Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-05-05
CHAPTER 4O7
ROADS.


AN ACT to repeal and re.enact with
Amendments Sections 100 10 1O3
both inclusive OF Article 10 OF the
Code OF Public Local Laws title
st. Mary's County" Sui. title
Roads as amended by Chapter
354 OF the Acts of 1902, and TO re-
peal Sections 1903 A to 1903 r both
inclusive Of said Article under said
Title aud Subtitle.
Section 1. Be IL enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland, That
Sections 100 to 1903, both inclusive,
OF Article l9 OF the Code OF Public
Local Laws, title st. Mary's Coun-
", subtitle Roads, as amended
by Chapter 1854 OF the Acts OF 1902
The-game are hereby rsspee-
repealed and re-enacted with
anemendments. and be ID further
enacted that Sections 100 "A TO 1903 r,
both inclusive Of said Article under
said title and subtitle, BIO and the
same are hereby expressly repealed.
Section 100. The County Com
missioners are hereby authorized
and empowered to purchase in such
manner and on such terms as they
may deem best for the interest Of the
County, five mules for each Of the
three Commissioner District of the
County, to be used ia operating the
three road machines now belonging
10 said County, and for other pur.
poses ia repairing said roads, they
shall snake provision for the feeding
and proper care OF said mules, and
AT the combustion OF general road
work in each and every year, they
may In their discretion place said
mules in the custody efsuch persons
as will properly care for them at the
least expense 10 the County.
Section l0l. The County Com
missioners shall at their first meet
ing In May, Nineteen Hundred and
Four and annually thereafter, APP
point as many Road Supervisors for
each election district and precinctof
the County as they may deem neces
sary for the proper working Of said
Roads, said Supervisors in all cases
being selected with special regard
TO their knowledge and skill in di
recting Road work, and shall be sub
ject at all times to such rules and
regulations as may be adopted by
the County Commissioners with re
gard to the repairing. mending and
perfecting the public roads Of said
County the said Commissioners
mall also fix the compensation OF
Road Super sisors and the per diem
Of all laborers employed tcwork on
said Road.
Section 1902. The County Com
missioners shall provide In their
or 1904, asufficients sum ofmoney
y, "a -, Indebtedness on account
II Roads ana shall then and annually
thereaftei Wy sum not less than
ave thous d nor more than eight
thousand lars for the building
and rep2isf 81 said Roads In any one
Y,ear provided that nothing In this
Section shall prevent the Commits.
sioners from levying an additional
amount to build any bridge, the cost
81 which VIII be one hundred dol
lars or more.
Section sO3 The County Coms
missioners shall so soon after each
annual levy as practicable pportion
the sum so levied for Public Roads
among the several Election Districts
and precincts Of the County in exact
proportion to the assessed basis OF
each district and precinct, they shall
as lar as practicable, have all Road
work done Ia d permanent manner.
Section 2. And be it enacted
That this Act shall take effect from
the date Of its passage, and that all
Acts and parts Of Acts inconsistent
with this Act, be and the same are
hereby expressly repealed.
Approved April Z, 1904.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD, Governor.
SPENCER g. JONES,
President of the Senate.
GEORGE X EVERHART,
Speaker of the House Of Delegates,
Office Of the Secretary Of the Senate:
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