The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-13
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will faithfully execute the duties OF
their office; but before entering upor
the duties of their office they shall giv'
a bond to the State of Maryland in tn.
sum of So, 900 each, conditioned upoI
the faithful performance of their dutie!
aud the proper expenditure of al
moneys comm G into their hands. ane
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 bt
approved by the Clerk Of the Circui
Court and filed with him. At their frs
meeting they shall elect one of theil
mem bers as President, to selve during
their pleasure. They shall thereafter
meet for the transaction of business al
least once a month, on the first Thurs
day of each month, in Upper Marlboro,
and as often thereafter as may be founC
necessary. The County Commissioner
are hereby directed, as soon as the
members of said Board shall qualify, tC
assign to said Board suitable room OF
rooms in the Court House of said coun-
ty for the exclusive use of said Board
1t shall not be lawful fr 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 OF
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 hearing and if the charges are
sustained the Governor shall at once re-
his successor. and it shall be the duty
lately upon receipt of written charges
| of the violation of any provision OF
this section by the Engineer to csll y
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
| juris diction and upon conviction shall
be imprisoned for not less than thirty
| days or more than ninety days. The
powers hereby conferred shall be sub
ject to the authority of the engineer as
| defined in this Act.
Section 1884, The Board of Road
Directors shall within sixty days after
their qualifications, appoint a skillful
and experienced man as q Road Engi-
| neer, who shall receive a salary Of
| So 900 per annum, payable monthly.
and shall receive no other remuneration
and who shall serve for two years next
| succeeding the date of his appointme Mt
| or until his successor is qualified, un
less sooner removed from Office by the
Board of Road Directors; after a pub
lie hearing upon notice of charges pre-
ferred against him The Engineer SO
| appointed shall give bond in the sum of
$4,000 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 of11c,',
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 necessary; he shall
submit specifications or plans of any
construction, repairs or improvements
I of roads or bridges when called upon
by the said Board or any member ther, =
Of, and shall attend the regular monthly
| meetings of said Board and such other
m eetings as the Board may require
The Engineer shall have the right to
dismiss any person employed to work
1 b. do oh of fho
Road Director for reasons deemed suf.
fcient 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 aud per.
manent improvements OF any public road
shall be made by any member of said
Board when the probable cost of such
construction or repair exceeds $l0O
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 and harness shall be
purchased or sold without the approval
of said Engineer, and no material OF
any description shall be used upon the
roads, bridges or culverts which said
Engineer adjudges untitled for the pur
pose for which it is to be used.
Section 2S5. The County Commits
sioners of Prince Georges Coul ty
shall in their annual levy next sue
ceeding the passage of this Act, and in
every annual levy thereafter, levy up II
the assessable basis of Prince George.
County twenty cents, no more no less
per hundred dollars of such assessablt
basis for the use Of the roads anC
bridges of said County. The County
Treasurer of said County is hereby
directed to report on the first of eact
month, beginning June 1st of each yeal
to the said C 'unty Commissioners ths
amount of County taxes collected by
him for the month preceding, and or
the Tuesday next succeeding the day
of such report, the said County Com
missloners are hereby directed to draw
and deliver their warrant on the County
Treasurer to the order of the Board o
Road Directors for one half Of the sum st
reported collected by the Treasurer. eact
month, until the whole amount o
money levied for road and bridge use
shall have been paid to the Board o
Road Directors. Should the levy 10
the year 1910 be made before the passsg
of this Act. then the said County Com
missioners by their warrants on tn
County Treasurer to the order of tn
Board of Road Directors shall pay owe
} to the Board of Road Directors all sum
levied for the use of the Roads an,
Bridges Of said County at such levy
said sums so payable to the Board o
Directors for the year 1910 to be pai'
by the said County Commissioners b.
their warrants aforesaid, as follows