Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-05-07

oatas. bur any person who shall tear down
DESTROY. remove, or leave open any gate.
. constructed and hung shall De dsemcd
guilty Of 4 mi.denleanqr, and shall be
liable l. pr0secuti r, ii the name 81 the
State. before a Justice of the Peace Of
rho county. and may be punished by duc.
not ,xccelling ten dollars, for the use Of
the c unity. provided that any such person
may arpeel from tue Judgment OF every
such Justice to the Circuit Court for
said county. upon giving boai in the as
ual form 10 the State for the prosecution
Of he anpeal and payment Of the fine and
costs. If the Judgment should be atfirm-
ed
s !0G Tie Superintendent Of Roads
for Charles county shall annually report
10 The Cou ~ Commissioners Of sail eoun-
~ a carefully prepared statement Of all
his operations during each year, aud OF ali
sums Of money expended ia maintaining
and repairing the roads ami bridges of
sad county AMI also an estimate or eS-
innate, OF The costs Of the sam, for the
succeeding year. which statement or syn
opsis. thereof shall. for the information of
the people of said county, De published By
the County Commissioners with their an
uual publication of the county levy and
expenses, or separately IN their dlscre-
ton
: 107. The County Commissioners of
Charles county shall have power 10 adopt
any rules aud regulations which may be
suggested by the Superintendent OF Roads
that may be necessary and proper for duly
carrying out the provisions OF the torego-
ing sections and IMPLYING any omissions
in the details thereof
Sec. ? And be ii further enacted, That
the prescn supervisors of roads 10 Charles
county shall continue in the performance
Of their duties, aud be responsible there
for, until sup rscdcd under The provisions
Of this Act
Sec 3 And. belt enacted, That on the
first Saturday Of June next, at IN election
to be held at the same places where elec-
tons are now held BY law in Charles couu-
", of which notice shall be given, b. the
Sheriff of said county, for the time and in
the manner provided by law for such no
tees and which shall! be held, condue,cd
and returned by the Judges of Elections
of said county as other elections arc re-
quircd TO be done the duly registered vo-
tors of sad county shall vote on the ques-
ton of the adoption of this Act by express
sing, in wiring or III printed form, the
words For the Road Law" or Against
the Road Law" as the case may be, and
no blank ballots shall be counted but shall
be returned separately. and the returns of
said election shall be certified and sent to
the Gouuty Commissioners for Charles
county, and thercupon it shall be the duty
OF sad Commissioners, at meeting 70 b
called for that purpose, to cast up the bal
lots cast at SAID lection, and II 1t shall
appear to them that more ballots have been
cast for said Road Law than against said
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 lie p DIVISIONS thereof as required there
in, and the same SHALL take effect from the
date of sad proclamation.
Sec. t And be it further enacted, That
this Act shall also apply TO the county of
Saint Mays ia its provisions, provided
the sense Of the people Of said county be
taken on the question of its adoption, at
an election to be held in said county on
the same day and III the same mode, in CIV
cry respect, as provided in the preceding
section for Charles county, and if it shall
appear to the County Commissioners of
SAINT Mary's county, upon the return
thereof being made to them in like man
ncr, that more ballots have been cast for
than against the adoption Of said Act,
they shall in like manner issue procla
nation declaring the same, and proceed
to carry said Act into effect.
Approved March so, 1868.
THOMAS SWAIN,
Governor.
Anil 80 1o6S-3w.