The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-05-20
P Pup1,c LOCAL Laws.
January Session, 1904.

CHAPTER SOL.
AN ACT to repeal Sections 28l, 294
G, and 294 G., of Article II, of the
Code of Public Local laws, title
"Prince Georges county, subtitle
"Roads," and to repeal and re-enact
with amendments Sections 279, 280
2s5, 2s6, 2s7, 9ss, 29l, 293, 994 249 D
and 294 f, of said article and to add
new section thereto to immediate
ly follow sect on 2s2, to be designat'
ed as section 2S2 A.
SECTION l, Re it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Maryland, that sec
tions 28l, 294 G, and 294 6, OF Arti'
Gle II, of the Code of Public Local
Laws, title Prince Georges county
"sub title Roads," be and the same are
hereby repealed, and that Sections 279
2sO, 2s5, 2s6, 9s7, 9ss, 29l, 293, 294294
D, and 294 f, of said Article be and
the same are hereby repealed and re.
enacted with amendments, and that a
new section be and the
same is hereby added to said arti-
Gle to Immediately follow section 2S2,
to be designated as section 2S2A, to
read as TO said new section and said
section which are hereby repealed and
re-enacted as follows:
279. Matters affecting the public
roads Of the county, except in incorpo-
rated towns, shall be under the control
of the Board Of County Road Commits
sioners.
2s0. Matters affecting bridges up
on public roads of the county shall be
under the control of the Board OF
County Road Commissioners.
282A. In addition to the Road
Commissioners, whose election is pro
vided for by section 2S2, of this Arti-
Gle, the County Commissioners Of
Prince Georges county, shall on or
before May lst, 1904, and thereafter
when a vacancy may occur from any
cause, appoint as Prince Georges
county Road Superintendent, man
having the degree Of Civil Engineer
and experienced in road and bridge
building, who shall hold Office for four
years unless sooner removed for cause
and then only upon charges preferred
to said County Commissioners, who
before trying said charges, shall fur
nish the said Road Superintendent, a
statement Of the charges and specifi-
cations in writing. The said Superin-
tendent shall personally supervise and
direct all work on the bridges and cul-
verts, and especially shall draw all
contracts and specifications for road
and bridge work, when done by con-
tract. He shall lend such aid and as
sistance to tue Trustees of the several
districts as they may request, and in
all cases shall and must audit and pass
on the bills of the Trustees after ex-
aminining their work, before said bills
shall be paid by the Board Of Road
Commissioners, who are hereby pro-
hibited from paying any such bills, un
less approved by said R ,ad Superin-
tendent, tie said Superintendent shall
have power to suspend any road EN-
ployee or contractor, subject to the ap-
proval of the Board of Road Commits
sioners at their next stated meeting,
the said Superintendent shall also,
whenever directed by the Board Of
Road Commissioners, examine and re-
port upon the condition of any section
Of road of said county, and also upon
the condition of any bridge of said
county, the said Superintendent shall
report annually, on or before the first
day of January, to said Board of Road
Commissioners, and also to the Board
of County Commissioners, under oath
in detail, all money spent for labor
and material on each road and in each
eli ction district, the amount of hard
material used on each road, the mileage
Of work done by machines, all plans
and specifications for road and bridge
work, and such other matters as he
deems pertinent In connection with
his other duties, the said superinten
dent shall act as clerk to the said
Board of County Road Commissioners,
the said superintendent of public roads
shall be paid by the Board Of County
Road Commissioners the annual salary
OF fifteen hundred dollars in payments,
and also he allowed for his actual cx
penses in performance of his duties,
for which sworn vouchers must be fll-
ed with the Clerk Of the County Com
missioners, provided the same do not
exceed the sum Of four hundred dol
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