1746

CALVERT COUNTY.

May

remove
stones,
gravel or
earth, in
repair of
roads.

Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful
for the several and respective overseers of the said roads, and
they are hereby authorized and empowered, as often as need
shall require, to dig, take and remove, any stones, gravel, or
earth of firm quality, which may be found on any land adjoin-
ing the roads for which the same may be necessary, and to em-
ploy the same in the repairing of the said roads ; and for the
making or repairing of bridges over the heads of rivers, creeks,
branches, swamps, or other low and miry places, through and
over which the said roads may pass, to cut down, or cause to
be cut down, any tree or trees growing on any of the next ad-
jacent lands to such places where bridges may be necessary as
aforesaid, and the same trees to maul and carry away from off
such lands, and to apply the same to the making or repairing of

Proviso.

the said bridges; Provided, that it shall be the duty of each
and every overseer aforesaid to render a true account, (cer-
tified under their hands and seals respectively,) of all and sin-
gular such tree or trees by them cut down and taken for the
purpose aforesaid, with a description of the size and quality of
such tree or trees, together with their estimation of the value
thereof, to the owner, tenant or overseer, of the lands from
whence the same shall have been taken, and to return a dupli-
cate of such account, on oath, to the next levy court of the
county, in order that the justices of said court may be enabled
to estimate the real value thereof, to be allowed or paid to such
owner or owners in such manner as said justices shall appoint
and direct.

May call on
free male
inhabitants
and slaves
to labour in
clearing
and repair-
ing roads.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the said overseers shall
have power, and they are hereby authorized and required, to
call upon all and singular the free able-bodied male inhabitants
of their respective limits, above the age of eighteen years and
under the age of fifty years, and upon all and singular the
able-bodied male slaves residing therein, above the age of
eighteen years and under the age of fifty years, to labour and
assist in clearing, amending, improving and repairing, the
several and respective roads aforesaid, and to require such
and so many of the said persons as they shall from time to time
deem necessary, to assemble at such place within their respec-
tive limits as the said overseers shall severally appoint, with
sufficient implements of labour, and thereupon to proceed in
the execution of such work and labour upon the said roads,
for the improvement and repair thereof, as the respective over-
seers shall order and direct ; and the said overseers shall also
bare power to hire and employ carts and teams for the carry-
ing and removing all such stones, dirt, gravel and timber, as
may be deemed requisite for repairing and completing the said
roads and bridges, and the expense of such carts and teams
shall be levied upon the county.