1838

ALLEGANY COUNTY.

public roads, as marked and bounded by the commissioners,

agreeably to the provisions of this act, or shall permit or suffer

any fallen trees, or other obstruction, within his power, to re-

main in or across any of the said public roads, whereby any

wagon, cart or other carriage, may be obstructed, for the space

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of two days together, he having notice thereof, or shall neglect

to fall, or cause to be fallen, all dead trees on either side of the

said public roads, whose limbs hang over the same, or any of

them, and may by their falling injure travellers, or lop or cut off

all limbs, or branches of trees hanging or projecting over the said

road, within fifteen feet above the surface thereof, or shall suffer

any of the bridges or causeways which he is bound to repair by

ibis act in his said district to be out of repair, or in any other

manner fail to perform the duties of a supervisor of the public

roads within his district, after having accepted such office, he shall

forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding five pounds current money

for every such offence, to be recovered and applied as aforesaid.

Proviso.

SEO. 10. Provided always, and be it enacted, That no super*

visor shall, in any instance, be answerable for the fine or fines

by this act imposed, where it can be made appear that the ne-

glect of such supervisor happened after the sum appropriated to

the road or roads of which he is supervisor had been applied

and expended under the direction of the courts aforesaid.

They may

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful

carry away
stones &c*

for the supervisors aforesaid, and any persons to be employed

by them, to take and carry away any stones, gravel, or earth of

a firm quality, that may be found on any land adjoining the

roads for which the same may be wanted, without leave of the

owner, or making him any compensation therefor; Provided,

that no stone, quarried or collected by the owner for his own

use, or for sale, shall be so taken or applied, or any enclosure

laid open to obtain the same, without leave of the owner or

owners first being obtained.

And shall

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the said supervisors shall

give notice,
&c.

and they are hereby required, before they begin to straighten,

amend or repair, any road within their several and respective

districts, or to make or repair any bridge or causeway, to give

notice, by advertisement set up at the most convenient, public,

and frequented places in such district, in order that the said in-

habitants may have an opportunity of hiring labourers to the said

supervisor, or labour themselves in and upon the said roads,

bridges or causeways; and each supervisor shall be allowed

such sum, not exceeding seven shillings and six-pence for

every day, for his labour, trouble and expense, in supervising

the making, mending, widening or repairing, the said roads,

bridges and causeways, as shall be deemed reasonable and

proper by the justices of the levy court. . „