
of Roads in Charles county shall see that all
gates upon the public roads in said county are
nronerlv constructed and So hung az not to