The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-05-04

! the hands of the present Road Commissioners
| of the respective election districts of the coun-
| ty and all back road taxes as collected shall
| be paid to the County Commissioners who
! shall expend the same in the district from
which it is obtained, all road machines and APP
planes heretofore purchased by the districts
! shall be subject to the control of the County
| Commissioners, who shall use them in their
respective districts as required
SECTION 1873 Said County Commissioners
! shall adopt a uniform system for the repair
and maintenance of the public roads of the
| county, such as their present condition de,
! mand and require; they shall thereby provide
! for the permanent improvement of the main
! county roads by gradually grading and ma
! cadamIzIng the same, and IN order to ctfectu.
| ally carry out this requirement they may have
| surveyed aud relocate any of said roads.
! All roads should be thirty feet wide and the
| bed or travelled portion Cf every road shall be
| of sufficient width to allow teams TO conven-
! iently pass each other. Before making any
! permanent or special improvement. costing
one thousand dollars or over a mile to any OF
said main roads, they shall consult with the
! Highway Commission of MARYLAND as to the
| most approved method of making the same,
! and may employ road engineer to lay out and
| supernteud the work They may purchase
all machinery, appliances, and material neces-
sary to make said special or permanent i'm.
| proyement. or repairs, and in all cases where
| any such permanent Improvement is made to
any of the main county roads. the same shall,
except rs hereinafter provided, be let out on
| contract: public bids shall be received for the
same after due notice upon such items as they
may prescribe. When bridge costing over
five hundred dollars Is to be built. road
| engineer may be consulted as 10 kind. char
/ aCter, cost aud approved method of building
/ the same, before bid for its construction Is
/ accepted. and m event the bids for making
any special or permanent Improvement or re
! p;ir to any Of said roads or for building any
/ of said bridges shall be deemed excessive,
the County Commissioners shall reject them
and cal. for new bids. or construct the same
themselves under the supervision Of the road
engineer. All expense connected with the
building of bridges costing over one hundred
dollars aud The permanent Improvement Of or
temporary repairs to the main roads herein
before provided for shall be paid out OF the
said general road fund, or ii 1t shall be Insult
cient. the deficiency shall be made up from
the general funds OF the county, not otherwise
appropriated. In making the general repairs
go the county roads they shall require three
tourths OF the amount allotted TO each road
district to be expended before the 18th Of
: June aud he balance before he First of No
,ng in from any road district before the levy
( i collected for the sane. they may advance
from the general funds ot the county enough
in mert them, rrimhur,irg The county As the
COLLECTION from such districts msy be made.
No bliis sisli be- paid unless sworn to aud
( duly approved by the Road Commissioner for
such district,
SECTION las A. Whenever any doub, exists
~ 90 the proper location or ~idlh 81 county
road. or the County Commissioners deem il
sSprd,eui hist the same b. re- surveyed. they
shall cause the same N ha surveyed by the
County Surveyor and = description and plat
made thereof and recorded Aui 6led among
th-tr records Whenever possible. such 8~S
cupisnu shall b. made by reference 20 the
urigipaI description oc ssij road. when the
same uas acquired by grant or condemnation,
q such description can be iogni. but If The
sans cannot BE found. then such description
aud plat saaj. b. nsic ~ sAtd rusd a. actually
iai3 gHt aus used lsr sxts.iuE centre 0f the
road br.ne taken frr ihr r-ufrr ui the road IS
~ saryryrA the 24sifh thereof, a. ~ Surveyed.
marked aus plated be ih- Surveyor. being 10
az gssa- nus tsss tAau thirty iv-I aJun return
nf ss.s certificate 4ad plat. notice shall ba
T4h.rss.i iu ~ least one newspaper In the
gugEfy IhsI size ssme, vIthnui objection. wIil
be- raahrme5 Is the expiration of ivruiY DAYS.
