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arable and cultivated land of any person, except by his consent, nor his crops or fields injured in get- ting at and procuring same. And said Superin- tendent shall also have power in draining roads to let off the water therefrom upon the adjoining lands, at such places as may be proper and neces- sary ; provided, he shall take care to do so with as little injury as possible to such owners of land, and to that end, shall have power to continue drains through such lands, so as to prevent the spreading of the water so let off the roads, over cultivated fields.
104. Any person who shall obstruct, fill up, or otherwise wilfully injure the drains made by the Superintendent of Roads or Supervisors thereof, un- der his directions, shall be subject to presentment by the Grand Jury of said county, and upon con- viction thereof in the Circuit Court of said county, shall be subject to a fine in the discretion of said court, of not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars for each offence.	Fine.
105. The Superintendent and Supervisors of Roads in Charles county, shall see that all gates upon the public roads in said county are properly constructed, and so hung as not to cause unneces- sary delay or hindrance to travelers ; and upon failure of the owners thereof upon notice given them to replace gates not so constructed and hung or to have them properly repaired and rehung, it shall be the duty of the Supervisors to remove such gates ; but any person who shall tear down, de- stroy , remove or leave open any gates so constructed and hung, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to prosecution in the name of the State, before a Justice of the Peace of the county, and may be punished by fine not exceeding ten dollars, for the use of the county, provided that any such person may appeal from the judgment of every such Justice of the Circuit Court for said county, upon giving bond in the usual form to the State, for the prosecution of the appeal and pay- ment of the fine and costs, if the judgment should be affirmed.	Gates proper- ly construc- ted.
106. The Superintendent of Roads for Charles County shall annually report to the County Com- missioners of said county a carefully prepared	Annual re- port.