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

p!UTs on sad roads. aud snail mdAe
monthly returns O. same. under oath, =
the Superintendent OF Roads. and pay
over t. him Guy surplus 10 their hands,
/ 1t Shall lie their du'y 10 notice tie COT
i ,iition OF the roads and bridges In their
several districts and keep them IN ORDER,
aud, vii u necessary, to notify the SUI
perintenien. Of Roads and for any neg
lect Of such duty or failure to collect,
account for, or ply over monies due fer
/ road service, or for any other malfca-
sance IN Office, t'ey shall be liable y
indictment and fine as provided BY law
/ They shall he allowed by the County
+ Commissioners for their services, whilst
/ actively engaged therein, SUN not TO
exceed tw, dollars per day, and thy shall
+ pot be allowed a'y compensation except
for personal services, provided all neres-
sary l4borers. horses, carts, and so forth,
can be obtained b them from tax pay
ers in their several districts whenever
required, to whom preference shall al
ways be given. III such rate OF pay "a
may be txed by the County Commits
>ioucrs.
s 100 For MI work on The prbli6
roads by hired laborevs, aud hire of
teams aud carts upon the same. under
the authority aud supervision % the SUI
pervIoors Of roads, said supervisor, under
the authority aud direction IF the County
Commissioners, may issue certificates Of
Indebtedness. which they shall report, IN
der oath, at the end of each month to the
Superintendent of Roads. and which Ger
tifcatos, when endorsed by said Superin-
tendcnt, shall be recoverable in payment
Of county taxes, from the holders Of such,
for the wear Ia which the services may be
rendered provided, always, no such GER
iiirate shall be issued to any person liable
to service upon the pubic roads until he
shall have first discharged his obligation
tor any road services required under the
preceding sections of this Article, by la
Dor, III person. or by substitute, or by pay
ncnt Of the money due Oh default there
of
s l0l. The County Commissioners of
Charles county, in orGcr to facilitate
the prosecution of a system OF permanent
Improvement of the roads of said county,
shall provide for the Superintendent Of
Roads a suitable wagon. fixtures and team,
tent and camp oqulPage Tor permanent la
oorers, and all necessary road implements
and tools to be used by him in discharge
Of bis duties aforesaid for the safe keep
ing. proper use and due return of which,
as we'll as for the proper disposal Of, and
due accounting Cor all monies which may
come INTO his hands IN any way as Super
iutcudent OF roads in Charles county, the
said Superintendent shall give bond with
security, t, be approved by the sad toun-
ty Commissioners in the sum OF ten ttou-
and doNms +, and said county commission
els shall also provide for the employment
OF permanent corps of laborles not to ex-
coed ten 10 number, who shall be engaged
BY said sur eriutentent for such periods
aud upon ii h terms as may be most econ
omical aud advantageous, and shall be en-
poyed by him in carrying out tho. system
If permanent Improvement OF the roads OF
said county designed by this law ; proyl-
ded that the expenditures Tor the above
purposes, under this section, shall not ex-
ceed in any one year, till otherwise proTl-
del by law, tie sum Of five thousand dol
lars. including the salary OF such Supcrln-
tendent.
: l02 II order to carry out the fore
gong provisions, the County Commission
crs of said count shall be authorized and
required TO advance funds, out OF any mo-
pies of the county levied for tue repairs Of.
public roads, to SAID Superintendent from
Tune to time as may be necessary, or 70
raise, in advance. By negotiation such
amount or amounts As may be sufficient,
upon the faith and security OF the annual
levy upon the aSSessable property OF
Charles county, for the repairs Of The roads
and bridges Of SAID county and IN order
to avoid too large l>vy aud burden upon
the tax payers Of said county IL any one
year, tie sad County Commissioners, #
the proper prosecution of this system shall
r qu,rc it, may negotiate a Ian OF loans
III On tho bonds of the county. ut not |, IS
than their par value bearing SIN per cent
interest payable annually, aud sad bonds
payAblc III annual miscellaneous in such or
der as may render their payment net oucr
Gus to SAID tax payers, and they shall pro-
vide III their annual levy thereafter for
county purposes for the payment Of said
interest, and OF SAID annual instaimeutS,
until SAID OouIs shall be fully PAID of and
redeemed
: l03. The Superintendent Of Roads
for Charles equity shall have power to
procure earth and gravel from any lAuds
adjacent or convenient 10 the public roads.
for filing up and ralSlug same when ne
cesSarv, where he caUnot obtain such by
agreement with owncrs OF said land, and
be shall returI to the County Commission
crs a statement Of same IN such eases with
an estimate of it, value, aud shall also
owe 3 certificate or certificates thereof to
the owners OF such land or Iauds provided
such earth or gravel shall not be taken
from the arabic and cultivated land Of any
person EXCEPT BY his consent, nor his
crops or f Ids injured in getting at aud
procuring same. And SAID Supcriu en-
dent shal. also have power in draining
roads. to let oii the water thsretyom upon
the adjoining Lands at such places may
DC prspsr and NECESSARY !; provided he
shall take care 10 DO - with as little la-
lury as possible 60 such owners OF laid,
and, to that END, shall have power to con
unuc drains ihroagh such lands 80 as to
prevent the spreading Of the water 50 let
If the roads over cultivated TELLS.
I04. Any person who shall oo>truct,
ill III. or . hrrwi>e wutlily iliure the
drains made by tie Superintendent Of
Roads or supervisors thereof, under his