Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-05-07
Saint Maru's Beacon
(Pablished By Asth0rity.)
Public Local Lao.



of Public Local Laws. title So
Mary's County" sub title Roads"
as amended by Chapter 4O7 Of the
Acts Of 1904 and TO add certain
new sections thereto 70 be known
az Sections 103 A.. 100 B., 103 O..
and 103 D. and TO repeal Sections
l and Of Article % Of the Code
of Public General Laws, title
County Commissioners" aud oil
other laws, In so far as said SEC
tons and laws may be1sizseensis-
tent with the provisions III this
Act.
Section /. Be % enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland that
sections 100 10 1O3 both inclusive Of
Article 10 Of the Code Of Public Lo-
cal Laws title "St. Mary's County"
substitle- f.Roads" @ amendetl G by
chapter 407 Of the Acts OF 100, be
and the same are hereby repealed
and re-enacted4 With amendments 20
read as follows and certain new sec
tions 10 be known as sections 1O3 A,
1913 B, 1890 and 103 ID, ares hereby
added 10 said title and sttb.title and
sections and 2 Of article % <efy the
Code OF Public General Laws title
County Commissioners" and all
other laws in SO far 90 lsaidsaeaiens
and laws may be inconsistent with
the provisions Of this act, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Section 100. The County Commits.
sioners Of So. iMarysS County Iare
authorized and empoweredS,t 10 con-
troll and regulate the Public Roads
and Bridges Ia said county subject
10 the provisiousfo Of this act.
Section 101. The County Commits
rsioners shall provide Ia their levy
Of 1908 o sufficient sum OF money 10
pay all Indebtedness on account Of
roads and shall then and annually
thereafter levy q sum not less than
six thousand not more than tan
thousand dollars for the building
and repair of said roads In any one
year provided that nothing In Ahis
section shall prevent the commits.
sioners from levying an additional
amount TO build any bridge the cost
Of which will be one hundred dollars
or more.
Section 1O2 The County Commits
siCners shall so soon after each an.
nual levy as practicable apportiou
the sum so levied for public roads
among the several election districts
and precincts OF the county i'm exact
proportion to the assessed basis of
each district and precinct.
Section 103. The said county com.
missioners are further authorized
and empowered TO purchase In such
manner and on such terms o. they
may deem best all needful machinery
and teams which may be recommend
ed by the road engineer, hereinafter
provided, and deemed by them ad-
visable.
103 A. The County Commission.
ers Of st. Mary's County shall al
their first meeting in May 1908. an
point some competent person or
road engineer, who shall have suffi-
cient knowledge OF civil engineering
to enable him 10 accurately. make
surveys and specifications for the
grading, draining, maintenance, re-
pairs and reconstruction of the pub
lie roads Of said County and also 10
do the necessary engineering work
for the building or rebuilding of
bridges. at salary Of NOT less than
six hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars year, payable
monthly, and said County Commits
sioners shall make such appoint
ments without any reference what
ever to the political opinions Of the
person so appointed.
Section 103B. The County Com.
missioners shall at their first meet
ing in May 1903 and as often there
after as shall be necessary by rea-
son OF vacancy from any cause. an
point one supervisor for each cleo.
ton district and precinct of the
County, said supervisor In ~ cases
being selected with specisf regard
to their knowledge and skill in di.
recting road work and subject 10
the approval Of the road engineer
and to dismissal by him no any atime
Tor incompetency or neglect Of duty.
The compensation for said supervi
sors shall be one dollar and twenty.
five cents ($l 25) per day and for all
laborers, who shall be employed by
the road engineer or the Supervisors
subject TO the approval of the en-.
gineer. one dollar q day aud provid-
ed that the engineer or supervisor
shall in no case employ any person
or persons to be- paid o greater
amount without first obtaining the
written consent Of the County Com.
missioners.
1O3 G. The County Road En-.
Reer shall reside in st. Mary's Coun-
~ during the term OF his Office and
shall have entire charge, control and
supervision. OF the working repair-
ing and re construction OF the Public
Roads and Bridges in ST. Msry's
County. except such road an in soueht
10 De constructed by she State in
said County Aud shall make all speci.
cations for the building of new roads
and bridges, he shall employ such
help. teams and improvements as he
may deem necessary for the working.
repairing and constructing said
roads and bridges TO be paid by the
County Commissioners. He shall
have charge and control OF all teams.
carts, wagons and other machinery
and implements which may be pur-
chased by the County Commissioners
for the use OF said roads He shall
appear before the Commissioners at
their first meeting in each month and