The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-05-12
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AN ACT to repeal Sections 200. POI, 202.
2O6B and 2O6G and to repeal and re-
enact with amendments Sections 2O3.
2O4, 2O6 and 206F of Article IL of the
Code of Public Local Laws title Gar
rett County" subtitle Roads" as
said Sections were enacted by Chapter
39l of the Acts of 1908.
SECTION l. Be it enacted bv the Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That Sec
lions 200, POI, POP, 2O5, 2O6B and 2O6G 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 be
and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That Sec
lions 203-204-206 and 206F be and the
same are hereby repealed and re-enact-
ed with amendments so as to read as
follows:
2O3, In January of each year the
Board of County Commissioners shall
appoint one or more road supervisors
for each of the Election District 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 required
They shall also fix the rate per diem of
hired labor, teams with drivers, etc.
204. 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 De after their appointment. They
shall have charge of the working and
repair OF all roads under their super
vision and may contract, build or repair
any culvert or bridge that shall not ex-
I coed IN cost tn 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 work.
ing of their roads. Each of the super-
vlsors shall do or cause to be done all
the regular repairs upon the roads and
! bridges under 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 state
rnent under oath to the Board of County
Commissioners setting forth the num-
Der of men and teams employed with
/ the number of days for each and the
amounts paid to each, This own account
| beng given separately the total
amount received by him or placed to his
credit and the amount expended Each
OF the supervisors shall be required to
set aside ten per cent of all the moneys
coming into their hands for general
road repair; this money so set aside
shall be used only tor the unforeseen
| and accidental repairs of roads or bridges
and Tor the draining of roads, opening
of breakers and culverts after the roads
have been worked in the spring season.
On or before January LIST following the
appointment OF supervisors a final re-
port shall be made to the Board of
County Commissioners and balance on
hand, II there be any, shall be refunded
and the bond released.
205. The Board of County Commits
sioners shall annually levy upon the tax
| able 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 accordance
with preceding Section POSE shall be
Tor proposition of levy for roads" then
the Board of County Commissioners
shall make the extra levy for roads or
bridges upon the taxable 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 Commissioners. But If
the vote be against proposition of levy
for roads then the County Commits
| sloners shall not levy an extra amount
for roads IN that district.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this
Act will take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved January %, 1910