The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-05-04
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS
Passed at the January Session,
1906.
Debating TO PUBLIC ROADS.
CHAPTER 3G6.

General Assembly of Maryland passed at its
January Session 1902, and to add new Sec
tons to said Article. providing for a General
Road System for Carroll County.
SECTION BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland that Sections 1874, 1876.
1856. 1871, and 1873 of Article !, of the Code
of Public Local Laws, utle, Carroll toun
ty, sub title Roads, and the provisions OF
Chapter l64 Of the Acts of the General Assem-.
bly, of Maryland. passed at its January Session
in the year 1902. be and the same are hereby
repealed aud that the following new Sections
be added To said Article :, under the sub title.
Roads. " To be designated Sections 1874, 1856.
1876. 1877. l3s, 1854, 13Sb, 1850, and l3Sd, to
read as follows:
SEC. I34.-The County Commissioners of
Carroll County shall have general charge of.
and control over. all the public highways.
roads. bridges. streets and alleys of Carroll
County except within the limits of incorpor-
ated towns; II shall BE- their duty to keep the
same in repair aui reasonably safe for public
travel and To that eud they shall exercise a
general supervision over them throughout the
county, aud direct general and special re
pairs aud improvements thereto, whenever
they shall deem the same necessary OF adviS..-
BILE for the public convenience or safety; they
shall have All the powers with respect TO the
public I.hways of the county heretofore vest
ed IN the County Commissioners by the Public
General Laws Of this State, and all the liabl-
iIlcs incident thereto, including the right 20
she and he sued IN connection Herewith aud.
IN addition. shall have an the powers herein
after enumerated. and all such other aud fur
Their powers AS may bee reasonably implied
from the nature 81 Tie duiIeS imposed upon
them by This Act. 10 order to more ef-ctualiy
perform their duties aud carry out the PROV
SONS Of this Act, hey shall designate and TX
a certain day or days IN each month, when
they shall meet and consider HU matters
relating 10 The public roads and bridges of the
county. at which meruug ao other business
shalt be igausacjed or consider-d; separate
books sbal hc provided by them. iu which
tu'i minutes of these proceedings shall be- en-
tered aud all records aud rrpor's relating TO
the roads aud bridges ai line County
Ssr &5-ll shall De- the duty uf said
County Commissioners, As soon As possible O.!
Ter the passage vt tins Act, Co divide the
county into road districts the huuuisrir, st
which shall correspond AS tar - practicable
with the present election districts thereof; Iu
case SINS election d3sJrlc, IS, co. yh-lr Judgment.
too large. tu be successfully supervised a.
hereinafter provided. they may divide % into
sub rood DISTRICTS ESCh rnad district and
,ub.rasG district thereof. shall be- nun nered
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county shall b. named. aud AS fgr ~ possible
tho uamcz by which they are ordinarily kn5wn
,r the urlghbnrhD08 shall be gwen go each
The rnais iu the county staii h. classified INTO
main and district roads. and The .risrrfpf roads
into tfrsl class -scnsd c.ass~, rIg., according
a. the amount Of rraynl zach rrc-lyre. Itcy
shall have prepared a road map o' The cnEaIF,
1prH "a scale '4t1e rHnugh 60 shaN Oh roads
Hrd bridges. ami lb. 't-saucs h-isrvu futry
section. % roads aud gr1m4nga, gasu', there.
ou. sud the aam-s ei each read and bridge.
aEIeE uap sha., be prepared Hllhiu rra.s..r-
able time. Whenever q ura ryTsd shall he
Hreay.i ar accepted. or an nfi road altered uv
Closed 20, Iuca,iuu pg The i4gi that g aas u-.-H
altered 81 closed. q .H 10 Vgomrtiy ics5gnAl,4i
ss. Said map. saii tnsH-y commissioners may
s, shear d.ser-iian. Hsr 6aE-r hssysjs ay .-Eu
g.as. placed a rna4 ceo-,aus. or IutrrsecIrnss..
designating The dj,'aacr ,D lhe dearest yfami.
usuI palut
Slg Isl. The SAID Cauuty Commissioner
sba#. auuua.lv. before lhc 6rss day March. 81
gen, fer The vrar iJ,si, vbva sd,y -hzll a. soma
81, practicable stics she pa>sAsv ot JhIs Act
a..rr3et "a i.a5ed Coma l<strHsr. uhu shall b. go
GAMER at rsa. estate. f1r ord. r.gld ssFlgi aaA
road sub DISTRICT 1T tHr saBHEy, shs shall. bold
a.ii-e sa- un- s-ar aut-s- removed fa- csgse
hy ,tr Cuarty tut4 uz5selrHrEs Aa4 4att. hrs
saeJvsssr sb53 b.. srpuruI-i and qGaity.
