The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-27
uBL1c LOCAL LAWS
JANUARY SESSION, 1910
published by authority)
CHAPTER 80.

ceeding $4,000 to be used for the
purchase of equipment necessary IN
working the roads and bridges of
said County, and to provide for the
payment OF the full amount OF the
road lew to the Board of Road Direct
ors by the County Commissioners and
County Treasurer from the first taxes
collected each year and to repeal
Chapter $50 Of the Acts OF l9oo,
which Act repealed and re-anacted
with amendments certain sections or
Article II of the Code of Public
Local Laws title Prince Georges Coun-
ty;and to repeal Chapter 249 of the acts
of 1906 which repealed and re-enacted
with amendments certain sections or
Article II of the Code of Public
Local Laws title Prince George 3
County, and certain sections or
Article 25 of the Code of Public
General Laws; and to repeal Chapter
591 of the Acts of 1904, which Act
repealed and re-anacted with amend
ments certain sections of Article II
of the Code of Public Local Laws
title Prince Georges County; and
to repeal Chapter 567 of the Acts of
1902 which Act repealed and re-en-
acted with amendments Sections 2S2
Article II of the Code of Public
Local Laws title Prince Georges s
County; and to repeal Chapter 346 of
the acts of 1900 entitled an act to create
Board of County Road Commission
ers for Prince Georges County,
Maryland"; and to repeal and re-enact
with amendments, certain sections of
Article II of the Code of Public
Local Laws title Prince Georges
County, and certain sections of
Article 25 of the Code of Public
General Laws, entitled County
Commissioners" and to repeal
Sections l, 2, 10. Is, 10, 20, 21, %, %,
"a and So to 90 both inclusive of
Article % of the Code of Public Cen
eral Laws, entitled County Com
missioners''; SO far as the same
affects the public road and bridge
system of Prince Georges County;
and to repeal Sections 27S to 290 both
inclusive, of Article II of the Code of
Public Local Laws entitled, prince
Georges County; to repeal sll other
laws so far as the said laws, section or
parts of sections thereof may be in
consistent with the provisions OF this
Act. and to enact in lieu thereof
certain sections to be known as
Sections 27s to 28s, both inclusive,
of said Article II, title prince
Georges County.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, that
Chapter $50 of the Acts of 1908, Chapter
249 of the Acts of 1906; Chapter sol of
the Acts of 1904; Chapter 567 of Acts Of
1909; Chapter 346 of the Acts of 1900;
Sections l, 2, ~, 13, 10, 90. 21, %, %,
"a and SO to SO, both inclusive, so far
as the same affect the public road and
bridge system of Prince Georges $
County. of Article IS of the Code of
Public General Laws, entitled, "County
and Sections 27S to
800 both inclusive, of Article II of the
Public Local Laws, title, prince
Georges County" be and the same are
hereby repealed and in lieu thereof
Sections 27S, 279, 2S0, 2s1, 282, 2S3, 2S4,
285, 2S6, 2o7. 2SS of said Article II OF
the Code of Public Local Laws, en-
titled, prince Georges County, are
hereby enacted so as to read as follows:
Section 27S. There shall be system
of free public roads and bridges in
Prince Georges County, and all matters
affecting the road and bridges in said
County shall be under the control OF a
Board of Road Directors" as created
by this Act, except in incorporated
towns.
Section 27s. The Board of Road
Directors hereby created shall be COM
posed of four az persons, who are
made a BODY corporate under the name
and title of, 1.-THE Board of Road
Directors of Prince Georges County" !"
with power to sue and to be sued, to
ACQUIRE and convey land and to DO
such other corporate acts as may be
necessary in carrying out the pro-
visions of this Act. Their powers,
duties and obligations with respect to
the public roads and bridges in said
County shall be co-extension with the
powers, duties and obligations hereto
fore resting upon the County Commits
sioners of said County or the Board OF
Highway Commissioners OF said
County, with respect to the public
roads and bridges of said County, ex-
cept so far the same may be modified
or changed by the provisions OF this
Act
Section $50. The members of said
Board shall serve for term of four
(4 wears, or until their successors are
qualified, except, that in the first ap-
under this Act, two of said
Board shall be designated by the Gov
ernor to serve for term OF two ~
years, and upon the expiration of the
two so designated, the Governor shall
appoint their successors for term OF
two ~ years. All appointments shall
be made by the Governor, with the
consent of the Senate, when in session,
and without such consent when not In
session, but no two members OF said
Board shall be selected from same
Road District. Any member of said
Board may be removed by the Governor
upon written charges, after a hearing;
each of said Road Director, whether ap.
pointed or elected as hereinafter provid-
ed, shall devote his whole time to
his duties as Road Director, and give
his personal supervision daily, during
the entire working hours to the
and direction of the work
ing forces of his Road District; and
shall receive a salary of $40 OO per
mum, payable monthly, and shall not
receive any other remuneration, direct
Iy or indirectly, by reason of his position.
At the General Election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, A. D. 1913, and every four
years thereafter. the legally qualified
voters of each of the said four road
districts shall be the vote of the
legally qualified voters of said district
alone, elect one road director for said
district, who must be resident of said
district at the time of his election and
1t said election in 1913, and every four
years thereafter, the Board of Election
Supervisors for Prince Georges County
shall cause the names Of each duly
nominated candidate for the office of
Road Director to be so Printed on the
official ballot as to give the legally
1ualified voters of said road district
ull opportunity to vote for their choice
or said office; which four (4) Road
Directors shall constitute the Board If
Road Directors and their term of
,fice shall begin at the expiration of
he terms of office of their predecessors,
md shall continue for four years, and
until their successors may be elected
md qualified, when their office and all
ecoI DIS, funds and property under