The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-05-01

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To repeal aud re enact sections four, five
and six of IN Act pass ed January
session, eighteen hundred and eighty
four chapter FORTY live, relating to
roads and bridges il Cecil county.
SECTION /. Re Il 'Hd,t,d hg IN, C.n,,4i 4,y, ,,hig
81 hdrgidHd. That sections i"Ur. hive and six al
AN Act passed January s-S sion. etEteeu hundred
and eighty iunr, chapter t"rty nv" relating Ia
roads and bridges IN Cecil county. he aud the
same are hereby repealed and re-ctIicted 50 S to
read as follows:
SEC. /. And BE- II e"acfed. That the said Road
Commissioners shall reside in the road districts
Tor which they are appointed: and WHEN they
have received their commissions tro!. the Clerk
OF the County Commissioners shall subscribe To
the following oath or affirmation before the said
Clerk or AIRY Justice of the Peac" in Cecil county:
~, -, Road Commissioner Tor the - Election
district OF Cecil coGnty, do solcmnly swear Tor
atfirm) that will well and faithfully discharge
all the duties imposed upon me by law and
deayor earnestly and honestly, without fear. favor
or affection TO so administer my office as to pro
mote the public welfare, SO help me God" which
shall be attached to each commission. and copy
filed in the office OF the County Commissioners
and the said County Commissioners shall con
tract for keeping the public roads in Cecil county
in good repair, contracts in each ease to be made
Tor term not eNccedin" three years. and in like
manner their successors shall. prior to the eXpifa
ton OF every three years thereafter ma h.. new
contracts Tor the same work said contracts to late
from the first day OF April of the year in which
they shall be made: and the said contracts shall
lie awarded To the lowest SponSi bic and accepted
bidders at pubic letting of the roads To he held
by the Road Commissioners and County Commits
Slnners, at such time and place a. the County
Commissioners may select. due notice Of which
shall he given by publication in the county pa
peis and tS hand hills set mp in public places:
pa Orid'd that said roads he offered In sections a.
laid out by the County Commissioners in whose
division they may Re located. according to road
districts. and as described ON lists filed in the
Office OF the County Commissioners said sections
I" embrace the roadwayS OF all bridges and Ia
toriingS OF all streams located thereon. and that
no contract he awarded to any person residing
beyond tn, limits OF the road district in which
the section bid Tor ty him is located: and pro
Nlded luther, that the Road Comm SSlOnerS and
County Commissioners may res, rye the right To
reject any or all bids: and each person whom Il
contract shall he awarded shall give Il good and
suinclent bond. with ample security. To the Coun-
~ Commissioners, in a penalty double the amount
OF his contract. conditioned Tor tne faithful dis
charge OF the duties imposed upOn HIM Icy law
said bond to he approved by the said Road Com
mlsslonerS and County Commissioners in their
respective election districts. and filed. with the
contract Of said person. i'll the office County
Commissioners: but il the Road Commissioners
and County Commissioners should tail 10 dispose
Of any section OF road ut public letting the
County Commissioners shall. soon as prIctica-
BILE, contract privately Tor the same with some
resident OF the road district in which the section
is located. at the lowest reasonable amount under
the same conditions that regulate the keepin. in
koou repair Ol utHtr sections: ana iallIlg
they shall place said. section under the special
charge OF the Road Commissioner in whose road
district II l. located. and who snail cXpend in re
pairs and Improvements thereon such amount ri
money as the Comfy Commi> SiuHcrS may order:
and not more than one section Of road shall he
contracted Tor with any one person. unless II shall
be wholly Impossible 10 do otherwise; al d the
said Road commissioners and County CuIniuIS-
SI"n"rS shall report promptly to the Board OF
County Commissioners all the proceedings under
this section: and WHOM new road shall have
been opened the County Commissioners 81 a /
contract Tor the repair ui Tia" same in the same
manner is tor other roads, until the next reg
awarding of contracts tor roads shall occur: and il
shall he set forth IN all contracts under TINS
ton That the persons CumtrlCtin" shall he bound
To Keep the roads in their charge IN the condition
required by this act. without reference to the
amount hid by them at the public letting vi said
roads, or agreed upon between them and the Road
{ ommi> SiOncrS and County Comm a.
the contract price Tor keeping the in repair:
and that lor each month thai the roads in their
charge may be and remain i'll Il CVnd tlon contra
ry to the requirements OF this art and shall he SO
reported to The County Commissioners. they shalt
forfeit 0ue-twelith o. said Yearly proportion OF
their contract: ana the SAID Road Commissioners
and County commissioners shall so reg uate the
amount OF contracts awarded aud limit all other
expenditures Tor road ami bridge PURPOSES in
Cecil county, as not to exceed i'll the aggregate
for any one year an amount equal to twenty cents
On each one hundred dollars OF the taxable basis
Oi SAID county: pEOriGod that this shall apply
to eNtraordin mary expenditures required .icrUunt
of great damage 10y storms or floods