The Cecil Whig., 1874-05-09

CHAPIER I9S.
AN ACT in relation to Public Roads in Cecil county
and to repeal all acts parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
Maryland, That the County Commissioners of Cecil
county be and they are hereby authorized and
cred in their discretion to contract for the mendng
and keeping repair of the public roads in the several
election districts of said county, by offering public
aucon. to the lowest bidder, the right and power
mend and keep repair the public roads in said county
SECTION. > And be it enacted That the said County
Commissioners shall cause to be made and filed in the
office of tn" Commissioners for said county 4 plat
list of all the public roads in the several election dis
rics of said county showing the length of each said
roads, may he necessary to enable the SAID
Commissioners to execute and carry the objects and
purposes of this and for that purpose the said Com
missoners hereby authorized and empowered to
employ competent person to make said plat or list.
and to levy for and pay the person employed
sonabe compensation for his services.
SECTION 8. And be it enacted, That the sail County
Commissioners shall have power to fix the times ami
places for the letting of said public roads at public
ton, and the length and form of notice for said letting
and the number of years each road shall be let
exceeding three years.
SECTION 4. And he it enacted. That the said County
Commissioners shall exact and take from each aud every
person who may be declared the lowest bidder for keen.
ing in repair any of the public roads said county
bond to the said County Commissioners. in penalty
double the amount of his bid, with security he ap-
proved by sId County Commissioners conditioned for
the faithful discharge of his duties supervisor
pairer of said road roads which bond hr sued on
for breach thereof in court of law in this State
where the damages claimed does exceed one hun
lred dollars, before Justice of the Peace.
SECTION. 5. And be it enacted, That in the said
County Commissioners shall not be able contract
the mrnng and keeping in repair of all the said
public reads, by letting the public auron az
hcrenhciore provided, the said County Commits
hereby authorized to contract for such repairing
private contract, upon such terms may hr their
Judgment for the best interest of Taxpayers Of said
county.
SECTION 6. And be it enacted, That the said County
Commissioners are hereby authorized and empowered,
their discretion to appoint Road nspec-
whose duty it shall he to examine and inspect
public roads in said county and to ascertain if said
road. properly mrnded and in good repair: and
when said Road Inspector certies the said County
Commissioners that the public roads assigned to him for
inspection in good repair. the said County Commits
sioncrs viii hs authorized pay such supervisor the
amount Of compensation which may he due him.
SECTION !. Aud be it enacted That all acts and parts
of inconsistent with this act, lie and the are
hereby repealed.
SECTION s. And be it enacted, That this shall
take effect from the date Of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoin is correct copy
of Act of Assembly passed January session. 1871.
Approved april 2md, 1874
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY.
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