>sCrIaS Iss y After she expiration 81
fEraIy dsyt fruul the returns II the Suryrvsf.
she talusy Commissioner, r. SEQ objection be-
made, ar after hearing or cnnssl-rlrs any Oh
l-c'f~a fba; mar b. susis shall proceed o.
gas, BOD Euitut thsreoo. and afliru or reject
ine SAME or Hrier IS 60 BE- m~uds-i Iu their
slscr~'tau and may continue over their pru-
s-e=i.ugs 20 Fhrlr nrSt mer'tnc. and go irum
iHir So lime 90 long IS they shall iH their
Judgment ibink sarh u1allssaarr. necessary
'ps lhs qurrose % Justice and The iuAi lu3k
meat It saii County Commissioner. or the
Judgment Bf the Greet Casr;. go the event
cd ar appeal BY Ans person Interested N
lsiira 60 saeh mad. Ani soc plat thereof. -
confirmed b. said Judgment, shall be recorded
am nar ihr proceedings oi tbs Loaary Cam
rr's.sunrrs sa separate book, In be by them
provided Tor ghag garpos~. The ~ survey Of
such road 81 established ard confirmed BY the
jadxmrnt 81 Ghc Couniy Commissioners or Of
the CirCgii Caar; 10 the event Of an appeal or
certified copies ot the record thereof shall be
iAkea and rv0~sycI a. is'l aad saf5elsoi evi-
3eHCe ID the true laysil1u Of such rsais ~ at
CaHyls 90 Ih.s STATE.
Su-rloN l8s C.--I; shall not b. nsiu. fnr
Hny person in Carroll County lo ~r~vt hpfJ5-
3ues ~ 81 fence Ia sar,iras er burial grounds.
oh-iraziinE any contemplated spuaTy ruad.
shoe s1ii road has b--H pr'5tluri Tor By
eilaen, 81 Carol. County. uuji, Jhr apptcA,
lion hs, been rstu,e4 b. the Crau,y Coa,-
msssianc-s-
Su-rlnx is n.-lr shall NOS h.. lawful Tor
Any person Ia place any obstruction uyon any
Of The pUblig Highways, r1ad., bridges or al
l-ys G.. Carroll Cu4EIy. or ta tHlrr.vre 18th or
ubsi ggy the bitches or drains Ibrfept. o. EN-
er5aah uuJu said Highways. road and ALLEYS
Rtth ieuers. huIldHEs or aggihiug else which
wnud iFgegai io interfere slIh travel thereon;
nor shall t X lawful tor any persoE or coTpo-
ration. il nfhcer.. sg-nfs or employees. en-
gagged ~ the ba,lness OF common carrier 10
sut4-r uf permit bis or iis engines. tender or
c,Fs, Hg portion thereof e. stand on OF obsirgcg
zuy street, OF kighNAy IB Carroll County Where
!, crosses railroad for longer period than
i've minutes, ~ any 0ue time or 20 shutting to
ubsiFucs pubisc traffic over a street or high
way Tor 4 longer period then 1--WE inmates 81
sny enc time; any person ~ corporation VIC
latiRs the r.7sss3ons II this Section. or any Of
iis officers, agents OF employees. who have
under or subject 70 be- or their control, niau-
aEeuag nj or direction any such vehicle. engine,
tender ur car. ~hich, or ans portion of which,
is AiluEri 10 stand uu sAid street or highway
or obstruci traffic longer than the time allowed
by ihls Section, shall BE- guilty Of INSIDE
meAnur. and upon conviction thereof By any
Justice Ot the Peace. exercising criminal juris-
divgiuu Ia Carroll County. or by the Circuit
Court thereof upon Indictment shall be lined
10 an amount not les ;han one nor UIore than
one hundred dollars for each oifease, aud the
Corporation shall also be liable for each such
violation, 10 a ike penalty. All persons
arrested under this section, shall have the
right 10 rlre, that bis case be sent to the Cir
cult Court for trial by jury.
The fines collected under this Section shall
be paid INTO the general road iuad OF the
county. and il shall be the duty Of all Peace
officers and all road officials OF the county to
enforce the provisions Of this Act.
SECTION > Aud be It enacted. That 81
local Laws Of Carroll County, inconsistent
with this Act, be and same are hereby re
peaIed, except such as relate TO the payment
Of portion OF the special road tax to incor-
porated towns.
SEcrloN 3. Aud be 1t enacted, That moth
ing IN this Act shall be construed or considered
in abridgmeut Of the powers over roads, drains
and bridges gwen by the General Laws of
this State, to County Commissioners, except
when the same Is IN express conflict with
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