ROADS.

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jacent lands to such places where bridges may be necessary as
aforesaid, and the same trees to maul and carry away off such
lands, and to apply the same to the making or repairing of the
said bridges ; Provided always, that no enclosure shall be laid
open or entered into to obtain -the several materials aforesaid,
or any of them, without the consent of the owner or owners
thereof; And provided also, that before any tree or trees shall
be cut down for the purposes aforesaid, notice whereof shall
be given to the owner, tenant or overseer, and due compensa-
tion made or secured to him or them by the county according
to the full value thereof, in such manner as the justices of the
levy court shall direct.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the said supervisors respec-
tively shall, before they begin to straighten, amend or repair,
any road, or to make or repair any bridge or causeway, give
notice, by advertisement at the most convenient public places
in such district, that the inhabitants may have an opportunity
of hiring labourers, or labour themselves in and upon the said
roads, bridges or causeways ; and each supervisor shall be
allowed such sum and expense as shall be deemed reasonable
by the justices of the levy court.

Notice to
be given,
&c.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That the justices of the levy
court shall call upon the collector for all moneys levied and
assessed for the use of the said roads, as soon as payable by
law, and in case of neglect or refusal, they shall, within two
months thereafter, issue an execution against the said collector,
out of the county court, for the money so due, and shall have
all the legal benefits and privileges usually attending execu-
tions issued in behalf pf the state of Maryland ; and the said
justices shall also liquidate and settle the. accounts of all super-
visors within the said county annually, at their levy court, and
keep a fair record of all their proceedings relative to the public
roads.

Justices to
call on
collector,
&c.

SEC. 17. And be if enacted. That if any person or persons
shall alter, change, obstruct or encroach upon, any of the
said roads, or cut down, destroy or injure, any of the bridges,
causeways, boundaries, marks or directions, therein or thereon,
such person, on being thereof convicted in the county court,
shall be fined, at the discretion of the court, not exceeding
fifty dollars, and all fines imposed in such cases shall be appro-
priated to repairing such damages, and improving the roads in
the county aforesaid, and be paid to and accounted for by the
supervisor of the district.

Penaky on
altering.
&c. any
road, &c

SEC. 18. And be it enacted, That the supervisors of said
county shall, when necessary, require of the owners of slaves
as many male slaves as they may deem necessary, not exceed-
ing one-half of the number of labouring slaves belonging to

Supervisors
may require
slaves, &c.