Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-05-07

ABOVE the age VI twenty -OHe years, snail De u0-
BILE to road service upon the public roads of
said county, within the road district in which
he may reside, not exceeding two days for each
year, which service he shall render in labor, by
person or by some one furnished to labor in
his stead, under the direction of the proper
road officers of the county, or road district,
when notified by such officer to attend for such
purpose, and upon failure Of any person so to
attend and labor in person or by substitute,
when notified, he shall be liable, on demand,
to pay for each day he shall so fail to attend,
sum of money equivalent to the sum required
to procure labor in his place, at the rate allow
ed therefor upon the roads in said county
with five per cent. in addition thereto for col
lecting same which, upon such demand and
default of payment, shall be collected by the
several supervisors of roads in the name Of the
county as other small debts are collected by
law, and for which any and all property of such
person, or his rights and credits, including any
wages due or to be due him, shall be liable on
execution or attachment; provided, that if any
person from under regulations in relation there
to, to be prescribed by the County Commission
ers of said county, that he is unable, from age
or other corporal infrmity, to perform such
service and that he is unable to pay the amount
required on failure to perform such service, it
shall be the duty of the said supervisor to ex-
empt such person from such service.
S97. The County Commissioners of Charles
county shall, as soon practicable after the
passage of this Act, appoint person Of skill as
an engineer and draughtsman, Superintendent
of Roads for Charles county, who shall hold his
Office for three years, and shall be removable
only during said term, by said Commissioners,
for incapacity, neglect of duty, or official mis-
conduct, and upon charges in writing made and
filed with said Commissioners and he shall be
heard in his defence, and shall have the right
of appeal, from any decision in his case, to the
Circuit Court for said county; and the said Su-
perintendent shall be allowed an annual salary
of not less than eight nor more than twelve
hundred dollars; and said County Commission
ers shall divide the several election districts
of Charles county into road districts, not less
than two nor more than four in each of said
election districts, designating, to which road
district, division roads between election dis
tricts shall belong
29S. The said Superintendent of Roads shall
be required to devote his entire time to the du-
ties of his office; he shall keep and preserve ac-
counts books and records of all business trans
actions connected with his said Office; all pub
lie roads in said county, and everything apper-
tanning thereto, shall be under his general SUI
pervision and direction; he shall direct and in
struct all supervisors of roads in said county as
to the proper time and manner of repairing the
roads; and he SHALL as often as possible, inspect
the different roads, and as far as can be, secure
a just and equable expenditure of money upon
the same throughout the county, giving due
consideration to those most in public use; he
hall commence and prosecute system of per-
mamesnt improvement of the roads Ofsaid coun-
ty, beginning first on the main thoroughfares
leading to the county seat, and then on those
to the most public landings, properly raising,
grade ing, ditching and thoroughly draining
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necessary, altering and Strengthening them, UNI
der the authority of the County Commissioners,
in the mode provided by law. He shall also be
required to examine into all applications for
bridges, and make reports to the County Com
missioners in reference thereto, and he shall
exercise careful supervision over the construc-
ton and repairs of all such, erected under the
authority of the County Commissioners or by
contract with them. And said Superintendent
shall, as soon as practicable after his appoint
ment, recommend to the County Commissions
ers of Charles county cellpeteat persons as su.
persisofs ruaeRs III Zach toad district OF said
county, who shall be appointed by said County
Commissioners, and shall hold their appoint
ment during the term of Office of said Superin-
tendent and until their successors shall be ap-
pointed, and shall be subject to removal by him
for incapacity, misconduct or neglect of duty.
299. The said road supervisors shall, under
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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-
scribed by the Superintendent of Roads, to di-
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 of harvest, giving at least a
days notice of the time and place of meeting
and what tools they shall 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-
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, a 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,
can be obtained by them from tax payers in their
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.
210O. For all work on the public roads by
hired labOrers, and hire of teams and 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-
debtedness, which they shall report, under oath
at the end ofeach 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
Article by labor, in person, or by substitute, or
by payment of the money due on default
thereof.
1O1. The County Commissioners of Charles
county, in order to facilitate the prosecution of
a system of permanent improvement of the
roads of said county, shall provide for the Su-
perintendent of Roads suitable wagon, fix
lures and team, tent and camp equipage for
permanent laborers, and all necessary road inn
plements and tools to be used by him in dis
charge of his duties aforesaid; for the safe
keeping, proper use and due return of which, as
well as for the proper disposal Of and due ac-
counting for all monies which may come into
his hands in any way as Superintendent of
roads in Charles county, the said Superinten-
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