Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-03-26
WORCESTER COUNTY
PUBLIC ROAD LAW
County Commissioners Have
Ordered Supervisors to
Enforce this Law.


AN ACT to provide for maintaining
and keeping III repair the public roads
Of Worcester County. and To repeal all
laws inconsistent Herewith 81 far as
same apply TO Worcester County.
BE il enacted by the General Assembly
Of Maryland, That the County Com
missioners of Worcester County shall
have power to divide or sub-divide the
several election districts of said County
into three road districts, aud to appoint
road supervisor for each of said road
districts, and TO appoint such assistant
supervisors as they may think necessary.
And be II enacted. That any male in
habltant between the ages of twenty
one and tifty-ive years of age and every
other male inhabitant above fifty.five
years of age and possessing taxable prop
crty assessed at five hundred dollars or
upwards, who shall have resided with
in the limits of Worcester County for
one month next proceeding the date
when his services may be demanded,
shall be required to labor two days in
every year ON the public roads in the
road district in which he may reside, and
the road supervisor whenever the public
roads shall need repairs. shall summons
all such persons in his road district, or
such number of them as he may deem
necessary. provided that he shall not
summon the same party twice. until he
shall have exhausted the whole number
liable To such duty in his road district,
giving notice of the time and place of
meeting. provided that mt least one
whole day shall intervene between the
time of notice aud the day ON which the
work is To be performed; provided, how
ever. that no person shall be compelled
tn labor more than four miles from his
place of residence.
And DO II enacted, That if any person
not possessing taxable property assessed
at five hundred dollars or upwards. from
whom such labor on the public roads
may be required. under the provisions
of the preceding section. shall make il
satisfactorily appear to the road super
visor of the road district in which he re-
sides that he is physically unable TO per-
form the said labor, either by reason of
permanent disability or that said dis
ability existed at the time at which his
services were required, and is not able
To pay the communication hereinafter pro-
vided. il shall be the duty If the said
supervisor TO exempt for the time being
such persons from the performance of
said labor and communication for labor,
and in case such supervisor shall refuse
Ia exempt any person who shall apply
for exemption, as herein provided. such
person, il he shall feel aggrieved by such
refusal, may appeal tn the County Com
missioners of the County whose decision
may he final
And be il enacted, That every person
liable as aforesaid 20 labor on SAID pub
lie roads, who shall fail to obey the sum
mons of the road supervisor. or furnish
substitute, shall upon demand made
by said supervisor. pay to said supervi-
sor the sum of seyenty-five cents for each
and every day mot exceeding two days.
that he shall fail to perform such labor:
and the said supervisor shall collect and
account, under oath, To the County Com
missioners, for all sums of money so
collected and exemptions granted. and
shall apply the said money. under the
direction of the said County Commits
sioners. to hiring labor tn work on the
public roads. and shall pay over TO his
successor, upon the order of the County
Commissioners. any surplus that may
remain i'll his hands, and the said super
visor shall make the said report. under
oath. once in twelve months. and il shall
contain. in addition 10 the things here
inbefore provided. "a true account of all
moneys received and expended. the
name OF each and every man who has
performed the labor herein required of
HIM. the number of days he has worked.
and the time when and the road on
which the said labor was performed.
And be IL enacted. That any person
lN.ala IN I.aV ..fu L
refuse To obey such summons, and shall
refuse I" labor on said public roads as
hercinbefore provided, for one or two
days, as hereinbefore specified. and shall
refuse ar neglect upon demand made, as
aforesaid TO pay to said supervisor the
sum of seventy-five cents per day for
one or two days labor, as aforesaid. or
shall refuse or neglect 10 furnish a sub
stituie, as aforesaid, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon
complaint made by such supervisor. be
liable To be arrested and brought before
any justice of the peace in the county
npon warrant To be issued by said JUS.
tice IN the name of the State therefor,
and shall, upon proof of such summons
and failure TO obey the same and refuse
tn pay said sum of seventy-five cents
per day Tor not exceeding two DAYS. be
fined to an amount equal to said sum of
seventy five cents per day for not ex-
cceding two days, and all costs of such
proceedings before said Justice, includ-
ing the paw for the witnesses for the
prosecution; and the said justice. in or
der to enforce the collection of said fines.
shall have the power TO issue an execu-
ton upon the judgement therefor and
10 make it part of said judgement, and
the party against whom any such judg-
ment is rendered shall stand committed
10 the county Jail until such fines and
costs be paid, but said imprisonment
shall not exceed ten days for any one
oifense; provided. that any party against
whom any justice of the peace NAV rem
der Judgment under any of the pre-.
cccding sections of this Act, may at any
time within ten days of the rendition Of
such Judgment appeal from such judg-
ment TO the Circuit Court for Worcester
county; provided. the party so appeal
ing shall give bond with surety h the
State of Maryland. to be approved by
the said justice of the peace in the sum