Iasg shall receive detailed tussrp. ,igas frurn
gsr CaaafF CaeumsasaarsF. - Co Jhr mcghnd
rf thsrr sock. sht l1mg AID mAau~E 81 doing
t.lc same au1 .hail make detailed report ta
ursHus Oh Ibs toGgIY Commissioner a. l,ast
every tErve months. sbomsnE lhe raai
and br5dsrs repaired. tb- 1maauI sI islslr sad
m-1sy expended uu each. a3d raGug sftru
rau 3a sgra facts ~ require their rous-drHs
uar. &, shast )sc toe latg 81 's~ Rad Com.
missioner, 80 appointed. ia rzsr direct ssrr
and charge. uB and s1 behalf ut 'Ar guuugy
u. 4tal-@llsrgs. at sss road. aal HTsiges 100 hss
t-,4rltt and b. sbals ser that 20 otssgElcisaz
hsu8rAucr cF iuIavy IS permitted upon or To
sry aI them Nh~aegrs zuF rad shall tafm
'ar boundary bs,svra districts w any bridge
shall he parsi, .a unr district aad partly ta
aaushyf ;hs County Comm 1ssssEeys shall as
s-zu "a be Road Csmnss<slaacr iar each dis
t-1cS The who}r os Poyssun % such ruaa OF whole
os such bridge os~r ubic5 b. shall have .spe4.
VISION A. AFORESAID SAli Road Goaaai ss,lon.
ars shall irsQgenty inspect al roads and
bridges in iheGr rs~Peyf,ve districts. and shall
promptly reporf - the tcaatr Commissioners
ans defects tnrrriu or the ny-d for repairs aud
improvements thereto. lhey shall Keep al
road, aud bg53Ers go ihriT respective districts
bow general good repair. aud Ig lhls end they
g.ss appoint kHa8 Supervisors Tor particular
rHs.is ur l1Eisvrs lEer-a9, -uyigy surh iainr
aa5 max. Sad expenditure 8Fuaa tine 90 5iru-
.u eguHrr.suu tksrtalih IS the fluuiy tum
or .s.iaurrs mas aiia~ them l1r sach purpose
d. addition tu such reglizr sx}'rr,lI they
uay 500 g. ease of emergency make ErpAsrs 'a
ta. roads uF bridges b. their respective dis
trCfs a. q casi mot exceeding Fity Dollars.
aI.hos' receiving iu advance sp-eiAl authority
from the C0un,y Commissioners therefore;
n 7. .a NY. D
s.urrsl repairs aud 30 she case Of an erssrs~u
a, aforesaid, they shall make no expenditures
uuless express Authority iron the County
Commissioners Is first bad ani obtained Said
Road Commissioners shall personally super
intend aud supervise, All soFk dDue uu the
c,,iuty roads aud bridges ln ihrrr respective
dDlrscls, INCLUDING the construction Of ues
roads. sud a.. surk duUc under contract hy
the Cnauty COMMISSIONER. except IN cases
where the County Comm gs,iulitrs shall other
4. 80 provide, aud shall have poser % dis
charge their road supervisors and all other
employees Tor neglect % duly or other cause.
They shall perform all WORK 10 their rr-pec-
tive districts 30 accordance With the plans,
specifications, suggestions or directions. ina
posed rs the County Commissioners; also p-r.
form sach other duties, With respect 10 the
public roads aud bridges AS the County Com
missigueTs may by their regulations or orders
prescribe. No Road Commissioner shall have
any pecUulagy interest 10 any contract, OK
shall furnish any team iar any road work. ex
eepl ia snch cases as The County Commits
si0uers shall expressly auhoglse Ia advance
by an order duly catered on their records
Except "a aforesaid, every Road Commission.
or vixen presenting for payment any bill for
the hire VI horses, or carts, OF wagons shall
append thereto al affidavit, that he is no, "a.
trresied, directly or indirectly. 10 the pay.
nenis OF the amounts charged for such hire of
horses, OF carts, or wagons, or tor any material
finished Said Road Commissioners shall
keep books, showing IN detail the expeudi-
lures made by them or under their supergi.
SION on each road ia their respective districts,
Including the cost OF all material used on the
roads and the labor expended. On or before
the 10Th day of December IA each and every
year, said Road Commissioners shall submit
TO the County Commissioners written report
showing in detail the condition of the roads in
their respective districts, the Improvements that
have been made thereon during the preceding
year, and the amounts and kinds Of material
used on each road, with d statement of It's
cost. and the amount and cost of hard mate
rial aud labor on each road. Each Road Com
missioner shall be paid "a salary from fifty to
one hundred dollars year in the discretion
OF the County Commissioners, according to
the amount OF work required OF them in their
respective districts.
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