The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-05-22
Supplement Prince Georges Enquirer Friday May r. 1914

hereby named as Road Directors to
have charge of the working of the roads
in the several Road Districts of Prince
Georges County until the first Monday
in March, 1918.
First Road District, John D. Smith.
Second Road District, William w.
Brady.
Third Road District. Benjamin e.
Randall.
Fourth Road District. Herbert NJ.
Hardy.
Fifth Road Dis trict, Richard B. Edel-
en-
Sixth Road District, William 8.
Chichester.
Each of said Road Directors herein
,med and those hereafter to be elected,
under the provisions of this Act, shall
be removable by the Board of County
Commissioners for incompetency, neg
lect of duty, misconduct or malfea-
sance in Office, after charges preferred
due notice and public hearing. Ii any
Ihi action of the Board of County
Commissioners in removing him. he may
appeal to the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County within ten (10) days
from the date o. his said removal, such
appeal shall be in tie nature of pro-
ceeding by way of certiorari and shall
be determined bv said Court as speedily
as possible after hearing the same.
At the general election held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1917, and every four az
years thereafter the legally qualified
voters of Prince Georges County shall
elect six (6) Road Directors for said
C. ,uuty tC serve in the six (6l Road
Districts created herein for term of
four years from the first Monday in
March next succeeding their election
or until their successors are duly elect
ed and qualified. The Rad Director
for each District to be a resident in
said District for which he is eIecte1.
Said Road Directors shall be nominal
ed and elected as are other County Off
GERS and the Board OF, Election Super
y,sors are hereb2 directed to print the
names of the candidates for nomina-
ton to said offices and the
candidates for election thereto upon
the official primary and general election
ball) as the names of other County
Candidates are printed In case of
vacancy occurring IN any Dictatorship,
by reason of death, resignation, removal
or other cause, the Board of County
Commissioners shall have power to fill
the same.
SEC. 1888. The Board of County Com
missioners shall have power to open
new roads, construct bridges and close
old roads, when they shall deem it adj
visable, following the provisions of
the Code of Public General Laws rclat-
ing thereto. The expense thereof shall
BIZ charged to the Election District in
which said roads or bridges may be
located, except as may be herein oEher-
wise provided and the work on such
roads shall be done by the Road Direc-
tor. for said District. The Board of
County Commissioners shall have the
right to advertise for bids for the con-
ssruction of bridges and culverts, and
to award such work, under contract, to
the lowest responsible bidder; where
the cost of the same exceeds 5000 90, and
in such cases the costs thereof shall be
charged to the general fund and not to
the respective Election District. They
shall have the right to purchase or
lease gravel banks or stone Quarries or
otherwise acquire desirable materials
for road construction and repair and
shall have the right to condemn land
for such purposes or for the purpose
of widening, Strengthening or opening