Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-10-10
CHAPTER 5a4. 1922.

CHAPTER 524. 1922
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
an an endments chapteE - of the Acts Of
passed at the special session thereof in
the year 1901, being Section 1J3 of Mel
WINS Code of Public Local Laws for
Commissioners" and to repeal all acts
or parts of Acts inconsistent Herewith
particularly Sections 191, 1872 and 193 of
Article 2 of the Code of Public Local
County. subtitle Roads" being Sec
tion BIG. 81 and 31S of said Melvin's
Code. The said Section 153 providing
for reducing the number of County
commissioners from seven to three, re-
lating TO their duties and qualifications
and for road administration by them
and the appointment of a County Road
Engineer by them.
Section /. BE IL enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Chapter Is
of the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland. passed at the Special Session
thereof in the year 1901. Section 153 of
Melyins Code of Public Local Laws for
Anne Arundel County, subtitle County
Commissioners, be and the same is here
by repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments. so as TO read as foIlovs:
153. At the General Election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in the year nineteen hundred and
twenty -three. there shall be elected three
County Commissioners for Anne Arundel
County, who shall each be elected for
term of four years. and at the general
election for the year nineteen hundred and
twenty six and every four years there
after, there shall be elected three County
Commissioners for Anne Arundel County
Said Commissioners shall meet at their Of
flee in the Court House at Annapolis for
the transaction OF the duties of their Office
az least two days in eacn week and on
such other days as they may deem neces-
sary.
A person to be eligible for the Office of
County Commissioner for Anne Arundel
County shall have actually resided In said
county for at least ten years, and shall
be taxpayer upon real estate in said
county, assessed for at least twenty five
hundred dollars and which said assess
ment shall have been upon the county rec
oTds for at least twelve months prior to
the date Of election in the year Of his can
didacy. Zach County Commissioner shall
receive salary of twelve hundred dollars
a year, without mileage or other extra
compensation of any kind sfrsM asses
The said County Commissioners Of Anne
Arundel are authorized and empowered to
control and regulate the public roads and
bridges in said county: they shall sit as a
tener il deemed by them necessary to the
public interests. for the considerations
and determination of matters relating to
county roads and bridges. IL shall be the
duty of each Of said County Commits
sioners to make careful inspection of road
work in the several districts Of the county
and TO thoroughly fanliliarize himself with
the same. The said board shall keep an
accurate and systematic audit of the road
and bridge funds and accounts which shall
always be an open record Of their Office.
The said County Commissioners shall. at
the time Of making the annual levy in said
county. levy upon the taxable property in
the several districts, thereof road tax
not to exceed eighty cents on the hundred
dollars for each district and such said tax
shall be used for the repair and mainten-
ance OF public roads and bridges in the
sane districts where levied aud collected
and 40 other. All of the taxes herein
authorized shall eIevied and collected as
are other county taxes and shall he dis
bursed by the County Commissioners
upon public road and bridges in Anne
Arundel County, and not otherwise.