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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

shall make it satisfactorily appear to the Road Su-
pervisor of the district in which he may reside, that
he is physically unable to perform the said labor,
and is not able to pay the fine hereinafter provided ,
it shall be the duty of the said Supervisor to ex-
empt such person from the performance of the said
labor.

Road super-
visors.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the Road Super-
visors may make such commutation of labor for
teams and carts or wagons, as he may deem pro-
per, and the said County Commissioners are hereby
authorized to fix and establish the amount to be
allowed to the owner, per day, for the use of such
teams, carts and wagons.

Penalty.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That every person lia-
ble as aforesaid, to labor on said roads, who shall
fail to obey the summons of the Road Supervisors,
shall upon demand made by the said Supervisor,
pay to the said Supervisor, the sum of one dollar
and fifty cents for each and everyday he shall fail
to perform such labor ; and the said Supervisor
shall collect and account under oath to the County
Commissioners of the said county, for all sums of
money so collected, and shall apply the same under
the direction of the said Commissioners to hiring
laborers to work on the public roads, and shall pay
over to his successor, upon the order of the said
Commissioners, any surplus that may remain in
his hands.

Liable to
arrest.

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That any person
failing to obey such summons made as aforesaid, to
pay to said Supervisor the said sum of one dollar
and fifty cents, shall, upon the complaint of the
said Supervisor, be liable to be arrested and brought
before some Justice of the Peace of the county in
which he resides, upon a warrant issued by the said
Justice, in the name of the State therefor, and shall,
upon proof of such summons and failure to obey
the same, and refusal to pay said sum of one dollar
and fifty-cents, render judgment against the party
so refusing, as aforesaid, for the said sum of one
dollar and fifty cents and all the costs that may
accrue in prosecuting the said warrant, including
the attendance of witnesses for the State ; and the
said Justice of the Peace is hereby authorized to
enforce the collection of the same in the same man-