The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-05-30
CHAPTER NO. 3l9.

AN ACT to add certain sections to Article
y OF the Code of Public Local Laws of the
County," sub title Roads," to follow
Section 206 and to be known as Sections
206A, 206B, 2O6C, 206D. POSE, 206F, 2O6G and
2O6H, 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
obstructed by snow drifts.
Section 2O6A. The County Commissioners
of Garrett County shall have power and
authority to acquire as hereinafter provid-
ed in this 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 Instructions
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 1t is desir-
able and practicable that a detour adjacent
to said road so INSTRUCTED 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-
sheraton the reasons contained in the
counter petition and 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 2O6B. Whenever the County Com
missioners shall decide that it is expedien
preceding section they may contract with
the owner or owners of the land through
which said road is intended to run for the
right of way over the land necessary for
said road, if the said owners thereof be COM
petent to contract, and the said County Com
missioners shall obtain deed therefor, and
the same shall thenceforth be the property
of the county, i'll 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 Comfy
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
for the purpose under the provisions of
sections S39 to 404, both inclusive, of Art. %
of the Code of Public General Laws of Mary
land.
Section pose. 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 partiality.
which said oath shall be endorsed on the
commission and returned Herewith.
Section 206D. The said examiners or a
majority OF them after giving thirty days
notice shall in the same manner as preScrib-
ed by Sections "a, IS, % and gs of Art. 25Of 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.
Section 2O6E. All roads so opened under
the provisions of this chapter shall be at
least twenty feet wide ana when opened and
sufficiently cleared shall be public roads
Section 2JGF. If no objection be made to
the return OF the examiners at the meeting
of the County Commissioners next succeed
made, the County Commissioners may pro
coed to pass Judgment thereon and affirm
or reject the same or order it to he amend
ed III their discretion or may continue said
proceedings over TO their next meeting and
so on from time to time 50 long as they may
think proper.
Section 20GG. The said examiners shall be
entitled to compensation for their services
and attendance not exceeding two dollars
per day to be ascertained by the County
commissioners. with all charges arising
from the survey or attendance to witnesses
and other expenses shall be paid by the
County Commissioners.
Section 2OfH. In all cases where the
County commissioners shall adiudge that a
road shall he opened as provided for in the
preceding sections they shall at the usual
time for ieNying taxes, levy on the assessable
property OF the county a sum sufficient to
open said rOau, and also sufficient to pay the
damages awarded, and it shall be the duty
OF the county commissioners to open said
road as soon as can COW eniently he done.
Approved: April 10. 1915.