The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-02-28

To add an additional Article to the Code
of Public General Laws, to be entitled
Public Roads in Cecil county.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, that the Coun-
ty Commissioners of Cecil county, be, and
they are hereby authorized and empower
ed, in their discretion, to contract for the
mending and keeping in repair of the pub
lie roads in the several Election Districts
of said county, by offering, at public auc-
ton, to the lowest bidder, the right and
power to mend and keep in repair, the
public roads in said county.
SECTION 3 And be it enacted, That the
said County Commissioners shall cause to
be made and filed in the office of the Com
missioners for said county, plat or list OF
all the public roads in the several Election
Districts of said county, showing the
length of each of said roads, as near us
may be necessary to enable the said Com
misSioners to execute and carry out the
objects and purposes OF this act, and for
that purpose the said Commissioners are
hereby authorized and empowered TO en-
ploy il competent person to make SAID plat
or list, and to levy and pay, the persons SO
employed, Il reasonable compensation for
his said services.
SECTION 5. And be it enacted, That the
said County Commissioners shall have
power to fix the times and places for the
letting of said public ROADS, at public auc-
ton, and the length and form CT the notice
for said lettings, and the number OF years
for which each road shall be let, not eX-
ceeding , years.
SECTION 1. And be it enacted, That
the said County Commissioners shall eX-
act, and take from each and every person,
who may be declared the lowest bidder for
keeping in repair any Of the public roads
in said county, bond to the SAID County
Commissioners in as penalty double the
amount of his bid. with security to be APP
proved by the said County Commissioners
conditioned for the faithful discharge Of
his duties as supervisor or rcpairer of said
road or roads, which bond may be sued on
for any breach thereof, in any Court OF
law of this State, Oh -here the damages
claimed does not exceed ona hundred dol
lars, before a Justice of the Peace.
SECTION ). And be it enacted, That in
case the said County Commissioners shall
not be ablo TO contract for the mending
and keeping III repair of any or all of said
public roads, by letting the same at public
auction as hereinbefore provided, the said
Commissioners are hereby authorized to
contract for such repairing by private con-
tract upon such terms as may in their
Judgment be for the best interests of tax
payers OF said county.
SECTION G. And be it enacted, That
the said County Commissioners are hereby
authorized and empowered, in their discre-
ton, to appoint one or more Road Inspec-
tors. whose duty it shall be to examine and
inspect the public roads in said county, and
to ascertain IL cald roads are properly mend
ed and in good repair: and when said Road
Inspector certifies to the sad County Com
missioners that the public roads, assigned
to him for inspection, are in good repair
the said County Commissioners will be
authorized to pay to such Supervisor the
amount OF compensation which may be
due him.
SECTION !. And be it enacted, That all
acts and parts of acts, inconsistent with
this act, be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
SECTION s. And be it enacted, That
this act shall take erect and be in force
from the date of its passage.