The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-06-03
Public Local Laws.
Public Local Law.
ROAD LAW.
CHAPTER 600.

CHAfIEN Vvu.
AN ACT TO repeal and rc.enact as amended the
twenty first and twenty 9Th sections Of the Act
ofeightsen hundred and seventy eight, Chapter
three hundred and forty, entitled an Act 10 re.
peal an Act Of the Legislature, passed at Jauu-
nry Session, eighteen hundred and seventy six.
Chapter four hundred and six. entitled an Act
10 repeal sections one, two, three, four, Eve six,
seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen,
nineteen, twenty, title. Baltimore County" sub
title "Roads," passed at the January Session Of
the Legislature Of eighteen hundred and seven
ty-four, and 10 re.enaet the same with amend
nents, and 10 enact the following In lieu there
Of, and 20 add two additional sections thereto
relating TO Avenues and Reads In Baltimore
county.
.REcrIox I. BE IL enacted Jy the General As.sM-
I II n AaTyiaad, That the twenty first and twen-
hfh sections Of the Act Of eighteen hundred
; ~ scventy-eight, chapter three hundred aud
ATTY hesmd thA xAnss = .lsrshy repealed nndse-
en,cted so that the same shall read as follows:
sgc. 81. And BE- 10 enacted. That whenever any
bri'ge may need, In the opinion of the County
Commissioners. any repairs. they shall have power
10 rider that such repairs shall be made under the
direction Of Road commis ssioners Of the district.
Sc. ?. Aad BE- IL enacted, That the Act Of eigh-
ieeI hundred and seventy. eight. chapter three
huulred and forty. be amended BY the addition
of tie following sections. 10 wit That whenever
httl pNueT OF oNEeIe " property IN nAlltnDrt
county have opened, laid out or graded. any ave.
nus or avenues, road or roads for the public con-
veiience. and are willing 90 dedicate the same 10
puHic uses BY good and sufficient deed or deeds.
duk recorded. the said County ommissioners are
hcrby authorized 10 accept the same. IL In their
opinion the same shall be necessary and convent
entfor public use, and upon such acceptance. the
sale avenue or avenues. road or roads 80 deli
eai, shall be deemed and taken to be for all pur-
poSs county roads. aud a. such shall be kept in
god order and repair by tho Road Commits sioneFs
% nc district in which said a.enae or avenues.
rosl roads may he situated. provided. however.
tha, previous to such acceptance. said road shall
not be less than thirty feet In width aud duly and
properly graded in the judgment of tho said Coun-
ty Commissioners.
SEc. >. Had b. - enacted, That said Act be also
further amended by the addition Of the following
section: That whenever any road shall have been
In nc for twenty years, though the sane may not
have been condemned or granted ss public high
,Ay, the County Commissioners of Baltimore
county, if they deem public necessity requires the
adoption Of the same a such. shall declare the
said road 10 be pubic highway, with full power
60 relocate and siraghten the same IN their dis
cre,ion. and shall pablish notice TO that effect
once y week for two successive weeks In one
more newspapers published in Baltimore county.
provided said road snall not be less than thirty
feet in width. and such road 20 declared o. be a
puViAc hikhNhNs w VI N'uA
repair by the Road Commissioners Of the district
in which such road is situated as other public
roads are at an expense, however. at no time to
exceed one hundred dollars per mile.
SEc. I. Aad b. 10 enacted. That this Act shall
take effect from and after the date % ts passage.
Approved March 2lsi. lss2.
WILLIAM T. HAMILTON,
Governor of Maryland.
GEORGE II. WILLIAMS,
President Of the Senate.
OTIS kEiLllOLTZ,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
W hereby c,riify. That the aforesoing Is a cor
rect copy Of an Ae, of the General Assembly Of
Maryland. passed January Session, lSs2.
JOSEPH u. SETH,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.
J. VI. MILLER.
Secretary Of the Senate.
EDWARD W. STIEFEL,
JOHN II. MiLLRNDER,
- JOHN T. u. PARLETT,
county Commissioners for Baltimore county.
J. HARTMAN SCHONE, Chief Clerk.
May 25.-3t.