The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-08

and six of an Act passed January
session, eighteen hundred and eighty
four chapter forty-fve, relating to
roads and bridges in Cecil county.
SECTION l. Be il eHdCfcd by he general AsstmJlg
| Of lIdrgidHd That sections four. lye and SIX ot
an Act passed Janu Try session, eighteen hundred
| and eighty-iour chapter forty lve, relating To
| roads and bridges i'll Cecil county. he, and the
| same are hereby repealed and re-cnacted So aS TO
| read as follows:
| SEC / and be ii cadcifj That the said Road
| Commissioners shall reside in the road districts
| Tor which they are appointed; and when they
| have received their commissions irOa the Clerk
| OF the County Commissioners shall subscribe tu
| the following oath or affirmation before the said
CLERK OF any Justice OF the Peace in Cecil county:
| Il. -, Road Commissioner for the - Election
| district OF Cecil county, do solemnly swear Tor
| aitrm) that l will well and faithfully discharge
| all the duties imposed upon lie by law. and en-
dcavOr earnestly and honestly without fear. favor
| or affection. to so administer my office as to pro-
| mote the public welfare so help me God. y which
| shall he attached to each commission, and copy
| filed in the office of the County Commissioners,
| and the said County Commissioners shall con
tract Tor keeping the public roads in Cecil county
in good repair, contracts in each case to be made
| for Il term not exceeding three years. ana in like
manner their successors shall. prior to the eXlir
| tiOn OF every three years thereafter. max" new
contracts iOr the work. said contracts to date
| from the lrSt day Of April Ot the year in which
| they shall be made: and the said contracts shall
bc awarded To the lowest eSp"GS BILE and accepted
| II
| ny the Road Commissioners and County tommiS-
| SiunerS, ut such time ana place as the County
Commissioners may select. due notice Ol which
| shall be given 10y publication in the county pa
| pcrs and ty hand oils set up in public places:
prOrjd'd, that said roads be offered sections.
| laid out 10y the County Commissioners. in whose
| DIVISION they may Jc located, according 10 r"ld
| districts. and described ON lists ncd III the
olhce OF the County Commissioners, Sald SECTIONS
| I" embrace the roadwayS OF ail bridges ana the
iUriugS OF all streams located thereon. ana that
| no contract be awarded to any person residing
| beyond tht limits OF the road district IN winch
| tle section hld Iur u! MN Is located; anu pro-
Nlded lurthcr that the koad commissioners ana
| County Commissioners may reserve the right to
reject amy or an hidS; anu eitcl person 10 whom
contract Shall be awarded SllaLl give S"ou ana
sufficient bond with ample security to the 'oull-
ty tomlnlSsIoers,l III peiiilt! dpu"t ule amount
OF his contract, conditioned lnf Tue lalthiul ds-
charge OF the duties imposed upon nan py Jaw
said bond to he approved ny the Sald ROAD tolh-
miSSiOners ana County commissioners IN ther
respective election districts, anu Hlel, with tlie
contract of said person, in the Office oi the County
Commissioners: but il the Road Commissioners
and County Commissioners should fail To dispose
of any section of road at public letting the
County Commissioners shall as soon as practca-
BILE, contract privately for the same with some
resident OF the road district in which the section
IS located at the lowest reasonable amount under
good repair OF other scctions and failing in this,
they shall place said section under the special
charge of the Road Commissioner in whose road
district it is located and who shall cxpeud in re-
pairs and Improvements thereon such amount of
and not more than one section OF road shall be
contracted for with any person, unless it shall
be wholly impossible to do otherwise: and the
said Road Commissioners and County Commits
soncrs shall report promptly to the Board of
County Commissioners all the proceedings under
this section: and when n new rOau shall have
been opened the County Commissioners shall
contract for The re,,,ir al the same in the same
manner rs for nfher rnaLs until the next raynIur
awarding of rontrcts for roaIs shall occur: and il
shall he set forth in all contracts under TINS see
tion that the persons contracting shall he bound
to keep the roads in their charge in the condition
requircd bv this act without reference to the
amount bid by them at the public letting of said
roads, or agreed upon between them and the Road
commissioners and tountv Commissioners AS
the contract price for Keeping the same in rcpair;
and that ior each month that the roads in their
charge NAV be and remain in a cond iton contra
ry to the requirements of this act and shall be So
