The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-02-03
GARRETT COUNTrs
NEWEST ROAD LAW
First Bill Passed by Legislature and
Made Into Law

boS lure was SENATOR Spelcner
road law which was signed last Friday
evening by Governor Crothers which
made it into law. Senator Speicher
has the pen used by the Governor in
signing the bill which he treasures very
highly.
The law is as follows and is published
in advance of other legislation by The
REPUBLICAN in order to acquaint its
readers with its provisions:
IAN ACT to repeal Sections POO POI,
POP, 2O6B and 2O6G, and to repeal and
re-enact with amendments Sections
2O3, 2O4, 206 and 2O6F of Article II of
the Code of Public Local Laws, title
Garrett County, subtitle, Roads,
as said sections were enacted by
Chapter 39l of the Acts of 1908.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Sections 200, POI, POP, POS, 2O6B and
2O6G of Article u of the Code of Public
Local Laws, title, Garrett County,
subtitle, Roads, as said sections were
enacted by Chapter 391 Of the Acts of
1903, be and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That
Sections 203, 2O4, 2O6 and 2O6F be and
the same are hereby repealed and re-en-
acted with amendments so as to read as
follows:
1908. On January of each year the
Board of County Commissioners shall
appoint one or more road supervisors
for each of the Election Districts of the
county. They shall fix the per diem of
supervisors, which shall not be less
than two dollars, and determine the
amount of the bond which shall be re-
CURED. They shall also fix the rate per
diem of hired labor, teams with drivers,
etc.
1904. All road supervisors appointed
by the Commissioners shall qualify by
taking the oath of office and giving
bond to the County Commissioners as
soon as may be after their appointment
They shall have charge of the working
and repair of all roads under their su-
pervisiOn and NAV contract, build or re-
pair any culvert or bridge that shall
not exceed in cost the sum of twenty
dollars; they may hire and pay for out
of funds in their hands such men and
teams as shall be necessary for the
proper working of their roads. Each
of the supervisors shall do or cause to
be done all the regular repairs upon the
roads and bridges under such contract
as shall be made between the County
Commissioners and such supervisors on
or before the first day of July following
his appointment, and shall then render
an itemized statement under oath to the
Board of County Commissioners setting
forth the number of men and teams en-
ployed with the number of DAYS for
each and the amount paid to each (his
own account being given separately,
the total amount received by him or
placed to his credit and the amount ex-
pended. Each of the supervisors shall
be required to set aside ten per cent of
all moneys coming into their hands for
general road repair; this money so set
aside shall be used only for the unfore-
seen and accidental repairs of roads or
bridges and for draining of roads. open
ing Of breakers and culyerts after the
roads have been worked in the spring
season.
ION or before January LIST. following
the appointment of supervisors, a final
report shall be made to the Board of
County Commissioners, and balance
on hand, if any there be, shall be re-
funded and the bond released
"205 The Board of County Commits
sioners shall annually levy upon the
taxable basis of the county such an
amount as they may deem necessary
for the construction, maintenance and
repairs of roads and bridges.
''206F. In case the vote, in accord
ance with the preceding Section 206E,
shall be for proposition of levy for
roads, then the Board of County Com
missioners shall make the extra levy
for roads or bridges upon the total tax
able basis of the district so voting, and
shall place the funds, when collected, in
the hands of the County Treasurer to
the credit of the road supervisors of
that district, to be worked out by them
under direction of the County Commits
sioners. But if the vote be against
proposition of levy for roads, then the
County Commissioner shall not levy an
extra amount for roads in that district.
"SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
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