The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1877-01-06
The Baltimore County Road Law.

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1t is very important that the taxpayers of the
county should understand the provisions of the
Road Law of 1876, now in force in this county
For the benefit of the public, therefore, print
below the full text of the law:
AN ACT,
To repeal sections one, two, three, four i've six,
seven, eight, nine, ten, eleveA, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen,
nineteen and twenty, title baltimore CounSy,
subtitle "Roads," passed at the January sseSion
of the Legislature Of eighteen hundred and sew
enty-four, chapter two hundred and seventy
/ four. and to re-enact the same with amendments,
| so as to read as follows:
| SECTION l. Be IL enacted by the General Assem-
bin of MARYLAND, That sections one two, three,
| four. five. six, seven, eight nine, ten, eleven,
twelve thirteen, fourteen, fifteen sixteen, seven
teen, eighteen, nineteen and twenty title "Balti
more County" subtitle "Roads," passed at the
| January session of the Legislature Of eighteen
| hundred and seventy -four, chapter two hundred
| and seventy-four be and the same is hereby re-
pealed, and re- enacted so as to read as follow:
Sec. 2. Be IL enacted, That five Supervisors
| each, for the First Third, Ninth, Twelfth and
Thirteenth Election Districts three for the Eighth,
and one each for the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,
| Seventh, Tenth and Eleventh Districts of Balti-
more county, be elected by the people Of said dis
trcts at the congressional election for eighteen
l hundred
thereafter to serve for two years, or until sue
cessor is elected and qualified; and the said Su-
peryisors shall each give bond in the penal sum
of one thousand dollars within thirty days after
their election, to be approved by the County Com
missioners, for the faithful performance OF their
| duties.
SEC. Be 1t enacted, That the Supervisor or
Supervisors shall, within sixty days after his or
their election, take general survey OF the roads
in his or their districts, dividing them off In sec
lions and sub-sectioDs entering the same in book
kept for the purpose, and shall, on or before the
first day of April following, give notice that ne or
they will sell or aIlot out the roads in sections and
subsections to the lowest responsible olooerS the
work to be done and kept in repair for one year,
according to the specification furnished by the Su
peryisor; and the sum or sums of money paid out,
or intended to be paid out, shall under no circum
stances exceed the sum appropriated Tor the SAID
roads by the County Commissioners; and SAID
| Supervisors in districts where more than ono is
elected, shall choose one amongst them 10 act as
| chairman.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That said Supervi-
sor or Supervisors in each election district of said
county, shall keep record of all work and other
transactions relating to roads in his or their dis
trict, and shall furnish to the said County Com
mssioners, on each and every occasion, when he
/ or they shall ask said Board OF County Commas
sioners or present bill to them for payment OF
money expended in his or their district, state
| ment showing plainly and fully the contracts he
or they have entered into and the amount OF work
/ done, and money due on said contract, the con-
dition of the roads, and the probable amount re-
qured to keep them in repair, also the time and
per diem from each Supervisor, which account the
County Commissioners shall carefully exmalne
and if approved, shall be examined by the audi
| tor, when, if approved, the County Commission
ers shall give to said Supervisor order on the
Treasurer for the amount of said bill or bills re-
tanning twenty per cent. till the contract is com
| pete.
| SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the Supervi-
sor or Supervisors in each district shall exercise
general supervisory care all the county roads
| in his or their election district and report the
condition of the same to the County Commission
ers, and they shall be required by said County
Commissioners to make affidavit or affirmation,
as the case may be- either to the condition Of the
roads or to the correctness of his or their ac-
counts.
SEC. 6. And be 1t enacted, That the County
| Commissioners shall keep book of record for
each district in which shall be recorded all roads
and bridges of that district, and all surveys and
other proceedings, which may be had in reference
to any road or bridge in that district; and they
are hereby authorized to provide such books as
| may be necessary to carry out the provisions OF
this law, and pay the cost thereof out OF the gen.
eral road fund hereinafter provided.
Sec Z. And be 1t enacted, That the Supervi-
| sors are hereby authorized and directed to take
charge of all roads and bridges in their respective
districts, and shall sekkhat no distractions. him
| drance injury is pefmitted upon any roed or
bridge under their supervision; and when any
road or bridge shall form the boundary between
districts the County Commissioners shall assign
to each district its portion of said road bridge
| Sec s And be It enacted That the opening,
construction and repair of new roads, the closing
and changing the location, and repair Of all roads
shall be within the control of the Supervisors in
the district in which they located, subject to
the approval of the County Commissioners
| Sec. 9. And be IL enacted, That the County
| Commissioners of Baltimore county shall annual
" levy upon the assessable property OF Baltimore
| county, at the time of making the county levy, n
sum of money, not less than ten nor more than hit
teen cents on the hundred dollars, for the use
| of public roads and bridges in Baltimore county,
which shall be collected as other county taxes ore
| collected.
| SEC. 10. And be 1t enacted, That the County
Commissioners shall set apart thirds of the tax
1 so collected as special road and bridge fund,
1 which shall be for the use and benefit OF that dis
trict from which it has been collected, and oil or
/ ders for the payment of money shall be signed by
| the Supervisor or Chairman of the Board OF that
district; the County Commissioners she'll set apart
the remaining one-third of the tax collected as
| the general road and bridge fund, which shall be
| applied by the Commissioners to the general use
and benefits of the roads and bridges Of Baltimore
county, and no other purpose.
| Sec. IL. And be it enacted, That when there
shall not be sufficient money in the county treasu-
nv, set apart as the general road and bridge fund
to meet the requirements of the county at large, the
| County Commissioners are hereby authorized tc
borrow upon the credit of the county, sum moi
exceeding twenty thousand dollars therefor, and
shall pay the same, together with the interest
thereon, out of the general road and bridge fund.
SEC. IL. And be 1t enacted, Should any con
tractor neglect to keep his section in repair, the
Supervisor, when informed thereof, or having
knowledge of themselves shall forthwith cause the
Same to be put in repairs, and the expenses thereo
shall be deducted from the amount due the con
tractor, or recovered from him by suit in the name
of the county, other debts are recoverable, witt
| costs of suit.
SEC. 10. And be 1t enacted, That wheneve
twenty or more taxable inhabitants of Baltimor
county shall desire the opening of any new road
or the widening Strengthening, altering closing
of any old road or parts of any old road, they ma,
make application in writing to the County Com
missioners, setting forth as near as may be, tn
length and location of the road so petitioned for
and the County Commissioners shall give notic
in one or more papers published in Baltlmor
county, for two successive weeks, that application
| has been made, and examination granted, to TAX
| Mace on the premises at a stated time, not les
than twenty days from the date of said notice, ant
, thew shall issue an order to three discreet dsin
} terested Taxpayers of Baltimore county, who, or
majority of them, shall constitute Board of Elk
aminers in each case, directing them to meet upol
the premises at the time appointed in said notice
and after making examination, to determine if tn
, public convenience requires the granting of sal
n Al. De- Ex-or