The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-04-20
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS
Passed at the January Session,
1906.
TO PUBLIC ROADS.

AN ACT. to amend Article ui il'r joIe OF
Public Local Laws. title Carroll County.
sub title, Roads, by repeating Sec'I'ns
134 to 1873. inclusive of said Article and the
provisions of Chapter l64 of the Acts OF lEe
General Assembly oc Maryland passed ni It's
January Session 1902 and 10 add new Sec
uous to said Article, providing for a General
Road System for Carroll County.
SECTION BE IL enacted by the General
Assembly OF MARYLAND that Sections l3l, l3j
1876. l37. aud 13S OF Article :, OF The Code
of Public Local Laws, rltie, Carroll Coun
ty." sub title Roads, and the provisions Of
Chapter l64 If The Acts OF the General Assem-.
bly, of Maryland. passed at ITS January Session
ia the year 1902, be and the same are hereby
repealed and that the following new Sections
be added to sand Article :, under the sub title,
Roads. to be- designated Sections 1874, l55,
1876. I3T. l3s 1854, lSsb, 1855. ard l5ed, to
read Is follows:
SIC lS4.-The County Commissioners of
Carroll County shall have general charEe Of.
aud coutrol over. all the public highways.
roalS bridges. streets and alleys Of Carroll
County except gIthin the limits ui IuC'rPor-
Alei towns; it shall be their duty 10 krep the
same 10 repair aud reasonably safe Tor putlc
travel, and to that end they shall exercise
general supervision over them through us the
couuly, and direct general aud special re
pairs aud Improvements thereto, whenever
they shall deem the same necessary o- advIsa-
blc for the public convenience or safety; they
shai, have ali the powers with respect 10 the
public hiEhways Of the county heretofore vest
81 In the County Commissioners hy the Public
General Laws Of thlS State. and all ihe is1'l.
tiles iucid-ut thereto. including The right ia
sue and be sued lu connection Herewith and,
ia addition. shall have al, lhP ppWcrs herein.
after enumerated. and alI such other aHd iug
ther powers as may be reasonably implied
from the nature of the duties imposed guen
them by this Act, 10 order "a more sa.ctas'tiy
perform their duties and carry ogt the pras3
SONS oi this Act, they shall designate ami Ok
certain day OF days 10 each mouth, waen
they shall NEE; aud consider al matters
relating 20 the pab.ic roads aa3 bridges et The
county. a., which meeting ~ other business
shall be transacted ur considered; separate
books shall be provided by them, 10 Which
fall minutes Of these proceedings shall ee en-
tered aud all record. aud reports rriatJue 30
the roads aud bs7igss ot The Cuua'y-
Sac ISa-It shall be the duty OF said
County Com nslss9CgvrS. a. soon - Ya-slbsr AZ
f-r the passage oi TINS ACs, Co DIVIDE thu
county into foAd districts, the b7andsusz ul
whica shall correspond ~ far - practicable
wllh ihs present election DISTRICTS thereof, sa
easr auy ,I-cfiau Ississrs g.. .n thssr lg.fSweul.
hereinafter provided, lbey aay divide l into
sac road districts Each road district aH4
.4b.raAi irsirsc; thereof. shall BE- Haal lgrgrt,
aul aii FaG,ic roads au4 iarEv brdEa' ia the
raauiy siAlI br aAur8. aud as tar ss Ysasy ats
ta. uames tF =hirh lhry sfe ordinarily kaae8
5n lhe u,sztborhaad shall b Eivrn ie zach.
Th~ roads 20 The county sasl5 b" c-ass as1 laff
n.a.a and itssfscl ysad. and the district roads
$3.50 first class. second f#ssss. rtC., acCors'ng
i+ thp auaaat us 'ssya. each FrtvIvvs- They
shall have prepared 8 road naP 90 the easais,
aFs5u a scale isgs~ rHuaSh go shoe Fa raas4s
and bridges. ard ,hr il,gAave haJ4cea ruter
sections o. rssas aud Yrnmfarslt p91ais iaerc
on. and ,hs uAuaes pi raeb road and h7ltss.
sa,sa map shall t- prepared w1bsH a rsassl
able time. Whsncvcf usw r.At shall ar
alrryI lr accepted. or aa oii road altered cog
s.1.si its location, a- ;he fast trai fi has been
sIlsrri ar closed shal. Dr. Vzanys.y 3r'sasies
aa sad map. said tcants t'gWuFs-sgavrs cray
Al their ds.crvg5a, have Ga xer i-1zsls oE ~
llsis PLACED a. rasd eyu4ssaE= or trtrrsecisoa~.
