Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-05-14

10 repeal >CC'ious ninety-slx ID one hun
drsi aud nine Inclusive. ot the Code OF
Pab!ic Lo..al Laws of Maryland, for
Charles cosnty, under the head OF
Roli>. aud to euact the following in
lieu thereof and 10 provide Road Sys-
TEN for ST Mary county.
Section | Be- it enacted by the Gene
raj Assembly Of Maryland. That sections
ninety-six to one hundred aud nine inclu-
sivc. of the Code of Public Local Laws of
this State, for Charles count, relating to
Roals, b. aud the same are hereby repealed
ard the following enacted in lieu there
Of
: 90. Every male resident Of Charles
county, above the age Of twcnty-one years,
shall be liable 10 road service, upon the
public roads OF SAID county, within the
road li,t.ct IN which be may reside, not
exceeding two days for each year, which
service he shall ,..1dcr in l-t5or by per
son or By some one furnished to laoor IN
his steau, under tue direction Of the pro-
per road o.fcerS Of the county, or ROAD
district, wien notified by such officer to
attend for such purpose, and upon failure
Of any person 80 70 a'''ia ana '"o?[ III per
son or oy 81 a'''ute' "neh NOTIFIED ne
Sh'I' DC IiaGi'' on uel'ani' 10 pay i''r fach
a'y pe snA!i - 'iii 70 attend SUI" oil
money equivalent to the sum required TO
procure labor in his place, at the rate al
lowed therefor upon he roads in said coun-
ty with five per cent. in addition thereto
'or co'AIc''n9 ''.e S'iic' Which, upon snch
oeniau1 ana ueIHai' q pay iioh'' Sha'' be
corrected ~ 'ne SG.tf"I supervisors OF
'o"u1 !" NC n''iio ~ 'n9 Oou"'y 'S "'lei
S'i'"ii ueo's arg 60 'e1'eu " law auu ior
winch any ana an proper OF such per-
son' or his ghtS ana credltS, including
any wages dNe or % oe que MN shall be
l'aoie on eAecn''ou OF "'acnment; pro
Vlded' that IL any Pe[soA from "nom sueh
road service may be required, under the
preceding provision Of thiS section shall
make II appear 10 Tue supervisor OF his
road district uiiotf reg uia'i"nS III relation
thereto, to Dc pFeScripeo 10y me County
commissioners OF saia County that ne i
unable, from age or olher cofporeal lnhr-
NIFTY, 10 perform such service aud that he
Is unable to pay The amount required on
failure to perform such service, 1t shall be
the DUTY OF the sal' supervisor 10 exempt
such person from Sueh service.
) 81. he County Commissioners OF
Char les county'shall, as soou as practical
bic after the passage OF TINS Act, appoint
a person OF sknl as an engineer and
draughtsman' superintendent q hoads
tor Charles county, VINO shal hold his
office tor three years, ana shaH De remoV-
able only during said term, by sand Com
mlssioners, tor lncaI neg ect OF duty,
OF official misconduct, ami upon charges
IN wrluog mad ard ed WIN SAID Com
mlsSloners aud he shall De heard IN ms
defence, and sHaii nave tne Fi9ht OF APP
peal from any decision ID MS case TO the
Circuit Court 1'r sara county ana the
sala ouP Sr'i'ei''eii' s,i"'' pe "''o"oo al
annual salary OF NOT lcSS 'han e'Sh' nor
more than twelve hundred dollars; and
said County Commissioners SHALL divide
the several election districts OF Charles
county INTO road districts, not less than
two nor more than Tour IN cach OF Sa'd
election districts, des'5naI'ng' 10 wl'ch
road district dlVision ~'oA"S between e.ec-
ton districts shaii oeiohs.
5, ~ me sa'a ouPer'n'enc en' OF hoaos
shall DC required 10 'le'o'e ms ei''lfe ,ih'e
to the 0u'les OF nus once ne sna'i keep
and preserve accounts, DOCKS ana records
OF all business TRANSACTIONS cohiecleu VIII.
MS sal' once ai' Puoi'o foaus III saiu
! county, ana everything appertaiu'hS 'nete-
| to, snail De uhdef MS eencrdi SUPERVISION
aud direction he shall direct and instruct
all supervisors OF roads IN sad county as
] to the proper time aud manner of repair
/ ing the roads !; aud h. shall, Us often as
/ possible, Inspect the different roads, aud
as far as eau be, secure a Just and eQua-
! b,c expenditure Of mouey upon the sam6
throughout the equity, giving due c9nSid-
Grafton to those most in public use he
/ shall commence and prosecute system Of
permanent improvement Of the roads Of
SAID county, beginning first on the maiu
/ thoroughtarcs leading to the county seat,
ana then on those to the most public land
iags, properly raising, grading, ditchng
and thoroughly draining the same, and
wLeL in his opinion proper and necessary,
altering and Siral=h'cniug them under the
authority OF The County Commissioners :,
in the mode provided by law He sha
also be required to eSaniae into all aPPh-
cations Tor bridges. ana make reports 10
the County l9mmiSsionerS IN reference
thereto, an1 he shall exercise a careful
supervision over the construction aud re-
pairs OF all such erected under the author
II! OF tug 1T" .i Con,m n3 or BY
+ contra - with them Ahu sdiu ouptTtu-