The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-09-21

highways and bridges when in case of
, special necessity, by virtue of thinly
E settled district, public calamity, or other
good and sufficient causes the condition of
the highway shall demand it; make requi
sition on the County Commissioners for
monies expended according to Sections II
and 10; furnish such implements to Over
seers as, i'll the exercises of a strict and
judicious economy, they shall deem neces-
sary, the amount not to exceed five hun
dred dollars per annum; hear and decide
all cases which shall arise under this Act,
and exercise exclusive control over the
public roads of the county, and all ques-
tions which shall arise concerning their
repair and to levy a money tax Gin addi-
ton to the labor tax mentioned in Sec 81
upon the taxable property of the county
which shall be sufficient to meet the ex-
pences incurred hereby.
Sell. The requisition for money of the
County Board of Road Commissioners up
on the County Commissioners shall include
the levy mentioned in Sec. TO- and also the
amounts respectively appropriated by the
Election Districts, and shall be signed by
the President and Treasurer of the Road
Commissioners, and the amount which
shall be appropriated by Election District,
according to the provisions of Sec. 10, shall
be levied upon the property of that district,
and applied to the improvement of the
roads and bridges of that district, and to
no other.
Sec. 10. The District Commissioners
shall enter into such bonds for the faithful
performance of their duties as the County
Board shall deem necessary, and the Tres
urer of the County Board shall give bond
to the County Board in the sum of five
thousand dollars for the ia ithful perform
| Of ba I,,fia Of
Sec. 10. At the district elections called
for in Sec. of this Act, the people of each
Election District shall determine what
amount of money shall be levied upon the |
district for the repair of the roads and
bridges thereof, in addition to the general
labor levy for the same purpose upon the |
taxable property of the county, as required
by Sec. g.
Sec. IA. In case Of neglect or refusal of |
any person taxed to comply with the pro-
visions of this Act, tie District Commits
sioner shall not later than the list day of |
October, duly notify lat least five days be-
forehand,) the said person of the charge
against him, and the tims and place, which
shall be the Election District in which such |
persons shall reside, of hearing the case
Should the charge be sustained, or the
party fail to appear, the Comm iSsioner
shall give judgment against him to the
amount of S1.50 for each day of the said
PERSONS tax unpaid, and the said person
shall have a right TO appeal to the County
Board, whose decision shall be final; but
| the party SO appealing shall do so within
thirty days. by giving security which shall
| be acceptable to the Commissioner for the
prompt payment of the amount of the tax
should the decision of the County Board
be adverse to the party appealing.
The District Commissioner shall then
| repair such roads as shall not have been
repaired, and work out the unpaid taxes
to the full amount of said tax unpaid, at
the expense of the delinquents, and which
when paid shall be in discharge Of the
judgments rendered against the parties so
refusing or neglecting to pay.
Sec. 10. All road tax judgments remain
ing unpaid at the expiration of the year
shall lie forwarded by the District Commits
sioners to the County Board, who shall
make requisition upon the County Com
missioners for the amounts, and the Coun-
ty Commissioners shall then at the next
regular levy include the said amounts in
the levy, and against the property of the
parties against whom they stand.
Sec. 10. Where the parties against
whom Judgment has been given by the
District Commissioners possess no taxable
equal force and effect before the law as
other judgments rendered by Justices of
the Peace for debt and for their collection
any amount of money may be attached,
without the usual reservation of Sin
favor of the debtor; or-no property shall
be exempt from execution for its collection,
(see Sec. A, p. II, Constitution of Mary
land;) Or
HARD ROADS.
See. II. At their first meeting in March
of each year the County Board of Road
Commissioners shall issue calI-to which
due publicity shall be given in the county
newspapers-to the people to assemble in
their respective Election Districts, at the {
usual voting places, on the last Saturday |
in March to vote what thoroughfares, if
any, shall be graded and macadamized-it
being the intent of this Act that at least
Two of the main and most frequently used
highways ofeach county shall be so graded
and macadamized. Should the people ,
then by means of paid subscriptions to
joint Stock Company, voluntary labors or
other means, grade and macadamize one ,
half of the said road or roads. that is to :
say, expend upon the said road or roads ,,
one-half of such amount as in the judy !
ment of the County Board shall be neces- ,,
sary to grade and macadimize the whole of :
the said road or roads, then the County :
Commssioners-after the conditions of Sec -,
"a, Article Sd of the Constitution shall .
have been complied with-shall issue the :
bonds of the County for the remainder of :
the amount necessary to complete the :
road or roads, and payable in ten years, and :.
the County Board of Road Commissioners ,
shall subscribe to the stock of the Com ,
pany. in case the improvements were made ..
by Company, an amount equal to those :
bonds, which shall be devoted to the COM !,
pletion of the road; and the County shall ,
be entitled to representation by men,
Der of the County Road Commissioners in | ;
the meetings of the Company equal to its :
share in the stock of the Company and to y,
all other rights and privileges enjoyed by ,
other stockholders.
In case the improvements were made by ,,
the voluntary labors of the people, then
the County Board shall proceed to expend :
an equal amount upon the road in such ,
manner as shall be most effectual. )
Sec. Is. In case any party or parties shall
desire to spend in improvements on the g
county roads Or bridges any certain amount, .
by stating, in writing, the amount and .
specific object to which it is to be applied,
to the County Board, and receiving their
permission to make such improvement. ,
the said party or parties may do so, and =
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evidence of the expenditure of the amount,
and the accomplishment of the object I
specified in the petition, give the party or :
parties SO improving the road or bridge an {
order on the Treasurer of the County
Board for ne-half of the amount so ex- o
pended. ;
OPENING ROADS.
Sec. 10. All applications for new roads J
shall be made to the District Commission t
er, who shall give at least five days notice I
beforehand in writing at three principal /
places in the vicinity of the proposed road
of the time and place of hearing the said G
application, and any objections thereto. t
Should the proposed road in the Judgment
of the Commissioner be necessary, he {
shall proceed to appoint three disnterested J
Examiners and Commissioners for the same
and take such other measures as are pre-
scribed for such cases; any party, however, {
shall have the right ofappeal within thirty /
days to the County Board of road commits. J
sioners, who shall within thirty days hear S
nd 6eoi6a tho nuaStion aftor Lin,r .,oI, Z