The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1870-04-16

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| or width
| the same
ton make :
| of the public
| ing aggrieved
| right of appea.
| new road is loca
road surveyed
! than thirty feet
| duty of the super
| bounding stones, /;
! planted at such poin,
cessary. The superI
| their services, two doll.
| each day engaged in
/ their office, which shall
| cai road fund of their RESP
| they are hereby authorized
| pense necessary for the propt
| roads or the duties of their
! however that no account shall
4 endorsed by the Chairman and;
I the other supervisors, and app
| County Commissioners. The bu.
pairs of all bridges in Baltimore
\ be under the control of the Con
| soners and whenever twenty6
| Bile nha bitants of Baltimore cot
sire the building or rebuilding
\ they may make application
J Commissioners. and the Count,
ers shall issue AN order directing
! vis0rs, who shall be Chairman o,
tive districts. to meet ON The pre-
( in said application. at stated "
l anime and determine If the pGDi
/ epce requires said bridge. end the
! cost thereof; aud they shall report the
| ion in writing 10 he County Commission
! and it the County Commissioners shall be OF
| opinion thai such application ought to be
! granted they shall advertise III one or more
/ newspapers published in Baltimore county,
| setting forth the place where sand bridge Is to
! tse built. with full specifications of the plan
and materials and that sea led proposals for
bnilding said bridge will be received until
| div named in said advertisement. On the
| day named in said advertisement the propo-
| sais shall be opened and the contract awarded
| to tise lowest responsible bidder who, III the
| Opiuion of the County Commissioners, shall be
| qualified to build said bridge; and the con-
| tractor shall give bond in double the amount
of the contract for the faithful performance OF
! said contract And when such bridge shall be
com pleted Ia the satisfaction oi the County Com
| missioners, they shall pay to the contractor
| the last instailment due thereon, and shall ac-
|
[ Sec. II. And be IL enacted, That the Road
| Supervisors of the several road districts are
! hereby directed to put up and maintain suita-
BILE guide posts and finger boards atcrUss roads,
and where roads enter and dlverge from each
other, designating the most prominent places
and the distances 10 where such roads lead to.
4 Any person defaeing such posts and finger
/ boards shall pay fine of not less than two
nor more than five dollars for each offence,
said fine to be imposed by any Justice Of the
| Peace, for the use and in the name of the Coun-
! ty Commissioners of Baltimore county.
] Sec. Is. Aad be Il enacted, That all Acts and
4 parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions
4 of this Act, relating to roads and bridges in
Baltimore county. be and the same are hereby
| repealed.
| Sec. 10. And be IL enacted, That nothing con-
| tanned in the provisions of this Act shall be
| construed to impair or annul any OF the rights,
| privileges and authority given 10 and granted
! in the enabling Act tn legalize and make valid
| the acts OF the Boards of Road Supervisors tor
Baltimore county. acting under the road law
| of 1868. Chapter iIi--Passed and approved
| March both Is s. the said era bling Act passed
| at the January session. lSI0-is hereby de-
clared to be for the purpose of enabling the
| said Road Supervisors named therein to close
up, collect, adjust and settle all debts incurred
| by them. all powers of said Road Supervisors
except 50 Gar in as may he necessary in col
! lecting taxes as provided for in said ensbling
| Act are hereby declared 10 cease on the first
| day of March, 1870. -aae4
Sec. 30. Aad be II enacted. That the County
Commissioners of Baltimore county shall not
expend any of The moneys levied Tor road and
bridge purposes under this act in the First
Election District Of Baltimore county. during
the time the said First Election District is
| exempt from the provisions of this Act.
Sec. 81. And be HeaGCted. That this Act shall
take effect on and after the fourth day OF
March, 1870, and the Legislature reserves to
! itself The right to repeal, alter u amend this
Act atpleasure
! FRANCIS c. FOSSlTT.
| BENJAMIN GORSUCH.
DANIEL j. MVCAULEY,
County COmm'rs for Baltimore county.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing IS
| correct copy Of an Act which passed the Gen
| erai Assembly Of Maryland. January Session,
! 1870. MILTON \. KIDD,
| Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
| April st Secretary Senate.