Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-04-24
Public Local Laws.
CHAPTER s54

enact with amendments Sections
100 10 I03 both inclusive Of Article
10 Of the Code Of Public Local
Laws title ''St. Mary's County"
subtitle Roads and Chapter 564
Of the Acts Of 1894, which amended
aud added new Sections to said title
and subtitle and Chapter 93of the
Acts OF 1896 and Chapter 153 Of the
Acts OF 1898 to re-enact with
amendments Sections under said
title and subtitle to be known as
Sections 100 to 1O3 both inclusive,
and to add new sections thereto to
be known respectively as Section
103 A to 103 +, both inclusive of
said Article and subtitle.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly OF Maryland, That
Sections 100 to 1O3 both inclusive of
Article 19 of the Code of Public
Local Laws title ''St. Mary IS County"
subtitle Roads" and Chapter 564
of the Acts of 1894 which amended
and added new Sections to said title
and subtitle, and Chapter SO of the
Acts Of 1896 and Chapter 153 of the
Acts of 1898 which amended Section
100 of said title and subtitle be and
the same are hereby respectively
repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments and that certain additional
sections be and the same are hereby
added to said title and subtitle to
be known respectively as Section 100
TO lc3 both inclusive and 1O3 A to 1O3
4 both inclusive of said Article aud
subtitle. and to read as follows:
Section 100. The County Commits
sioners of st. Mary's County imme-
diately after the passage of this Act
or at their first meeting in April
nineteen hundred and two, and bi-
ennially thereafter at their first meet
ing in April or whenever a vacancy
shall occur, shall appoint in every
Election District and Precinct ofthe
County Road Inspector who shall
be physician, engaged in the ac-
tive practice OF his profession in the
District or Precinct for which he
shall be appointed, except in case
no such person resides in the Dis
trict or Precinct or in case none
would accept, the said Commits
sioners shall then appoint some
other citizen, property owner and
a resident of the District or Precinct
whose occupation leads him to travel
much the roads of the District or
Precinct and said inspector shall
serve without compensation. The
said Commissioners shall also at
their first meeting in April nineteen
hundred and two and annually there
after appoint one Road Supervisor
for each Election District and Pre-
cinct Of the County. said Supervisors
being selected with special regard
to their knowledge and ability to di-
rect work on the public roads and
10 provide good teams for said work.
The County Commissioners shall at
the same meeting fix the supervisors
salary or per diem which amount
shall not be increased or diminished
during the term of one year. The
said Commissioners shall at the
same time fix the compensation to be
paid to laborers on the public roads,
and the amount to be allowed for
teams while at work on same.
Section 10l. The County Com
missioners at their levy laying ses-
sion in nineteen hundred and two,
shall levy sufficient sum of money
to pay all Indebtedness on account
of roads and shall also, then and an
nually thereafter levy a sum not less
than five thousand nor more than
seven thousand dollars for the build
ing and repair of said roads in any
one year, provided that nothing in
this Section shall prevent the Com
missionersf from levying anadditional
amount to build any bridge, the cost
of which will be one hundred dollars
or more provided said bridge shall
be built by contract after the County
Commissioners shall have advertised
for bids for the construction of same
in at least two issues of county pa
per the Contract being awarded tothe
lowest responsible bidders, all ac-
counts OF expenditures provided for
in this Section shall be kept by said
Commissioners aud published in
conformity to Section IL Of Article
% OF the Code of Public General
Laws title County Commissioners. y
Section lO2. The County Com
missicners shall as soon after each
annual levy as practicable apportion
the sum so levied for public roads
among the several Election Districts
and Precincts OF the County in exact
proportion TO the assessed basis ol
each District and Precinct, and shall
furnish each road inspector with q
statement of the amount to be ex-
pended in his District or Precinct