ROADS.

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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the justices of the levy court
for the county aforesaid, or a majority of them, when so met
together as aforesaid, shall be and they are hereby authorized
and required to describe, ascertain, and distinctly record in a
well bound book to be provided by them for that purpose, the
several and respective public roads in the said county, and to
nominate and appoint, by warrant under the hand of the clerk,
and seal of his office, capable and proper persons as supervi-
sors of the several and respective roads aforesaid, according to
the number and divisions of the said roads, us the same shall
be ascertained upon their records; Provided nevertheless, that
the said roads shall be so apportioned, divided and described,
as not to require a greater number of supervisors than six in
any one hundred of the said county ; and that the said justices,
or a majority of them, may adjourn from day to day until the
said roads shall be duly ascertained, and supervisors appointed
as aforesaid ; and every supervisor so appointed shall give bond
to the state of Maryland, with such security as shall be ap-
proved of by the said justices, in such sum .or penalty as the
said justices shall require, for the performance of his duty.

Roads to be
described,
be.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if any supervisor or su-
pervisors already appointed, or to be appointed, shall refuse to
act, or remove out of the district, become disqualified, or die,
it shall and may be lawful for any two of the neighbouring
justices of the peace to supply every vacancy so happening, by
the appointment of another person, who shall give bond as
aforesaid, with such security, and in such penalty, as shall be
approved of by the aforesaid justices of the peace, and they
shall certify every such appointment, under their hands, to the
clerk of the county, who shall record the same, and within ten
days thereafter shall issue a warrant to the person so appointed,
and deliver the same to the sheriff, to be served upon the party
in the same manner, and under the same penalty, as directed
in such case by this act.

How va-
cancies are
to be filled.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted. That the justices of the levy
court shall, at their annual meeting under this act for the re-
gulation of the conduct of the supervisors, fix and establish
reasonable rates for the hire of labourers, horses, carts, wagons
or other carriages, to be worked or used on the public roads of
the said county, and shall publish the same in every hundred
of the said county ; and each of the supervisors are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to hire and employ, if necessary, at
reasonable wages, not exceeding such wages as shall be estab-
lished under the regulations before recited, a sufficient number
of labourers to work on the public roads, and to hire and
employ horses, carts, wagons or other convenient carriages,
for the purpose of carrying earth, gravel, stones, timber, or

Justices
may estab-
lish rates,

&c.