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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

	road district in which he resides, that he is physi- cally unable to perform the said labor, either by reason of permanent disability or that said disa- bility existed at the time at which his services were required, and is not able to pay the commutation hereinafter provided, it shall be the duty of the said supervisor to exempt such person from the performance of the said labor and commutation for labor, and in case such supervisor shall refuse to exempt any person who shall apply for exemp- tion, as herein provided, such person, if he shall feel aggrieved by such refusal may appeal to the County Commissioners of the county, whose de- cision shall be final.
Commutation	Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the County Com- missioners of the several counties may make such commutation of labor for teams and carts or wag- ons, as they may deem proper...
Fine.	Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That every person liable, as aforesaid, to labor on said public roads, who shall fail to obey the summons of the road supervisor, or furnish a substitute, shall, upon de- mand made by said supervisor, pay to said super- visor the sum of one dollar and fifty cents for each and every day not exceeding two days ; that shall he fail to perform such labor, and the said super- visor shall collect and account, under oath, to the County Commissioners, for all sums of money so collected, and exemptions granted, and shall ap- ply the said money under the directions of the said County Commissioners, to hiring laborers to work on the public roads, and shall pay over to his suc- cessor, upon the order of the County Commission- ers, any surplus that may remain in his hands, and the said supervisors shall make a report on oath, once in three months, to the County Com- missioners, of the money received and expended.
Penalty.	Sec. 7. And be it enacted. That any person liable to labor, as aforesaid, who shall refuse to obey such summons, and shall refuse to labor on said public roads, as hereinbefore provided, for one or two days, as hereinbefore specified, and shall refuse or neglect, upon demand made as aforesaid, to pay to said supervisor the sum of one dollar and fifty cents per day, for one or two days labor, as aforesaid, or shall refuse or neglect to furnish a