The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-09-08
Public goaa Gauu.
DUBLTC LOCAL Law.
New Road Law for baltimore County-lt
VIII Go Into Eject December
1st.. 1900.
CHAPTER 6s5.

CHAPTER 6S5.
AN ACT to repeal Sections 18S to 2l7. inclusive
of Article OF the Code of Public Local Laws
Is sme5ded 6g chapter and Chapter SO q
the Acts of 1892, Chapter 4l7 Of the Acts Of
1894: Chapter 4e9 of the Acts Of 1896, and Cnaap.
same with amendments, and TO add five new
sections thereto. to be designated Sections
SECTION % j. Be Il enacted By lie General Asssm5l,
of Maryland That Sections 188 to 217 inclusive. OF
Acf S1 the S06s Of rqOa
amended by Chapter 40 and Chapter $40 Of the
Acts Of 1892, Chapter AZ Of the Acts OF lSg1 Chap
ter 400 of the Acts of 1885, and Chapter 800 of the
Acts of 1898, be and the same are hereby repeal
ed and re-enacted with amendments, and nye
desiensted stpps Sections cs S7z s7B BIC sp and
2i7E to follow Section 2l7, and TO reao as IoHoWs
more County shall on or before the first day Of
1t tSrea n s,,c5 iistrcts As have three or
more election precincts, and two IN those dis
tricts which have less than three election pre-
pavers. residents and voters of the district for
which they may be appointed. ana VINO snail
have during the one & year r6r 70 tner on
property of at last an assessed value OF nve nun
dred dollars. to act as Road Commissioners Of
ting from the first day of January, 1901, or until
their successors are appointed, and the County
their fiTst meeting in January in every second
year thereafter; that the Commissioners thus
appointed from each district shall constitute
board of Road Commissioners. one OF whom shall
be elected by said Board to act as chairman. The
Commissioners thus appointed shall each give
bond to the County Commissioners, properly
conditioned for the faithful performance Of
their duties in the penal sum of one thousand
SEC. ise. The Road Commissioners SO appoint
ee shall within ten days after receiving notice of
their appointment, and having taken the oath of
board and shall meet for the transaction Of busi-
ness at such time and place as they may deter
mine and when called upon by the chairman
into sub districts as nearly in extent as practi-
cable. and to assign to each Commissioner the
eub-district over which he shall have special SUI
pervisi0n.
SEC. l9O The Road Commissioners so appoint
% are nSrepy d 70 o he sds IN
their respective districts as said Board may deem
a4best. having just called for and received from
the Baltimore County Roads Engineer, hereafter
mentioned. a written report, stating what sys-
TEN he advises in said district provided, how
ever, that no Road Commissioner shall have any
pecuniary Interest in any contract. and shall fur
nish no team for any work. unless authorized by
the County Commissioners, in writing, and pro-
vided further, that such system shall require at
least twO-thirds of the road tar to be expended
In macadamizing the roads with stone or other
SEC. l91. The Road Commissioners shall keep
books showing in detail the expenditure on each
road in their respective districts. including the
labor expended, which books shall be open to the
inspection of the County Commissioners. the
payer of Baltimore county and before making
any repairs or improvements on any road cost
Ing more tnan , one hundred 9 collars a; they shall
plans and specifications for such proposed re-
pairs and improvements, and before purchasing
stone In quantities OF more than one hundred
perches, they shall submit to the State Geolo-
gst. through the said Engineer, specimens of
the stone offered to them for use on the roads,
and receive written report from said State
Ge0logist giving the merits of said stone. and on
q before the tenth day Of January in each year.
Engineer written report covering the follow
ing points: The condition of the roads in each
district the improvements that have been made
In the twelve months ending December 31st of
the previous year; the amounts and kind of ma
terial used on each road, with detailed state
ment Of its cost and the amount and cost of hard
material and labor on each road.
