Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-05-14
AN ACT

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s, 49, f,,s AN ACT saes.aa saszss
TO repeal sections ninety-six to one hundred
and nine inclusive, Of the Code Of Public Lo-
.catIAws of Maryland, for Charles county, un-
der the head Of "Roads," and to enact the
following in lieu thereof, and to provide a
Road System for Saint Mary county. s., 4
SncrToN /. Be Il enacted By the General 4Assen,-
bly, Of Maryland, That sections ninety-six to
0ne hundred and nine inclusive, of the Code of
Public Local Laws Of this State for Charles
county, relating to Roads, be and the same are
hereby repealed and the following enacted in
leu thereof. .<. oaap I ai9s4sG es.
. 96. Every male resident of Charles county,
BE to road service, upon the public roads of
said county, within the road district in which
he may reside, not exceeding two days for each
year, which service he shall render in labor, by
person or by some one furnished to labor in
hia stead, under the direction of the proper
road officers of the county, or road district,
when notified By such officer to attend. for such
purpose, and upon failure of any person SO to
attend and labor in person or by substitute,
when notified, he shall be liable, on demand,
to pay for each day he shall so fail to attend, a
sum Of money equivalent to the sum required
TO procure labor in his place, atsthe rate allow
ed therefor upon the roads in said county
with five per cent. in addition thereto for col
lecting same, which, upon such demand and
default Of payment shall be collected by the
several supervisors of roads in the name Of the
county as other small debts are collected by
Law, and for which any and all property of such
person, or his rights and credits, including any
wages due or to be due him, shall be liable on
execution or attachment; provided, that if any
person from under regulations in relation there
ers Of said county, that he is unable from ags
Of other corporal infrmity to perform such
service and that he is unable to pay the amount
required on failure to perform such service, il
shall be the duty of the said supervisor to OK.
empt such person from such service. -
297. The County Commissioners of Charles
county shall, as soon as practicable after thu
passage Of this Act, appoint person of skill a!
an ehgineer and draughtsman, Superintendent
Of Roads for Charles county, who shall hold BIT
eAice for three years, and shall be removabl,
only dnring said term, by said Commissioners
for sincapacity, neglect of duty, or official mis-
conduct, and upon charges in writing made ant
filed with said Commissio toner's; and he shall b
heard in his defence; and shall have the RICH
of appeal, from any decision In his case, to thu
Circuit Court for said county; and the said Su.
perintendent shall be allowed an annual salary
of not less than eight nor more than twelve
hundred dollars; and said County CommfssiOn.
en- shall divide the several election districts
efGharles county into road districts. not les
than twp nor more than four in each of said
election districts, designating, to which road
diskic&, division roads between election dis
trjcfs shall belong. ~ - 'eta -. eT z's
i98. The said Superintendent Of Roads shall
be neafzired to devote his entire time to the dl-
ties Of fiS Office; he shall keep and preserve &C
counts; books and records of all business trans
sections coanected with his said Office; all pub
He Foada in said county, and everything apper-
taiping thereto, shall be under his general su-
Deyyni0u and direction; he shall direct and in
struct all supervisors of roads in said county as
to the proper time and manner of repairing the
roads; and he shall, as often as possible, inspect
the different roads, and as far as can be, secure
. lust and equable expenditure of money upon
the same throughout the county, giving due
consideration to those mot N public use; he
hall commence and prosetuteya system Offper-
msmesnt improvement of the roads of said eoun-
ty, beginning first on the main thoroughfares
leading TO The county seat, and then on those
TO the most public landings, properly raising,
grade ing, ditching and thoroughly draining
the same, and, when in his opinion proper and
necessary, altering and straightening them, I'M
der the, authority of the County Commissioners,
in the mode provided by law. He shall also be
reduired 10 Examine into all applications for
bridges, aud make reports to the County Com
missiouers in reference thereto, and he shall
exercise careful supervision over the construc-
ton and repairs Of all such, erected under the
authority Of the Coldtg Commissioners or by
contract with them. And said Superintendent
shah, as soon as practicable after his appoint
menf recommend to the County Commissions
ers Of Charles county competent persons as SUI
peryisors Of roads IN each road district of said
county who shall be amounted by said County
Commissioners, and shall hold, their appoint