Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-16

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CHAPTER a3.

AN ACT TO repeal and re enact with
amendments Section 100 of Article 10
Of the Code of Public Local Laws. title
"St Mary's County" subtitle Roads"
rs said Section was enacted by Chapter
564 of the Acts of 1894.
SRcTIoS l. Be 10 enacted BE- The General
Assembly Of Maryland, That Section 100 os
Article ID OF the Code of Public Local
Laws, title "St. Mary's County" subtitle
Roads" as said Section was enacted by
Chapter 564 of the Acts of 1894, be and the
same Is hereby repealed and re enacted
with amendments so as 10 read as follows:
100. The County Commissioners of 81.
Mary's county, Immediately after the mas.
sage of this Act or at their first meeting in
April, eighteen hundred and ninety siy
and thereafter annually at their first meet
ing in April, appoint one general road sn.
peryisor tor said county and two district
supervisors for each election district of said
county. The said general and district road
supervisors shall receive such compcnsa.
lion for their services, by way O. salary or
per diem, rs the said Commissioners shall.
in their discretion, at said meeting fix, and
such compensation shall not be Increased
or diminished for the term of one year.
The said Commissioners shall at the same
time fix the compensation 70 be paid 20 la
borers on the public roads II shall be the
duty of the general supervisor, and he is
hereby required, 10 ride over the public
roads OF each district at least once month
during the season in which they are 10 be
worked, and to advise with and direct as
far as practicable how, when and where
the said district supervisors shall work
al Aa ct
visors shall be subject TO the advice of the
general supervisor, have exclusive control
over all their laborers, teams, tools and
machinery during the time they are at
work on said roads, and each district road
supervisor is authorized to employ not
more than six labOrers, and in no case shall
any such supervisor employ less than three
when at work on said roads during the
| time limited for working on said roads.
Each district supervisor shall keep an &C.
count OF all the material purchased. the
number Of days of labor performed by him.
self and by each laborer hired by HIM with
otter expenses authorized by this subtitle
OF this Article, which may he thus incur
red, and shall once in each month render
such account to the general supervisor.
whose duty II shall be to report the same
monthly TO the County Commissioners,
iectors for the same when cash available
therefor is not on hand. Work on said
roads shall not commence before the first
day OF May and shall end on the first day
of November; but nothing in this Act shall
authorize any supervisor 10 do any work
| in any year after he has exhausted the
amount apportioned to his district, and il
shall be the duty OF the general road super.
visor to notify the district supervisors when.
ever the amounts apportioned 10 their res.
pective districts shall be exhausted; but
nothing in this Act shall prohibit any SUI.
pervisor from cutting and removing any
trees which shall have fallen across said
roads so as TO obstruct travel, nor 10 repair
oil any bridge or washout at any time il the
public convenience requires it, but when
ever they have cash available then all road
accounts shall be paid in cash; and il is
hereby made the duty of tie clerk or treas.
urer OF the board of county commissioner
TO, Immediately after the adjustment Of
said accounts, pay over the general
supervisor the amount due each district SUI
pervisor, laborer or other persons, fer ma.
terials, teams or implements for the proceed.
ing month, and said general supervisor
shall thereupon Immediately pay 10 the
persons entitled To receive the same, the
amounts due them, In the same manner in
which he has received the same, whether
In cash or in script Before proceeding 20
perform the duties of his office the said gen.
erai supervisor shall give a bond 10 said
commissioners in the penal sum of one
thousand dollars, with "A surety or sureties
10 be approved by said Commissioners, CON
ditioned for the faithful performance OF his
duties as such general supervisor The
term OF office OF said general supervisor
and OF the district supervisors shall be for
one yea. only, subject 10 removal by the
County Commissioners at any time for
good cause shown.
SECTION 2. And be IL enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved, March "a, 1896.
LLOYD LOWEDES,
Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President of the Senate