Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-02-25
Harris0n's Road
Law Introduced
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0ivSlhS Duiuiuk VI iS-builuihk VI
shell. gravel, clay or any other suit
able material for improving dirt
roads, or for grading, blowing, drag
ging or in any other method to be
undertaken to make hard surfaced
road
The State Roads Commission shall
consider the recommendation of the
Board of County Commissioners in
making plans for road improvement,
maintenance and extension in the sew
eral Counties, and shall adopt the
same or make such revision thereof
as il may deem necessary for the pub
lie welfare, provided, however that in
no event shall the State Roads Com
mission adopt plans calling for a
greater outlay of money than that
provided by the said County Commits
si0ners. and provided further that the
selection of the highway or highways
to be altered. repaired, built or i'm
proved shall he and remain the sole
and exclusive per0gative of the said
County Commissioners in each
County.
Sob. All expenses incurred in the
construction. reconstruction, main
tenance and improvement of roads,
or in the laying out of new or alter
alton. widening. or closing of exist
ing roads, shall he borne by the sew
eral Counties wherein the work is
done. except for the Engineering
work which is to be done by the pres
ent State Roads Commission through
its Engineering Force: provided that
State and State aid roads shall be con-
structed. improved and maintained as
at present provided by law.
SOC. Whenever the State Roads
Commissioners shall decide on the
plans for the roads selected by the
County Commissioners of any County
to be constructed, improved or main
tanned, il shall proceed with the
preparation of the specifications and
estimates. and advertise for bids and
award contracts for the work in the
manner now provided by law for the
construction and maintenance of the
State Roads; and the said State
Roads Commission shall have all the
rights and powers in the construc-
ton and maintenance of public roads
and bridges conferred by existing
laws upon the Boards of County Com
missioners, County Road Commits
sions or other State or local officials
or commissions.
SOD. The several Boards of
County Commissioners shall, on or
before the first day of October each
year, certify to the State Roads Com
mission the amount of taxes levied
for the construction, reconstruction
and maintenance of roads in their re-
spective Counties other than the
amount levied for State or State-aid
roads, and exclusive of the taxes lev
led for paying the interest on and
redeemng road bonds. The said
Commissioners shall deposit or have
deposited to the order of the State
Roads Commission in some Bank or
Banks in its respective Counties sub
ject to check all of said road taxes
as and when received in depository
authorized to receive county funds,
and subject to withdrawal only when
vouchers signed or countersigned by
the said State Roads Commission and
the Board of County Commissioners
when used provided, however, that
no funds or taxes so desposited by
any County shall be made available
or expended for work or services
performed in any other County.
S0-E. With the exception of the
powers and duties enumerated in the
next preceding five sections of this
Article, the control over all the pub
lie highways shall remain as pro-
vided for in existing laws. All Acts
and part of Acts, all laws and parts
of laws, in any way inconsistent with
the provisions of Sections 80, S0-A.
Sob, SOC, sod, SOC, S0-F, and
s0-G are hereby repealed to the ex-
tent of such inconsistency. Ii any
of the provisions of said sections
shall, for any reason, be held to be
unconstitutional and invalid, such
judgment or decisions shall not effect,
impair or invalidate the other pro-
visions thereof
SO-F. The provisions Of the Act
shall not apply to any County or
Counties having a County Road Engi-
neer in charge of County Road con-
struction, provide. however. that such
County upon written request of the
County Commissioners 10 the State
Roads Commission may avail itself of
the provisions of this Act.
SOC. Whenever a majority of the
property owners of any County road
agree in writing that they will haul
free of charge all road maserial for
the building Of said road from the
quarries. railroad stations, boat land
ing or whatever convenient place the
road material can be furnished by the
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