Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-05-08
CHAPTER 286.


AN Act to add new sections to the Code
OF Public Local Laws, Article one, en-
titled "Allegany County," subtitle
Roads"
SKcT1oN /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the following
sections are hereby added to Article one
of the Public Local Laws, entitled "Alle-
gany County" sub title Roads"
SEC. -. The County Commissioners of
said county are hereby authorized and en-
powered in the month OF April, eighteen
1ndTed and eighty, and in each second
year Thereafter, to appoint one resident of
said county and qua .ified voter therein, to
be known as General Supervisor of Roads,
whose duty it shall be to take charge of
the public roads and bridges of said
county, and superintsnd the building and
repairs of al such public roads and
bridges, subject to the control and SUPER
vision of said Commissioners in ali re-
spects, and said Commissioners shall have
flu power to make rules and reg ulations
fixing and determining the duties of said
Supervisor and the manner OF performing
the same; and said Supervisor shall hold
office Tor the term of two years from the
date Of his ppointment and until his suc-
cessor is appointed, qualified, subject 10 be
removed by vote of majority of said
Commissioners at any time, in which case
they shall Immediately elect a successor
to said Supervisor to perform the duties
of said office for the unexpired tenn of the
one SO removed.
SEQ. -. Said Commissioners shall have
power to fix the compensation of said Su-
pervisor and 10 .equire from him a bond
conditional for the faithful performance Of
his duties IN such penalty as they NAV
deem proper, provided, that he shall be
paid only for such time as he shall be &C.
tually engaged in the performance of his
duties, and that his compensation shall
not in any one year exceed five hundred
dollars.
SEQ. Said Commissioners shall an
nually in the month of January in each
year, appoint such number of Supervisors
of Roads as they may deem nee essary, and
shall designate the road or roads or parts
Of roads to be under the supervision of
said Supervisors respectively, and shall
apportion the levy for road purposes
among said Supervisors, and determine
when necessary the amount there 10 be
expended on each of said roads.
Sec. -. Said Supervisors shall give
bond for the faithful erformance of their
duties as such, in penalties to be fixed by
the County Commissioner, and they shall
be sui ject to such rules and regulations a.
the County Commissioners shall prescribe
in regard to their duties and the manner
of performing the same.
Sec. =. The County Commissioners. by
vote of the majority thereof, shall have
nxNsy n t1n
commission ofany Road Supervisor, and
appoint any person to fill his place for the
unexpired portion ofhis term, and in such
case may order the payment to his success
sor of any unexpended balance in his
hands, and upon his failure to pay the
sane, his bond may be sued, in the name
to the State for the use Of such successor
for the reco yerY thereof.
Sec. - The bonds of said general
Road upervisor and Of all of said other
Superv. sors shall be taken in the name of
the State Of Maryland, and shall be con-
ditioned to well and faithfully perform
their several duties as such supervisors,
and to expend Tor account for) according
to law all sums of money which may be
placed in their han g for road or bridge
purposes, and suit may be brought there
on in the name of the State for the use Of
said County Commissioners to recover
damages for any loss which the said coun-
~ may sustain by reason Of the failure of
said Supervisors to perform his or their
duties.
Sec. -. The provisions of the aforego-
ing sections shall embrace the whole road
system of Allegany county, including the
road mentioned in chapter sol of the Acts
Of 1878, known as the Leg slative Road,
and the portion lying in Allsgany county
of Ii e road mentioned in chapter one
hundred and fittY.eight of the Acts of
1878, known as the National Turnpike
and other public roads in said county.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from she date of its
passage.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing
is a correct cory Of an Act of the General
Assembly Of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1880.
Approved April 10, 1880.
MILLION Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
EUGENE HIGGINS,
May 81 Secretary of the Senate.