The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-05-22
Public Local Laws.
published by authority a
Road Law
CHAPTER 801.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments sections 278 to 1856, both
inclusive, of Article II of the Code of
Pubic Local Law, title prince
Georges County," as the same were
enacted by Chapter 80 of the Acts of
Assembly of 19ln, providing q system
of Free Public Roads and Bridges in
Prince Georges County, Maryland,
. defining the duties of the Board of
County Commissioners of said County
in relation thereto, inc udipg the levy
and expenditure of a Road Fund Great
ing Board of R ad Directors defining
their duties providing for the payment
of funds and surrender ofIoad equip
ment, stock and machinery by the
Board of Road Directors created by
said Chapter 80 or the Acts Of 1910.
and providing for the redemption and
9 canoe lation of the bonds authorized
= and issued under the provisions of said
Chapter 80 of the a cts of 1910.
SECTION l Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Sections 278 to 286, both inclusive, of
Article II of the Code of Public Local
Laws, title prince Georges County"
as the same were enacted by Chapter 90
30 of the Acts of Assembly of 1910, be
aud the same are hereby repe aled and
re-enactei, so as to read as FLOWS:
SEC 278 There shall be a system of
free public roads and bridges in Prince
Georges County, and all matters affect
ing the roads and bridges in S i'd q ,un
ty shall be under the control of the
Board of County Commissioners of said
County, except in incorporated towns
and except in so far as control is con-
ha
ed bv this Act.
SEC. $40 There shall be In Prince
Georges County six (6) r ,ad Directors,
no shall together consi itute the Board
of Road Directors of Prince Georges
County. Sid Board shall meet at l asst
once month in the Town of Upper
Marlb ,ro, in some r ,o.n in the Court
house set apart for their use by the
Board of County Commissioners on
some day to be fixed by them, which
day shall be one of rhe regular meet
ing DAYS of the Board of County Com
m;ssioners
Each of said Road Directors shall
have sole authority over the actual
working of the roads and the repair of
bridges in one of the Road Districts in
Prince Georges County, as hereinafter
set out. He shall devote his whole
time to his duties, shall give his person
al supervision daily during working
hours to the management and direction
of the working of his Road District,
shall take charge of the road equipment
assigned to his Road District, shall EN-
ploy and discharge laborers, employing
the same by the month whenever posi-
BILE and shall be responsible for al
machinery and equipment in his poss
ession. He shall keep in book, to be
provided for that purpose by the Board
of County Commissioners, full, com
plete, accurate and easily understood
account of all money expended by him
and all charges incurred in each of the
several Election Districts of his Road
District, which book shall be opened to
the inspection of any taxpayer at any
reasonable time. In case any road
machinery, rollers, carts. wagons, mules.
plows, scrapers, or other things necess-
ary to properly work the roads and
build bridges and culverts are needed
IN any of the Road Districts herein
after created, or in case any of the
equipment in use in said Districts can
proftably be disposed of, the Road