3r-i s1alins the distance 20 fse nssrrsi IrlFas-
nrai po3ut
S.r. iSs--Tbs .a.d Cauals Conn. .szsstlefs
shall. annually. before 'n~ hrs. 1Ay MArCa, ~
lrt8 i1r ihr FcaF .ua. wasa th~y saa4. a. soon
- rraclrAb!e after TIE passage at lhrs Act,
aprasuI Road Commissioner. ~h' -ha.i De- zH
a4s-r gf rv,l estate. log zach road DISTRICT aH4
rsssi sob distract ui she coauiF, sae shall bold
otiicr iag uar rear aulsss rvaovrj Tor caase
by the Guangy fnrtms.sleagfsi Ard uaui hls
sut1s-s1r SHALL b. 4npu.afc3 ari 4saalF
Il4ry shall reerzss dctslsr4 distractions frs.ln
the tlagly tpmai.sslgasrs az Go isr method
{ uf thc5r wgtk. gav tsa~ asd manaFs oi a.srg
tLz same. and saziI alskr detailed report iu
vrilus o. The Coauiy Coai alstsaeurrs a. irasl
every -........- .-.-.. maatts, show H- ihe read
/ and bridges sypair,i. the amauu; Of .atog aui
mruey cxpeaGri uu each. sad cs'.tug stsrn.
/ slou lo SUCH facts rr}airs ibrig cous.drra
ti1u- /, shall b. Jh- aaiy u the Road tual,
missioner $40 appointed. % lake usrrc1 cAfe
{ and charge, on ahd to behalf gs the taanFy
I Commissioner. ui a.! roads and bTlBEa sg hrs
I district ard be shall see lh-I no obstruction,
I hiuirancc ur sajIry ss peFmiifgi upon ar 10
ary pi yhem. hheucyrr auy road shai. Term
( ihe boundary briNvvu districts uy ans bridge
I shall BE partly ig one tss:uci and paF7iY iu
.uolher the County Comm sz.lauers shall o.
siza 70 The Road Eorumsssiuaey for each dis
! tricy he whole or portion Of ,ach road or whole
I OF sach bridge over ~hjeh BE- shall have super
| VISION - aforesaid. SAID 8oai Commission
f ers shall frequently insPrci all roads and
Z bridges ln their respective districts and shall
+ promptly report 10 the Couagy Comm -siouers
/ Auy defects therein ur the need for repairs and
/ improvements thereto. They shall keep all
/ roads aud bridges iH lheir respective districts
/ iu general good repair, ani 60 this end they
may app0ial Road Supervisors for particular
/ roads or portions thereof, employ such lahos
/ aud make such expenditures from time 20 iius
: 10 connection theFe~ith the County Tom
/ missiouers may allow them for such PURPOSES
H. addition to such regular exVeud.,urr, they
may ia q case OF emergency make =, pairs to
the roads or hudgrs in their resp. gJiye dis
/ tricis at a cost not exceeding Fifty Dollars,
/ without receiving 90 advance special authority
from the County Commission therefore;
but. except 10 the case Of suCG allowance for
general repairs and in the case u an smergen.
as aforesaid, they shall make 40 expenditures
unless express authority from the County
Commissioners Is FIRST bal and obtained Said
1 Road Commissioners shall personally super
/ intend and supervise, all work louv ou the
county roads and bridges IN their respective
districts, including the construction Of new
roads. and all work done uuder contract by
| the County Commissioners. except Iu cases
| where the County Commissioners shuH other
| wise provide, and shall have powersio dis
charge their road supervisors and all other
employees for neglect OF duty or other cause.
| They shall perform all work iu their respec.
live districts IN accordance with the plans,
specifications, suggestions OF directions. Iu
| posed by the County Commissioners; also per
! luIm suCH OiNtT duties, Win respect u lhe
public roads and bridges as the County Com.
missioners may 10y their regulations or orders
prescribe. No Road Commissioner snail have
| any pecuniary interest IN any contract, or
shall furnish any team for any road work. eN
cept ia such cases As the Couuly Commis-
sioneTs shall expressly authorize in advance
by an order duly entered on their records.
| Except as aforesaid. every Road Commission
er vixen presenting for payment any bill for
the hire of horses, or carls, or wagons shall
append thereto an affidavit, that he is not IN
terestcd, directly or indirectly, IN the pay
ments Of tbs amounts charged for such hire Of
horses, or carts, or wagons, or tor any material
finished Said Road Commissioners shall
keep books, showing in detail the expendi.
lures made by them or under their superyi-
sion on each road in their respective districts.
/ including the cost of all material used on the
roads and the labor expended. Ga or before
the 18th day OF December in each and every
year, said Road Commissioners shall submit
to the County Commissioners a 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. ard the amounts and kinds of materia!
used on each road, with statement of its
cost. and the amount aud cost of hard mate.
rial and labor on each road. Each Road Com
missioner shall be paid a salary from 6ftv 10