Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-10-10
PUBLIC ROADS.

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hosd Convention. ssseshbled on the 22u,
q August. at II NJ. At the Roesas Of q
State Agricultural Society in Baltimore
and AFTER some general conversation be
s.een the members from various parts a
the State. Mr.. d. 1.awrence. of Elov.ri
county. called the meeting % order =,
Cbairnsss Of the committee. and 60, II
fhss had been deoe By che cemnst.ee,
ssncs Y vas sppdsssj. II iss dilIersat nees
lngs. snd hs shea called the Hon. A. B
Davis. temporarily to the chair, whilst b,
read and explained the report iscorpora.
ting provisions of Q Law, which he had
prepared at the instance Of must Of the
members Of the committee Who we're pres
ent At the former meetings.
The k'll"wing ID . copy Of the Act bro.
posrd BY Mr.. Lawrence. which il To be the
subject Ut di.cusSion at the next Road
C"uven,i"n. aud IL a,l"oted, p b. sub,.it.
ted ." the Legislature at its mex, session
for their adoption:
Sr''ti"" !. The voter. of the State ,,f
Mary shall a.-..mhIr y. ,b.ir u.u,l
places in their rc~p..c,iv. E.rc..a I,;s
tr'cis. on the i.st Saturday m March nj
each year. at the hour nf ,w. r. N. -,
which due sotice shall he given i,y rh.
Sheriff of the c"anty. in the uann.r now
preseribrd BY Law fw other el..c,ipns. and
shall elect BY lall"t Distric, Road Com.
missioner. who shall serve for twelve
months. aud until bis sucres.or shall r..
place him
Sec. , The District Road Co,nmis.
s'"ncr. Chat 10 to say. one commi.si.,ner
fr"m each Election District of the county. !
shall constitute B"ar,i of County Rad
Commissioners ,ue aud lie sued as such.
etc aud shall meet on the Grit Tu-sJs,
OF each month. or oftcner it their du,irs
shall 'iewnnd it. at the Court House. lin
apartments which the County Commis.
s'oners shall furnish tl,rm. } for the trans
action of business the first Board, how
ever. and oil newly elected Boards, shall
bold their 6r>t meetings on the tirs, Tues.
Gay after th" 6rst Saturday Of March. aud
on the LIST Tuesday of fcach month thereafter
Sec. 3 The County Bard of Rna,l
Commissioners. at their first meeting in
March, shall elect President and Secre-
tary, (who shall serve as Treasurer. from
their own nunbcr. aud shall proceed to
levy tax upon the taxable property of the
county which in their judgment shall be
necessary for the repair cfthe public roads
upon the road district specified by the
Commissioners or may be commuted by
The payment to the overseer Of $3.50 for
each day Of the said tax.
Sec 4 Within ten days from such
meeting it shall be the duty Of the Road
Commissioners in bis own Election
lay OF the roads into road
districts Of q length suitable fer their re-
pair. not exceeding three miles. and shall
appoint within the ten days specified for
each road district an Overseer Of High
ways, aud the said road district shall be
numbered in book which the
District Commissioner shall keep for that
purpose. together with the limits Of each
road district; q. the time OF such appoint
mcnt Of an Overseer. and by the 20th of
March. the Road Commissioners shall fur
nish each Overseer . list Of the person $
taxed in his road district. with the amount
Of tax in days for each person so taxed to
pay. and eight hours shall constitute day
for the duties required by this Act.
Sec. 5 The Overseer shall then give
At least two days notice to each person
on his H., to assemble at 0 certain place
on the highway. TOR the purpose of its
repair but the Immediate payment Of
the c"@m utaii"n money shall exempt the
person 30 paying fr'm such highway Ia.
Dor. anil verbal notice at the perso,'- ns
ual p'sc" oi at~dr shall tc cnr.id. rcd a
legal servic-
Sec. 8. And the pe.s'" ." tsx".l shall
be allowed to work "u' ,l,- saii tax =, the
following rates fur carh ds,s' >.-rvicr- "f
the aTsicles mrn.im.-i
For each pr ofhorses or working ca,,le-cue day
Cart or wagon in use.
e Piow or scrar<r, 4.
Hand over esghteen,
Sec I. The Ovsrsrer shalt keep q enr.
rect sccoani Of the amount ot tax pail in
lsbor or money. or remaining unpaid. hy
each person make rcsurn< under oath.
therefor. to the District Road Comais.
sieaer |; see that twO-thir.ls as leas, of the
road tax 10 wark~d oai hefpre the irsi day
Of May. aud The re,.air.ler before the lrss
day ef Oe,ohcr cause oil lss<e s,ane
to be removed froa, The ro.d psevisas ,o
the 6rst day of August. aud also ell iaju-
ticus and useless vegetation TO be cut
do~h befnrs the LIST day Of September.
xith the exesciss Of discretion in regard
to sach growth - cray atiari proper shade
to the highway /: and shall be liable 20 q
ane at cen dollars for neglect Of ds,y. aud
shall receive one dollar per day Tor his
services. the whole amount not to exceed
$5 per anuam, the objec, being to anual
the compensation feature "a soou as Che
Law shall be thoroughly established, as ,hs
Oscrseers in other States are not paid. a.
they do but little more work than their
tar calls for.
See. 8, All male persons over eish,eeu
Years af age. not taxed By the provision,
Of see. 8. and physically qualified. shall
work two days on the pnblic roads in eaci
year. under the directioe Of the Ovcrseel
Of Highways. or may eonmute the sam,
b paymeus 70 he Ovsrseer Of 81 SO fo'
essh day Of t.x uspaid. provided this see
tics shall not apply % operatives in hc
tories, nnr residenes Of corporate towns.
Sse. Q II shall further Be the duty o
the District Conmissioaer 10 see that Oh,
roads in his district are pro@rsly. regu
larry aud .sikciensly repaired-nsde con
vsx 9Th proper ealverss. and water ba,
and gaias-sassa at each essss roads