The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-27

shall be removed from office, upon five
days notice, by the Governor.
Section 2S2. The Board Of Road
Directors shall have general supervls-
ion over all public highways and
bridges. except State roads and State
aid roads, shall open and construct new
roads and bridges and close old ones
where deemed advisable followil g the
provisions of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws relating to the opening and
closing of public roads, shall regulate
the working seasons on the roads for
the entire year, the hours of labor and
the wages of laborers, provided that
the hours of labor and the wages OF all
employees shall be uniform in eacn
road district, and shall not exceed the
usual wages paid to laborers IN such
road district, nor shall any Road Direc-
tor delegate any part OF his authority.
nor employ any person to supervise or
oversee the work on his roads: except
in case of unavoidable absence or sick
ness. They shall purchase all road
machinery, rollers, carts, wagons, mules
feed and provender, plows. scrapers,
split log drags and other implements
and things necessary to properly work
the roads and build bridges and cul.
verts, and shall have power to sell all
worn out or useless equipment at pub
lie sale, for cash, upon ten QO days
notice by advertisement IN county
newspaper; out of the money received
by them they shall have the right to ap
propriate any sum necessary for the
building of roads under the "Shoemaker
Law" or any other State aid road law,
and shall have the right TO advertise for
g. 81, in nf nd
culverts, with the approval Of the En-
gineer, and to award such work, under
contract, to the lowest responsible bid
der. they shall have the right to pur-
chase or lease gravel banks or stone
ouarries or otherwise acquire desirable
material for road construction and re-
pair: and shall have the right to con-
denim land for such purposes or for the
purpose of widening or Strengthening
roads, as land is now condemned by the
County Commissioners by law; they
NAV employ clerical help, at not ex-
ceediug 800 per annum, and shall have
the authority to employ and pay an at
torney at law, when the services of an
attorney are actually needed in litiga-
ton or advice Each Road Director
shall have sole power and authority
over the actual working of the roads
and repair of bridges in his road dis
trict, shall employ and discharge all
labor, employing men by the month
wherever possible, and shall be respons-
ible for all machinery and equipment
in his road district. 1t shall be the duty
of the Road Director of each Of the
road districts to keep in book to be
provided for that purpose by the Board
of Road Directors, full, complete and
accurate and easily understood account
of all money expended by him in each
of the several election districts of his
road district, which account must spec
ify the name of the person to whom
money was paid, the date, the purpose
for which it was paid and the amount
thereof. And this book shall be sub
mitted to the inspection OF any taxpay-
er of the road district whenever such
inspection is demanded, and any road
director who shall fail to enter
in said book any sum OF money
expended by him or shall make any
fraudulent or deceptive entry therein
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
shall upon conviction thereof be fined
a sum of not less than one hundred dol
lars nor more than three hundred dol
lars and the Governor shall immediate
ly remove him from the office of road
director and appoint his successor.
Section 2S3. The terms of said Board
of Road Directors shall begin on the
first day of April succeeding their ap-
pointment or election, and within ten
days thereafter the members Of the said
Board shall qualify by taking an oath.
to be administered by the Clerk of the
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 81 900 each, conditioned upon
the faithful performance of their duties
and 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 CouR. Said bonds to be
Court and filed with him. At their first
meeting they shall elect one of their
mem bers as President, to serve during
meet for the transaction of business at
day of each month, in Upper Marlboro,
necessary. The County Commissioners
are hereby directed, as soon as the
members of said Board shall qualify, to
assign to said Board suitable room or
rooms in the Court House of said coun-
ty for the exclusive use Of said Board
1t 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
violation 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-
move the Road Director and appoint
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 a
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 2S4 The Board of Road |
Directors shall within sixty days after
their qualifications, appoint skilful
and experienced man as a Road Engi-
neer, who shall receive a salary of |
81, 900 per annum, payable monthly,
and shall receive no other remuneration,
and who shall serve for two years next |
succeeding the date of his appointment,
or until his successor is qualified, uu-
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
a.