The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-01-12
THE COUNTY ROADS.
Full Text of a New Law Drafted
by Clerk j. s. ROSsell.

i Inc county COMMISSIONERS Oh tEl
county on Tuesday last considered til,
draft of a new road law, presented b,
Clerk John 5. ROssell. 1t will probably b;
| sent to Annapolis for the action of the
Legislature The bill provides that Ceci
county shall be divided into three divi
| sions, and one of the three County Com
nissioners shall be assigned to each divi
sion. Each election district is to OF
I divided into read districts. The Count,
/ Commissioners are to have control o.
their respective divisions. For eacl
! road district Il road commissioner viii
DO appointed. The roads are to be solo
by road districts, and nc purchaser shall
be allowed to buy any piece of road
outside Of his own district. A monthly
inspection by the road commissioners is
provided for in the bill, and one road
commissioner in each district shall be Of
opposite politics frem the majority OF
the board of County Commissioners
Strict rules guiding the supervisors are
mentioned in the bill, aud there is also a
provision that the cost of all the road
a"'l bridges in any one year shall not
exceed thc sum of $50, 600 The last
levy contains SIG 000 for the same pur
pose. the following is the text of the
law:
), EiLI..
Entitled AN Act Ia repeal an Act passed
January session, 1871 chapter l9J, en-
titled An act in relation To public roads
in Cecil county, ard to repeal all acts or
parts of acts .ncopsiStarL with the pro-
V >iuuS of this Act and to re-enact the
same 81 as to read as follows:
section |. Be it enacted by the General
-Assern5 V Of Maryland, That an Act passed
January session, 1874, chapter 1876, entitled
AN Act in relation to public roads in
Cecil county, and to repeal all acts or parts
ot acts Inconsistent with the provisions OF
this act, he aud the same is hereby re-
peeled dn,i re-euactel so as 10 read As fol-
loyys:
Sec. =. Aud be y enacted, That the
County commissioners of Cecil county be
and they are hereby authorized and di-
reGtei, once in every two years, to divide
said county into three divisions each em-
hracing three election districts, and to as
sign one OF their number to each of said
divisions, who shall have general charge of
all r"',.> aud bridge, and shall give general
>,.frrviaiaI, +, all road ana bridge work
dom, ia his division.
N@". ;. And he it enacted, That said Com
iiiiss:onr:~ snail, upon the passage Of this
~, divide The First, Second, Third,
F"dr.i, fi.:h, sixth, and Seventh election
districts at said ceunty each into three road
districts. ami H." Eighth and Ninth cleo
':''s' ;:'~t.,ri> each into two road districts;
Hj''i, ~. hover they shall deem it neces-
say r" j" "a, may change the boundaries
yt III: rlad districts; and the said Commits
5! '.'Fr stall appoint for each road district
"A iipaa Commissioner, who shall hold his
olIi,' Ir. IL" mu'nl,er Of years. not exceed
in, n,t", r!Itins from the first day of Janu-
AIRY, lSSi, tii;,, jhe County Commissioners
may specify AT the time OF making said APP
l'rlntrutut: and there shall he appointed in
tie First, See nd, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
sixth and Seventh elertion districts one
i;na,t Commissioner for one year, one for
I'VE years ai,! one for three years, and in
The Eighth and Ninth election districts,
one t"i year au,l one for two years, and
one of tn. said { 'mmissiOners in each
election district shall be appointed from
III" !'"!,ii,'.l party opposite Ill opinion to
Ia nj .ci'N at the County Commissioners:
.';.i om i.e second Tuesday of December in
every year the county commissioners shall
appoint uu' Road Commissioner each for
~" i'fr,t, Second, Fmhi, Fourth, Fifth,
>.iNt! and - .y-rin election districts to serve
i.'r tnrrs. Years from the first day of ,Janu-
AIRY 81; IL" following year. and one Road
'..,rn,niN>irncr each tor the Eighth and
&,t.ti ,r, tinn districts 10 serve for two
wears g2u lac first day OF ,Ianulry Of the
i"i'uWjrg Nr.ir, SAID appointments 10 he so
in...;, t,,,ir there vii! always be, in each
= ,i"u district, one Commissioner from
Tie minority political parry; and in case of
y.,e.+:r3s.v from death, resignation, removal,
inability OF refusal ot any Road Commits
si"n'r to ""j, the County Commissioners
>'Iati nj N.Ir.! vacancy by appointment for
H., t!,:r.:. ,,irr,i term; but il any Road Com
i1i>,iGu:'r shall b" only temporarily dis
.t!,'r,i, tnnugn prevented from the pertor-
fu..,."-. - hi, duties, hi, office shall not be
.:,r.u.I vacant, and he may select one Of
Sc. .io,r commissioners in the election
,!l-fi,ci - .,.t in his place; and no Road
Commissioner shall become the Supervisor
al any ROAD.
s,-c. :. -Ni4G it be enacted, That the said
J.. al Commissioners shall, when they
tt'r received their commissions from the
tIci !, II the County Commissioners, sub
scribe :" The following oath or affirmation
hcl,le the said Clerk OF any Justice of the
Peace in Cecil county: =, Road
{ commissioner for the election district
IF Cecil county, do soienniy swear Cor
aillrnl that viii we'll and faithfully dis
charge all the duties imposed upon me by
law AMI cndeavor earnestly and honestly,
without fear, favor II Election, to SO ad-
minister my office to promote the public
wei,.,It, 50 help me God, which shall be
attached to each commission, and copy
fled IN The office of the County Commits
aoucr>: and as ,ooa as the Road Commits
siUn:r5 first appointed under this Act shall
have thus qualified, they shall, with the
County Commissioners in charge of their
respective election districts, proceed TO con-
tr2ca for keeping the pu bic roads in good
rcptlr for :; terra OF three years from the
first d.,y Of April, 1881; and in like manner
their successors shall, prior TO the eXpira-
tioa nt every three years thereafter, make
new contracts for the same work sail con-
tracts to dat from the first day of April of
he year in which rhry >hhi be made: and
III" SAID contracts snail bG awarded to the
lowest responsible and accepted bidders al
public auction at Ia" roads Ia lie held in
each election district Gy the Road Commits
sioHers ANA Eoanty Comm :a>oner in charge
OF said district, lit such time aud place as
they may select, due notice of which shall
be given 10y publication in the county
papers and by handbills Sc: up in public
places: provided, that said roads he offered
i'll sections laid out by the County Commits
sion"rs according to road districts, as shown
on plat filed in their office, said sections to
embrace the roadways OF all bridges and
the fnrd;ngs of all streams located thereon,
and that no CONTRACT be awarded to any
person residing beyond the limits of the
road district in which the section bid for by
aim is located; and provided further, that
the Road Commissioners and County Com
missioner may reserve the right to reject
my or III lids. nd nach nnrSnn tn 1Uhnr,