Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-09-27

which the County Commissioners shall
furnish them,) for the transaction of
business; the first Board, however, and
all newly elected Boards, shall hold
their first meeting on the first Tuesday
after the first Saturday in March, and
on the first Tuesday of each month
thereafter.
Sec. 3. The County Board of Road
Commissioners, at their first meeting
in March, shall elect a President and
Secretary, (who shall serve as Treas
urer, from their own number, and shall
proceed to levy a labor tax upon the
taxable property of the county which
in their Judgment shall be necessary
for the repair of the public roads there
of, which tax shall be paid in labor
upon the road near the premises so tax
ed, and in the road district specified
by the Commissioner; or may be COM
muted by the payment to the overseer
of $1.50 for each day of the said tax.
Sec. 4. Within ten days from such
meeting it shall be the duty of the
Road Commissioners-each in his own
election district-to lay off the roads
into road districts of a length suitable
for their repair, not exceeding three
miles, and shall appoint within the ten
days specified for each road district an
Overseer of Highways, and the said road
district shall be properly numbered in
a book which the District Commission
er shall keep for the purpose, together
with the limits of each road district I;
at the time of such appointment of an
overseer, and by the Doth Of March,
the Road Commissioners shall furnish
each Overseer a list of the persons tax
ed in his road district, with the amount
of tax in days for each person so taxed
to pay, and eight hours shall consti-
tute 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 list to assemble at certain place
on the highway, for the purpose of its
repair; but the Immediate payment of
the communications money shall exempt
the person so paying from such high
way labor, and verbal notice at the
persons usual place Of abode shall be
considered a legal service.
Sec. 6. And the persons so taxed shall
be. allowed to work out the said tax at
the following rates for each days SER
vice of the articles mentioned:
For each Pair of Horses or W Working Cattle
one day.
For each Cart or wagon in use......one day.
Plow Or Scraper ............
Hand over eighteen.........
Sec. Z. The Overseer shall keep a
correct account of the amount of tax
paid in labor or money, or remaining
unpaid, by each person; make returns
under oath, therefor, to the District
Road Commissioner; see that two-thirds
at least of the road tax is worked out
before the first day of May, and the
remainder before the first day of Octo-
ber; cause all loose stone to be remov-
ed from the road previous to the first
day of August, and also all injurious
and useless vegetation to be cut down
once before the first day of September,
with the exercise Of discretion in re-
gard to such growth as may afford pro-
per shade to the highway; and shall
be liable to fine of ten dollars for
neglect of duty, and shall receive one
dollar per day for his services the whole
amount not to exceed $5 per annum,
the object being to annul the compen-
sation feature as soon as the law shall
be thoroughly established, as the Over
seers in other States are not paid, as
they do but little more work than their
tax calls for.
Sec. 8. All male persons over eigh-
teen years Of age, not taxed by the pro-
visions of Sec. 3, and physically qualif-
ed, shall work two days on the public
roads in each year, under the direction
of the Overseer of Highways, or may
commute the same by payment to the
Oyerseer of $3.50 for each day of the
tax unpaid, provided this section shall
not apply to operatives in factories, nor
residents Of corporate towns.
Sec. 9. It shall further be the duty
Of the District Commissioner to see
that the roads in his district are prompt
ly, regularly and efficiently repaired
made convex, with proper culverts and
water bay, and guide-board at each
cross roads-within the time specified
issue directions to the Overseers, in
regard to the most effectual mode of
repair, which directions, together with
the duties of Overseers, as specified by
this Act, shall be printed on the Tax
List and Road Warrant Of each Over
seer; collect the judgments which he
shall render, not disposed of by Sec.
Is; make returns to the County Board
of the amount of money appropriated
by his district for road purposes, as
provided in Sec. 13; give orders on the
Treasurer of the County Board for such
monies as shall be expended on the
roads of his district, in accordance with
the intention Of Sec. 13; take receipts
from Oyerseers for such implements as
shall be furnished them, and see that
said implements are handed over to
succeeding Overseers; and for all SER
vices required by this Act he shall re-
ceiye one dollar and fifty cents for each
day so occupied, the whole amount not