The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-05-23
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND
ROAD SUPERVISORS

to Article 8 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title Cecil
County" subtitle County Com
missioners," and to impose thereby
certain duties on said County Com
missioners, ana to provide therein
for the appointment and compen-
sation of Road Supervisors for each
Election District of said County,
and for their duties, and naming
certain persons for Road Supervis-
ors to hold office until the 18th day
of February in 1916; said section
also to provide for the repair and
reconstruction of the roads and
bridges in said county; and further
providing for the State Auditor to
examine all the books, vouchers and
papers of the County Commission
ers of Cecil County. and providing
for the report of said Auditors eX-
animation to the Circuit Court for
Cecil County, and the placing of the
said Auditors report in the hands
of the Grand Jury for Cecil County
at the succeeding term Of said Cir
cult Court for Cecil County; to be
known as Section lO6-BB.
SECTION |. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland That an additional
section be and the same is hereby added to
Article of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title Cecil County" subtitle
County Commissioners" and when so added
e be known as Section lh6-Rn, and to read
SECTION loG-BB. That for the purpose Of
supervision of the public roads and bridges in
Cecil County, each CONT Commissioner shall
hive jurisdiction and control or the Com
missioner District in which he resides or to
u prt Nfl T,ttt,s gfnsE
rcgul tons and restrictions:
First. He shall be limited in his eXpend-
lures on id roads and bridges in my one
Commission District in any one yC; q to one
third of the total r"ad fund arising from levy
Of not more than thu.?-iive cents On the nun
dred dollars of the wh,'e tax levy for the
county.
Second. In case of special n e"ssity. how
ever, arising from floods or other unusual
causes he may be authorized by unanimous
vote of the Board of County Commissioners to
expend such other or further s;Tn or sums As
they may direct.
Third. Before any bill for road or bridge
work shall be submitted to the Board OF
County Commissioners, or ordered paid. il
shall be first eXc:nined and marked approved"
by the Commissioner having charge of the
district in which the work cone. Every
bill must be presented at the office of the
County Commissioners within ut least sixty
days after the completion of the work for
which the bill is rendered. All bills raid.
presented for payment, or approved for pay
ment in the office Of the County Commission
ers shall at all times be open to the inspection
of the public during office hours and under tine
direction of an employee or the office.
Fourth. Each County Comm. toner shall
inspect all the public roads in the Commits
sioner District over which he has jurisdiction
or control, at least twice in every year: one
inspection shall be between the first day of
January and the first day or April one in
Spection shall b. between the first day OF Au-
gust and the first day of November He shall
inspect and superintend far as practicable,
all repairs To the public roads and bridges in
sad district rs soon rs possible after such
repairs.
Fifth. There shall be in each Election Dis
trict Of the County Road Supervisor, which
Road Supervisor shall have oversight of the
roai and bridges of the district :or which he
rided. but subject to the approval and dircc-
tinn of the Commissioner for the Commissioner
District in which said Election District is in
ciuded. Said Red Supervisors siiF;i after the
10th dry of February, 1916 be npponted or
named by the Board of County commissioners
of said County, and shall hold their office for
shall employ such help. teams anG implements
rs may he necessary for the working. repair
ing md demonstrating of the rods and bridges
in his Election District, subject to the approval
OF the commissioners for the Commissioner
District in which said Election District is in
Guided. the same to he paid by the County
Commissioners: provided that person shall
be employed by said Road Supervisors to be
pad II rIc"tcr amount thai, dollar and
fifty cents tSl.5Ol per day, without the written
consent of the County Commissioners. He
snail har" charge md control ~ ali teams
carts. wagons and other machinery and i'm
Elements which may be ownen 10y c;e County
Commissioners and assigned to the use ul
said ro"ds end bridges in Ms said Election
District. In case of Vacancy ~ death or
o'hc rwise. or non-ncco"tance of the Office
within thirty days. the County Commissioners
shall proceed forthwith 10 fiji sue. vacancy or
mike a now appointment: said appoiutee to
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