Frostburg mining journal., 1880-05-15
CHAPTER o96

AN Act to add new secti ms to the Code
OF Public Local Law Article one, In
titled "Allegany County" ub-title
"Ruads
, SECTION 1. Be II enact etl by the Gene. al
Assembly of Maryl' nd, That The follow .ng
sections ar. hereby added to Article one
oil the Pu lie Local Laws. entitled "Alle-
gany County," sub title Roads"
SEC. -. The County Commissioners OF
said county are hereby authorized and cm-
po" cred IN ,hc month oi April, eighteen
hundred aud eighty, and in each second
year Thereafter, to app oint one resident of
said county and qua flied voter therein, 10
be known az General Supervisor of Roads,
whose duty il shall be to take CHI rye OF
the public roads and bridges of id
county, and superintend the b id,ng and
repairs OF al such pubic roads and
bridges, subject to the control and super.
vision OF said Commissioners in all re-
spects, and said Commissioners shall lave
III power ~ make rules ami re ulations
liking aud determining the duties of saii
sup rVsor anu the mannerot erforming
TIL, same; and sail Super visor shall hold
offi, G or the term of two years from The
date OF his ppointment and unlil his sue
cessnr is apl rlnte'i, Qualified, subject 10 be
removed by Vote of II majC rity of said
Commissioners at amy time, in which case
they shall inn edia.vly elect suct essor
to!ad Supervisor to perform the duties
oil said otilcc for the unexpi. ed tenn OF the
one SO removed.
SEC. -. Said Commits toner's shall have
pow'r to fix The conipensat ON of said Su.
perv.sor and 10 .equire from lin bond
conditional for the faithful performance o..
his duties IN such penalty as they NAV
deem proper, provi ed, that he shall be
paid on,y tor such time rs he shall be ac.
tusl y engaged in the perlo. nance of is
dnties, and that his compel satic shall
not in any ono year exceed five hundred
dollars.
Sec. Said Commissioners shall an.
nually in the month OF Januiry in cacl.
year, appoint such number of Supervisors
OF Roads as they may deem ne, essary. and
shall ,esignate tn. road ., roads or narts
of roads to be G.ider The super, i. Jon of
saiu Supervisors respectively, and shall
anTortion the levy Tor road PURPOSES
among said Supervisors, and determine
when necessary tie am Junt thereof 10 be
expended on each of SAID roads.
SIC. -. s lid Supervisors shall give
bond for the faithful :. erit rmance of their
duties as sucn, in penalties to be fixed by
the County CommisslC ners. and they shall
be su Ject to such rules aud regulations AZ
the Courty Commissioners shall prescribe
in regard to their d ties and the manner
OF performing the same.
Sec -. The County COmmis sioners. Inv
a vote of tht majority thereof, sba have
y IN kn In
commission ofany Road Supervisor, and
appoint any person to Il his place for the
unexpired portion ofhis term, ana in such
case may order the payment to his success.
sor of any unexpended talance In his
hands, and upon his failure To pay the
san e, his bond may be sued, in the name
to the Safe ior the use Of such successor
for the Ieco ieIy thereof
SEC. - Tue boads of said general
Road upervisor and of all of said other
cuperv sors shall be taken in the name of
the State Of Maryland, and sh ii be con.
ditioned to well and iniihf.ll perform
their sever"l duties as such supervisors.
and to eXpend (or account for) according
to law all sums of money which may bc
placed in the.r han for road or bridge
purposes, and suit may be brought ,htre-
on III the name OF the State for the use OF
said County Commissioners to recover
damages fer any loss which tie said coun-
~ may sustain by reason of the failure of
sad Supervisors TO perform his Or their
duties.
SEC. =. The provisions of the aforegn-
ing 81, tions shall embrace the whole road
system Of Alegany cou ry, including the
road menti med in chapter 29' OF the Acts
cf 1878, known as the Leg sative Road.
anl the portion lying in Alegany county
of t. e road mentioned in chaI ter .ne
hundred and fifty eignt of the Acts of
1878, known as the National Turnpike
and other public roads in said county.
Sec. 9. And he it enacted, That this
Act shall take eff ct from the date of its
passage.
We hereby certify, That the af 'regoing
Is cor ect COZ y of an ct of the G, neral
Assembly OF Maryland, rassed January
5ess on, 1880.
Approved April 10, 1880
LION Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk Of th' House of Delegates.
EUGENE HIGGINS,
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