The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
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Circuit Court for said county, that they
will faithfully execute the duties Of
their office; but before entering upon
the duties of their office they shall give
bond to the State of Maryland in the
| sum of So 900 each, conditioned upon
! the faithful performance of their duties
| aud the proper expenditure of all
moneys comm G into their hands, and
| all moneys recovered as result of any
| suit upon said bond shall be paid to the
Board of Road Directors, by the Clerk
of the Circuit Court. Said bonds to be
approved by the Clerk of the Circuit
| Court and filed with him. At their first
meeting they shall elect one of their
mem bers as President, to serve during
their pleasure. They shall thereafter
meet for the transaction of business at
! least once month. on the first Thurs
day of each month, in Upper Marlboro,
and as often thereafter as may be found
necessary. The County Commissioners
are hereby directed, as soon as the
membe of said Board shall qualify, to
assign to said Board a suitable room or
rooms in the Court House of said coun-
ty for the exclusive use of said Board
It shall not be lawful f>r any Road
Director nor for the Engineer, provid-
ed for by this Act, to use any of
the powers conferred upon him by
this Act, directly or indirect
ly, in the interest of any candidate or
candidates in any primary or general
election hereafter to be held in Prince
Georges County. And it shall be the
duty of the Governor Immediately upon
the receipt of written charges Of the
violati on of any provision of this Sec
ton against any Road Director, to pro-
vide a hearing aud if the charges art
sustained the Governor shall at once re-
move the Road Director and appoin,
his successor, and it shall be the duty
of the Board of Road Directors immed
lately upon receipt of written charges
of the violation of any provision OF
this section by the Engineer to call
meeting and if the charges are sustain
ed to dismiss the Engineer and appoint
his successor. And any road director
or engineer who may violate any pro
vision Of this section shall be liable to
Indictment in any court of competent
iuris diction and upon conviction shall
be imprisoned for not less than thirty
days or more than ninety days. The
ject to the authority of the engineer as
defined in this Act.
Section 2S4. The Board of Road
Directors shall within, sixty days after
their qualifications, appoint a ski!lful
and experienced man as Road Engi-
neer, who shall receive salary Of
50 0G0 per annum, payable monthly,
and shall receive no other remuneration,
n bI, hal fUn
succeeding the date of his appointment,
or until his successor is qualified, un
less sooner removed from Office by the
Board of Road Directors; after pub
lie hearing upon notice of charges pre-
ferred against him The Engineer so
appointed shall give bond in the sum of
SIS 900 to the State of Maryland condi-
toned upon the faithful performance
of his duties and shall take an oath be-
fore entering upon his duties, before
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for said
county, to faithfully perform the duties
of his office. The Engineer shall give
his entire time to the duties of his Office,
shall act as secretary to the said Board.
and keep safe all documents and books
belonging to said Board; he shall In
spect the roads of each district in said
county as often as may be possible, and
recommend to the members of said
Board such repairs and improvements
as he may think necessar7; he shall
submit specifications or plans OF any
construction, repairs or improvements
of roads or bridges when called upon
by the said Board or any member there.
of, and shall attend the regular monthly
meetings of said Board and such other
meetings as the Board may require
The Engineer shall have the right to
dismiss any person employed to work
upon the roads in the absence of the
Road Director for reasons deemed suf-
ticient by him, and after such dismissal
shall Immediately certify his action and
his reason therefor to the Director who
employed the person so dismissed No
construction or repair of any culvert
or bridge, or the consecutive and per.
manent improvernen Mt of any public road
shall be made by any member of said
Board when the probable cost of such
construction or repair exceeds 500,
without the approval of the Engineer,
and such repair or construction shall
then be made according to plans and
specifications submitted by him; no sum
| of money, other than the salaries of the
| Board, shall be paid without the ap-
proval of SAID Engineer; no machinery
or equipment for working the roads of
said county, whereof the cost exceeds
| so, except mules ard harness shall be
! purchased or sold without the approval
| of said Engineer, and no material of
any description shall be used upon the
loads, bridges or oulverts which said
Engineer adjudges uptitted for the pur.
pose for which it is to be used
| Gectiop 0SE The (iountv Conpnjo.
sioners of Prince Georges County
shall in their annual levy next sue
ceeding the passage of this Act. and in
every annual levy thereafter, levy upon
| the asscssable basis of Prince George's s
| County twenty cents, no more no less,
per hundred dollars Of such assessable
basis for the use of the roads and
bridges of said County. Tue County
Treasurer of said County ia hereby
directed TO report on the first of each
month, beginning june 1st of each year
to the said G. punty Commissioners the
amount of County taxes collected by
| him for the month preceding, and on
the Tuesday next succeeding the day
of such report, the said County Com
missIoners are hereby directed to draw
and deliver their warrant on the County
| Treasurer to the order of tho Board OF
Road Directors for one half of the sum so
reported collected by the Treasurer. each
month, until the whole amount of
money levied for road and bridge uses
! shall have been paid to the Board of
Road Directors. Sh 'uld the levy for
the year 1910 be made before the passage
of this A ct, then the said County Com.
missioners by their warrants on the
County Treasurer to the order of the
Board of Road Directors shall pay over
to the Board of Road Directors all sums
levied for the use of the Roads and
Bridges of said County at such levy
said sums so payable to the Board OF
Directors for the year 1910 to be paid