SEC. 102. The Road Commissioners in each dis
the Bst%oTe 0n Enener
the mouth JUST passed. Ihthfdfne the cost 81
terial used on each road, and the amount OF labor
bills and shall mark the same approved, II cor
rect and after the expiration of one week from
the time he has received them he shall denver
All bills marked approved to the County Com
missiOners, who shall after the same nave Deen
properly audited, shall order the payment OF all
ed by the chairman, and at least one other Com
missioner of the respective districts, and mark
ed approved by the said Engineer to an amount
not Otexceeding the special road tax collected from
said district for that year.
titled to one hundred and twenty five dollars per
annum to cover his personal expenses; ana tne
County Commissioners are autnorlzeq 70 allow
any person who may be employed as examiner
of new roads to be altered bridges to be repaired
or built per diem not to exceed two dollars for
SEC 1S4s All Road Commissioners shall be sub
ject to removal by the County Commissioners
for neglect or refusal to comply with the dusles
OF the charge against them in writing BY the
County commissioners. and summoned to ap-
pear before them at stated time and answer
the charge, and If any Commissioner shall re-
sign or be removed, his place shall be filled by
the County C0mmdssi9ners ass wi'nin 'nirty Gays
SFcs 185. THE Road Commissioners hereinpro-
yided for shall take charge Of all roads and and
bridges in their respective districts. and shall
see that no Instructions. hindrances or injury is
permitted upon any road or bridge under their
supervision, and when any road or bridge shall
form the boundary between districts, the C0un-
ty Commissioners shall assign to each district its
Cr1 Of ssS Gsd Of 6dEs aHd anS ON
the public road, or in any side bitches thereof,
shall be liable to fine of five dollars and
shall be imposed by any Justice Of the Peace of
the district within which such offense shall be
committed. upon the complaint al t. q OF the hoao TOAD
vided said person having been notified to remove
said obstruction by the Road Commissioners,
tiOn and provided further, that the person so
placing said obstruction on the public roads or
dollars for each day that he permits said OBJ
struction to remain, the said fine to be In addi-
tion to the original fine of five dollars, after the
expiration of said two days, to be imposed by
said Justice in like manner as said original fine
said fine to be paid by the Justice to the County
by them to the credit OF the district In which 1t
has been imposed: said fines to be enforceable as
SEC l96 The Governor of the State of Mary
land shall on or before the first day OF January.
1gOl. appoint as Baltimore County Roads Engi-
and experienced in bridge and road building,
who shall hold Office until removal by the Gov
ernor or his successors, for such good cause as
he shall deem sufficient.
SEC. Ig7s The Baltimore County Roads Engi-
often as may Be necessary, and recommend to
the Road Commissioners OF the respective dis
tricts such repairs and improvements as he may
ncafions and plans for the repairs or improve
ments Of any particular road when called
snhmit to the said Road Commissioners of the
respective districts q comprehensive plan for the
tei nv the Road Commissioners in any district,
rive instruction to the foreman as to the places
most in need Of repairs and the manner 10 wnSn t
Road Commissioners in any other manner which
the said Road Commissioners may require and
nualIy, on or before the first day of February in
each year, make written report 20 the County
- NarvIand Geological Survey. covering the fol
lowing points: The condition OF the roads and
improvements that have been made IN each dis-
frick in the twelve months ending December
fhirtv-hrst of the previous year the amount
and Kind 0f material used on each road. with g
detailed statement Of its cost for material and
fhe amount and cost of labor on each road and
shall further make statement OF the plans
which he has submitted to the Road Commis
eiorers in each district. The report shall con-
tain concise statement of the amount of money
ernended in each district for material and labor
which concise statement shall be published by
the County Commissioners in two county papers
of diferailt political faith, twice during the
month az February in each year.
SRCIp8 The Baltimore county hoaos Eng,
neer shaii receive salary OF two thousand DOL.
lars annually in monthly installments, and nve
hundred dollars or so much thereon as may Dt
necessary to meet the travelling, once, and al
other expense, including drawings, speclnca.
lions. etc. incurred in the discnarge OF nls
drIfiee which shall be paid by the county Com.
Snisaioners upon presentation of the account
with properly signed vouchers.
SFC 106 The County Commissioners snail an
ut1ally levy upon the assessable properly OF bal
fimore county at the time of making the county
levy. not less than fifteen cents nor more Una. .
twenty-five cents on the one hundred ooiiars iT "
the use of the county roads and bridges, MnlcL cl
shall be collected as other county taxes are col
lected of which five cents on the nun9reo snai
be set apart as general road and Driage @ Lunu
and be applied to the general use and the Deno
it of the roads and bridges In Baltimore county
and to no other purpose; and the remalnuer "
the tar so levied and collected for roaos anS
bridges shall be set apart as special roaQ ant