The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-05-16
CHAPTER NO, 3lq.

AN ACT to add certain sections to Article
II of the Code OF Public Local Laws of the
State OF Maryland, entitled Garrett
County," sub title Roads," to follow
Section zoe and TO be known as Sections
206A, 2O6B, 206C, 2O6D. 206E, 2O6F. 2O6G and
206H, relating to the requirement by the
County Commissioners of Garrett County
OF additional road ways along and
adjacent to the public roads in said
county, and providing for the free pas
sage and travel of the public when the
said public roads are or have been
INSTRUCTED by snow drifts.
Section 2O6A. The County Commissioners
of Garrett County shall have power and
authority to acquire as hereinafter provid-
ed III TINS act an additional road way, not
exceeding twenty feet in width along and
adjacent to the public roads in said county
where the said road or parts of roads have
become or are subject to annual distractions
from snow drifts and prevents the passage
and travel OF the public. Whenever any
citizen of said Garrett County intends to
petition the County Commissioners of said
county for the opening of any roads subject
to distractions as aforesaid. and it is deSir-
able and practicable that detour adjacent
to said road so Obstructed and to permit the
free passage and travel of the public using
the same be made. he shall give at least
thirty days notice thereof in some news
paper published in Garrett County. Counter
petitions may be presented to the County
commissioners, and when they are, the
County Commissioners shall take into con-
sideration the reasons contained in the
counter petition ana such other testimony
as may be given before them, and deter
mine the case as in their opinion shall seem
proper All applications for opening roads
herein mentioned shall be by petition to the
County Commissioners.
Section 206B. Whenever the County Com
miSsioners shall decide that it is eXpedient
that a road be opened as provided in the
preceding section they may contract with
the owner or owners of the land through
which said road is intended to run for the
"a Ia n a1.xr for
said road, if the said owners thereof be COM
potent to contract, and the said County Com
missioners shall obtain deed therefor, and
the same shall thencefOrth be the property
of the county, in the same manner, TO the
same extent as other county roads and no
further, subject to the public right of way
over the same. And whenever the County
Commissioners shall deem it eXpedient that
examiners shall be appointed to view the
ground for the purpose of opening such
roads they shall appoint three persons as
examiners who shall be freehOlderS of the
county and not interested in or holding
lands through which the said road is propos-
ed to be opened, or they may proceed to
condemn the land which may be necessary
Tor the purpose under the provisions of
Sections 539 to 404, both inclusive, of Art. %
of the Code of Public General Laws of Mary
land.
Section 2OGC. The said examiners before
they proceed to act as such, shall take an
oath to execute the trust repOSed in them
under the Commission executed by the said
County Commissioners to them, faithfully
and without favor, affection or partially,
which said oath shall be endorsed on the
and returned Herewith.
Section 206D. The said examiners r. a
of them after giving thirty days
notice shall in the same manner as prescrib-
ed by sections "a, 95 gG and IS Of Art. Is of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland
proceed TO examine and determine whether
the public convenience requires that the
said road shall be so opened.
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