reported to the County commissioners they shall
forfeit one-twelith OF said yearly proportion of
their contract. and the s,id Road Commissioners
and County Commissioners shall so regulate the
amount of Contracts awarded and limit all other
expenditures Tor road ana bridge PURPOSES in
Cecil county, as not to exceed in the l.ryrc1atc
for any one wear an omount canal tu twenty cents
on each one hundred dollars nf the taxable basis
of said romntv. arorjJc5 that mis- shaIi nnf .npy
toeXtraordinarv to eypendItu-es reuuired ON account
of great ,IamaEr NV srnrrns nr finnIs
SEC. s. ana be II CHCCt6d That the contractors
under the aiOregoing section shall he known as
Road Supervisors: and it shall be the duty of
said Supervisors to keen the roads in their charge
at all times in rood rer,ir So aS to ,nnrJ free
safe and easy massage aver thc sarnc said rnnds
TO be free from ali 0yerhlnring and nrricrtiny
limbs or bushes from all ruts holes loose stones
brush and rubbish of every kind whatsoever
higher in the centre than at the sides cNcept
where otherwise ordered by the County Commits
sioners, and with clear open bitches Of sufficient
capacity and grade t. carry off the water: the
Supervisors shall give PROMPT notice TO the Road
Commissioner in charge of their road district OF
any injury done to the bridges on the roads in
their charge and also of anv unlawful obstruction
placed on said roads: and anv Supervisor failing
to perform the aforegoing duties shall be liable 10
Indictment 10y the Grand Jury and m,un coDvic-
ton shall be lined not more than one hundred nor
less than twenty-five dollars with costs and if the
same cannot be recovered from the sad Super-
visor his bond shall he liable for the payment
thereof the line to he paid into the tounty Treas
ury to the credit OF the road and hriJ.r. irrnr,ut
and the County commissioners i'm tnrir 1jsnra
Ito f ann nay ui'" iit tIe tlt u tncn IN "ritng
''i-. ~ - ~ ,I,,' ~ - - ii ~ "a - ray tL 81. ol tle
~ ~ hi;S u, any h"tu Noihiis
i ~ ,ii' IN ~ t"'I any SUPER
re, t tha eSarii aI If ~ otSr IunoiI Hi
tLcir t,IerI cninrnondin,r s,,ii I.ii,,cr,.iSr t
near hrorr thntn mn :, IN, nn,i,4 ~. th ~ "ii
twer 81 id cnmnaint or rtnrt 1Td + Tn LII ~ t.i i
tn ,,.I,c "a ,.t,r,, ~ r., - ~ ~, - I Sii'til l'1l
near the nnisSyna.S mn t ,,, iT ~ ,;t ~
i pvi r'tJ , siiIi % 4l H.Icc utGilF1 hlii;
En,nnISsi,1,nr in .nr 'ii M l'rt I''e hodu
Npillinis III thaiSe OF the ROAD district
Mleie s'lu M Ilel lsGr RESIDES 10 take char%e "l
t i lotI " anu @ tie saint turing the remain,
ueI VI 'ite term vi S"lu ouperNsor, ana the bond
"l sitlu supervisor snail nc lllbie or all costs OF
stid % %leltiis IN eNcess o' amount OF contract and
- 80 iI" an "" =; 'tio Nonl,y iI loiieIS !"
p! @ I, a.. ~ ~; 't u to sulctteS sii'il ucsle |"
nave one ol tleiT nuIlper resident OF the road
district IN Mhch thc sdld ruau Is located or some
Otnel relIahle person residing IN sald district, L"
Gthc clarSe ui tiic road lie may he appointed ny
tne county COMMISSIONERS 10 succeed SAID super
VISOR put Slaii nc required 10 execute Il new con
I'ct 'hu pohu 'ot thc rcihaihdcroI lhe term; ana
the same rulG snail Apply III cases oil death or re
mONal 1rom the county OF any Supervisor; and in
lhe nearing OF complaint or report against
supervisor Iie Couht! commissioners snail allow
ample tlinc 1or theappeardncc Oi itheaccuSed, and
Shall summon before lheu any witnesses tilat
may asn To he heard III his Dehaii, and ais" any
witnesses tlat may be necessary u sustain the
complaint or report anu the bonds ol the super
hIS"is sIill nc nc lipie iur Tue damages sustained
y any "iG IN person or property IN consequence
VI 'le cS'ccl oi u"t! upon Tie part ol Salu super
NSufS
SEC f ao5bs :, o,,,,, ,u. a., p, ,,.
miSsjnncrs sh.u h,,.n n,,,i.ii,, H., I ~ ~" I
brijrcs slnicnS .tni tr,,,,J" 20 81, ti,' i '" an
road districts ,n1 I'LL Isao,, +b -, ~
times in safe and Suhstnrti,l cnnIition mi Sboii
make all naraSs,ry ra,,,irs ,r i,,,,'r,'',,n,'. |
thereto not aycon,i! ~ VI 'i.tio' .t iI.'
dollars in any ono 80 nntosi - r,or,i .' h,. ~ III
County Com,nissiS,,cs =, n,t,,,, I - -, - - ~
said rcuairs or mnrnynnen :. h,tt thc,, sbafi rt
exceed in The total .I,,nI ,,,j, h,
them, the amount atprpprlatnd t,r thrir rr.ner.
tive road districts: and il shall be the duty of said
Road Commissioners prior 10 the second Tuesday
of every month"; to INSPECT the roads and bridges
in their respective road districts ami rrnort in
writing the condition of the same To the t,ounty
Commissioners Mt their renuIor meeting in sail
month with any Recommendations that they mnv
desire To make and with , dptailrd st,tnment IL
the cost of repairS or innr0ycnrnts ,uaIe Inv ther
up to that time attaching TO said Statement uIl