Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-04-23

during the season in which they are 10 be
worked, and 10 advise with and direct "a
Tar as practicable how, when and where
the said district supervisors shall work
said roads. The said district road suner.
visors shall be subject 10 The advice OF the
general supervisor, have exclusive control
over oil their laborers, teams. tools ami
machinery during the time they are A.
work on said roads, and each district roaI
supervisor Is authorized to employ moi
more than six laborers, and in no case shall
any sach 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 ac-
count OF oil 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 sub title
OF this Article. which may be thus incur
red, and shall once in each month render
such account 70 the general supervisor,
whose duty II shall be TO report the same
monthly to the County Commissioners,
who shall draw their warrant on the col.
lectors 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 % 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 rosd super
visor TO notify the district supervisors when.
ever the amounts apportioned 20 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
reads so as TO obstruct travel, nor to repair
Of any bridge or washout at any time If the
public convenience requires IL, but when
ever they have cash available then all road
accounts shall be paid in cash: and il is
hereby made the duty Of the clerk or treas.
urcr 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
perylsor, laborer or other persons, for ma.
teriais, teams or implements for the preced-
ing month, and said general supervisor
shall thereupon Immediately pay 90 the
persons entitled 90 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 ,o
perform the duties ofhis office the said gen.
eral supervisor shall give a bond 10 said
Commissioners in the penal sum of one
thousand dollars, with u surety or sureties
to be approved by said Commissioners, con
ditioned for the faithful performance OF his
duties rs such general supervisor. The
term Of Office OF said general supervisor
and OF the district supervisors shall b. Tor
one yea. only, subject to removal by the
County Commissioners at any time Tor
good cause shown.
SECTION Q. And be IL enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved, March "a, 1896.
LLOYD LOWNDES,
Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President of the Senate.
SYDNEY e. MUDD,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Office IF The Secretary Of the Senate.
l hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
true copy OF an Act of the General Assem-.
bly, of Maryland, passed at the January
Session, 1896
]. ROGER MCSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
April 0, 1s96-3tt