THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                    595

[See page image for strike-through]

30. (A) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF FREDERICK
COUNTY ARE AUTHORIZED TO REGULATE THE WEIGHT
AND SPEED OF TRUCKS, TRACTORS, MACHINES, AND ROAD
ENGINES OR OTHER VEHICLES OF ANY KIND PASSING
OVER ANY BRIDGES OR CULVERTS INCLUDED IN THE
COUNTY ROADS SYSTEM BY POSTING AND MAINTAINING
CONSPICUOUSLY AT BOTH ENDS OF SAID BRIDGES OR
CULVERTS, SIGNBOARDS WITH LETTERING NOT LESS
THAN THREE INCHES IN HEIGHT, SETTING FORTH THE
WEIGHT AND SPEED ALLOWED. THE COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF FREDERICK COUNTY WITH RESPECT TO ANY
ROADS INCLUDED IN THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM MAY
BY RESOLUTION IMPOSE REGULATIONS AS TO THE
WEIGHT OF VEHICLES TO BE OPERATED UPON ANY ROADS
FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 6 MONTHS, WHENEVER
ANY SUCH ROAD BY REASON OF DETERIORATION, RAIN,
SNOW, OR OTHER CONDITION, WILL BE SERIOUSLY DAM-
AGED OR DESTROYED UNLESS THE PERMISSIBLE WEIGHTS
ARE REDUCED, AND FURTHER THAT ADDITIONAL 6
MONTHS PERIODS MAY BE IMPOSED BY A LIKE RESOLU-
TION.

(B)  THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ENACTING ANY SUCH
RESOLUTION SHALL ERECT OR CAUSE TO BE ERECTED,
POSTED AND MAINTAINED, AT EACH END OF THAT POR-
TION OF ANY ROAD AFFECTED THEREBY, SIGNBOARDS
WITH LETTERING NOT LESS THAN THREE INCHES IN
HEIGHTS, SETTING FORTH THE WEIGHT LIMITS ALLOWED,
AND THE RESOLUTION SHALL NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNLESS
AND UNTIL SUCH SIGNBOARDS ARE ERECTED AND
POSTED.

(C)   ANY INDIVIDUAL, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORA-
TION OR OTHER PERSON, WHETHER THE OWNER OR THE
PERSON IN CHARGE OF SUCH VEHICLES, OR AN EM-
PLOYEE OR AGENT OF SUCH PERSON, WHO SHALL DRAW,
DRIVE, OR PROPEL, OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER TAKE OR
CAUSE TO BE TAKEN, DRAWN, DRIVEN, OR PROPELLED
OVER ANY SUCH BRIDGE, CULVERT, OR ROAD ANY OF THE