The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-12-03
The New Road Law
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tanning the written consent OF the
County Comms sionerS Tor eacn peg-
son SO empiuyed. lie snau nave
charge ana controi OF ali teams, ca'lS,
WAGONS and other machinery ana hi
paements winch may be pui Chased Dy
the County Comm SSiOners Tor the use
OF SAID ROADS. He shall not work out
or expena on the ROADS ana bridges OF
SAID county a greater amount III any
one fiscal year than the amount levied
BY the County Commissioners tor the
purpose without obtaining PERMISSION
III writing 81 tGlA Commissioners.
He shall appear before the Conlmis-
SlonerS at their hrSt meeting IN edch
and every month and MAKE uetall-
ed statement TO them OF the work
done ana money expended. tic snail
examine and certify to the correctness
OF all bills and accounts tor any work
done or materials furnished oil any
OF the pubic roads or bridges in Cecil
county before the same shall be pal
by the County Commissioners, and
said County Commissioners shall make
no payments until such accounts nave
been certified by said, engineer. lie
shall make out annually i'll writing
detailed report to the Commissioners
on all work done on the county roads
and bridges ior the year, together with
the names OF all persons working on
said roads and bridges and the amount
to which each person is entitled tor
such work and which he has certified
as correct, which report shall be made
on or before the fifteenth day OF July
ior the year ending on the thirtieth
day of the preceding june; and in the
making OF said reports he shall be al
lowed the services of a stcnographcr
and typewriter, to be paid by the
County Commissioners a sum not to
exceed twenty-five dollars Tor such
service. The said County Road Engi-
neer shall not be interested i'll any firm
or corporation from which anything
shall be purchased Tor the use OF said
roads or bridges, nor shall he receive
any commissions On said purchase or
purchases.
Section ItSF The County Road
Engineer may appoint district rosu
supervisors, but not more than one
supervisor III any election district or
paid such wages or salary as the
County Commissioners may prescribe;
and it shall be the duty OF SAID district
road supervisor to take charge OF and
manage the work on the public roads
and bridges in the district or precinct
for which he is appointed. subject to
the control and direction OF the County
Road Engineer. and he shall perform
such other duties as the County Road
Engineer may prescribe, ana may be
removed At any time by the said
County Road Engineer
Section IISG. Any person appointed
under the provision o. this Act whose
duty it IS 10 keep accounts or make
reports who shall iail 10 do so, or who
shat. wiIiully make false reports or
accounts, shall be liable To indictment
by the Grand Jury ui Cecil county,
ana, II conucrcu III the Circuit Court
thereof, snail be tlncd sum, i'll the
discretion Of the Court. not exceeding
three hundred dollars. and shah make
good the loss arising from such Tic
glect OF duty or fraud
Section IISl. Whenever any per
son or persons >lt... dc>l.c 10 improve
any pubic road IN sad cUmty 20 an
extent beyond llat contemplated by
the County kuau EnGin>er, shcy may
make application 10 "a, U.,en,y Com
mlssioncrs by pc.uyu. sctrns forth
the location ri the road TO Lc lmprov-
ed, the cNtcnt and character OF the I'M
proyem,nt ana the probable cost there
%; and the sand County CemmIaslou-
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