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

gates; bu, any person whc shat tear down
destroy, remove. or leave up an, ga;es
50 constructed and hung shat b. deemed
guilty of = ml>d ,meanor. and shall be
liable to pr0Secu,i II. in he ns ,c OF the
State, before justice Of III Peace vi
the county. aui nav lie punished by fae
not exceeding ten doll lrs, for the Use Of
the cvunty. provided that any s,fch person
may appeal from the Judgment Of every
such Justice TO the Circui, Court for
said county. upon giving b,nd in the rs
ual fern TO the Ntate for the prosecution
Of the appeal apd pavmea, OF The fne ant
costs. Ii the Judgment should be a:tigm-
ed
JOG The Superintendent Of Roads
for Charles eounty shall annually repor;
TO the CouUty Commissioners Of sal coan-
! ~ carefully prepared statement OF Mi
his opci atoms during each year, and OF all
sums Of money expended ia maintaining
and repairing the roads and bridges OF
said county ; AMI also an estimasa OF
Inmates OF the costs OF the SAM 'or 'ne
succeeding year, wh.efi 5 atemeut or syn
onsis Thereof shall, for tae Information OF
th~ people of said county, De published by
the County Commissioners with their an
nual publication of the county levy and
expenses, or separately. in ir discre
sol.
s l01. The County Commissioners OF
Ch,rlcs county shah have power 10 adop;
any rules and regulations which may bc
suggested by the Superintendent of Road,
that may be accessory and proper for duly
carrying out the provisions OF the forego-
ing sections aud supplying any omissions
il The details thereof
Sec 2 Aud be it further enacted. That
he present supervisors OF roads in Charles
county shall continue in the pei fornance
Of their duties, and be responsible there
for, until superseded under the provisions
Of this Act
Sec. 3. And be il enacted, Tha: On TIL
first Saturday Of June next, at an election
to be held at the same places where cleo
tons are now held by law in Charles coun-
ty, of which notice shall be given, By the
Sheriff of said county. for the time and in
the manner provided by law for such no
tees, and which shall be held conducted
and returned by the judges of Elections
Of sad county as other elections are re
qulred to be done the duly registered vo
ters Of said county shall vote on the ques-
ton of the adoption of this Act by express
sing, in writing or IN printed form, the
words For the Road Law" or "A gainst
the Road Law" as the case may be, and
no blank ballots shall be counted. but shall
be returned separately. aud the returns o.
said election shall be certified and sent to
the County Commissioners for Charles
county, and thercupon it shall be the duty
of said Commissioners, at meeting to b.
called for that purpose, to east up the bal
lots cast at said election, and if it shall
appear to them that more ballots have been
east for said Road Law than against sail
Road Law, the County Commissioners shall
issue their Proclamation declaring this Act
to be adopted by the people Of Charles
county and they shall proceed to carry
out the provisions thereof as required there
in, and the same shall Ike effect from the
date of said proclamation.
Sec 4 And be il further enacted That
this Act shall also apYl y to the county Of
Saint Mary's in its provisio2S provided
the sense Of the people of said coun,y be
taken on the question of its, adoption, 4
an election to be held in said county o
the same day and in the same mode, In CIV
cry respect, as provided in the preceding
section for Charles county, and if It shal
appear to the County Commissioners of
Saint Mary's county, upon the return
thereof being made TO them in like man :
ner, that moro ballots have been cast for
than against the adoption of said Act;
they shall III like manner issue procla
nation declaring the same, and proceed
10 carry said Act into effect.
Approved March 80, 1865.
THOMAS SWAMI,
Governor
April 80, 1s68-3w.