Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-05-07
PUBLIC LOCAL Law )
FOR CHARLES COUNTY,
FA<sED 81 The
GENERAL ASSEMBLE OF ND.
II tn January Ss&ston, 1868.
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HAPPIER H..
An ACT

Public Local Laws Of Maryland, for
Charles cogafr, under tie heed oI
'Koal>," and to cuact the following in
lieu thereof and 10 provide a Road sys-
tom for St. Mary county.
1 Section | BE it enacted by the Gene
raj Assembly of Mary land, That sections
uincty-sx to one hundred ard nine inclu-
sive, Of the Code OF Public Local Laws OF
this State, for Charles count relating 10
Roads, b AID the same are hereby repealed
a. the following enacted III lieu there
e.
5 %. Every male resident Of Charles
county, above the age ftwcnty-one yearr,
SHALL be liable to road service, upon the
public roads Of said county, within the
road di.trict in which he may reside, not
exceeding two days FOR each year, which
service he shall render IN lrbor, by per
! son OF By some one furnished to laoor III
! his steac, under the direction Of the pro-
per road officers Of the county, or road
district. when notified by such officer to
attend for such purposes aud upon failure
of any person 50 to attend and labor IN per-
son or by substitute, when Notified he
shall be liable, on demand, pay for each
day he .hall 50 fail to attend, a sum Of
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
tor COLLECTING the same, which, upon such
dcnanl aud default Of payment, shall be
collected by the several supervisors Of
roads in the name Of the county a. other
small debts are collected by law, and for
which any aud all property of such per
son, or his rights aad credits, including
any wages due or 10 be due him, shall be
liable on cxecu ion or attachment pro
yided, that il: any person from whom such
road service may be required, under the
preceding provision Of this section, shall
makc1it appear to the supervisor Of his
road district, under regulations 10 relation
thereto, to be prescribed by the County
Commissioners Of said county that he i,
unable, from age or other co1poreal mfr
nifty, to perform such servica and tina: he
is unable to pay the amount required on
failure to perform such service, it >hail be
the duty of the said supervisor to exempt
such person from such service.
5 81. The County Cummiss oners of
Char les county shall, as soon as prac' ca
bic af er the passage of this Act, appoint
person of skill as an engineer ard
lraughtsman, Superintendent of Roads
for Charles county, who shall hold his
office for three years, ard shall be remov
abe only during SAID term, 10y said Com
I.miS,ioncrS, for iucaraclty, neg ect tfduty,
OF official misconduct, and upon charges
in writing made ard fled with said Com
missioncrs; and lie shall be heard in his
defence, and shall have the right of ap-
real from any decision IN his case. to the
Circuit Court for SAID county; and the
SAID Superintendent shall be allowed an
annual salary of not less than eight nor
more than twelve hundred dollars and
said County Commissioners shall divide
tho 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 cleo
ton districts shall belong.
SOS The snid Superintendent of Roads
shall be required to devote hissentire time
TO the duties of his office he shall keep
and preserve accounts. books and records
| ,f ali business transactions connected with
| his said Office; all public roads in eaid
county, and everything aplertaining there
To. shall be under his general supervision
aud direction he shall direct and instruct
NIL Supervisors of roads III said county as
to the proper time aud manner of repair
ing the roads and h shall, as often as
possible, Inspect the different roads. and
as far as can be. secure Just aud equa-
be expenditure Of money upon the same
throughout the county, giving due cousid-
Grafton to those most III public use :; h.
shall commence and prosecute system Of
ptrmaueut improvement OF the roads OF
said county. beginning first on the main
thoroughfarc leading to the county seat,
ana then on those to the most public land
iags, properly raising. grading, ditchns
and thoroughly draining the same, and
wher. in his opinion proper and necessary.
altering aud straigh eniug them, under the
authority Of the County Commissioners
in she mode provided BY law. He shall
also be repaired To examine into all appl-
cations for bridges, and make reports to
the County commissioners III reference
thereto. aud he shah exercise careful
supervlsion over the construction and re
PAIRS of all such erected under the author
itv of the County Commissioners or by
contract with them. And said Superln-
teudcnt shall, as soon rs practicable after
his appointment. recommend to the Couu-
ty Commiss oners OF Charles county COM
pctcnt persons as supervisors of roads IN
each road district of said county, who shall
pe appointed bv said County Commission
ers. and shall bold their appointment dur
ing the term of office of said Superiotcn
dent and until their successors shall be
appointed, and shall he subject TO removal
by him for iucapacliy, misconduct or neg
lcc OF duty.
5 90. The said road~supsrvi>ors shall,
under the general direction Of the Su-
periutenaent aforesaid. or IN conformity
with any special instructions from hlm,
super,ntcnd the repairs ot the public roads
and bridges within their several road
districts it shall be the duty of said
supervisors. under regulations to DC pre-
>cribed By the Superintendent of Roads,
TO divide INTO classes all persons in their
several districts subj c: to road duty,
aud to summon such in rotation when
ever the roads need repair. Except IL
time of harvest giving At least day
notice Of the ,i,-e and place Of meeting
aud what tools they shall bring at,