608 SLANDER. [ART. 89.

ARTICLE LXXXIX.
Slander.

SEC. 1, All words spoken maliciously touching the character
or reputation for chastity of a feme sole, and tending to the
injury thereof, shall be deemed slander, and shall be treated as
such in the several courts of law in this State.

2. Any feme sole whose character or reputation as a woman
of chastity may be traduced or defamed by any person, may
sustain an action of slander against such person.

8. If any feme sole who shall be under the age of twenty-one
years shall be injured in her character or reputation as aforesaid,
her prochein ami may sustain an action of slander against the
person injuring the reputation or character of such female.

4. The husband of any female may prosecute and sustain an
action of slander against any person for words maliciously spoken
subsequent to the marriage of such female touching the charac-
ter or reputation for chastity of said female previous to her
marriage.

ARTICLE XC.
Supervisors of Roads.

SEC. 1. There shall, at each general election for Delegates to
the General Assembly, be elected by the qualified voters of each
election district in the several counties of this State, one Road
Supervisor, who shall be a qualified voter and a resident of the
district, whose duty it shall be to superintend and direct the
repairs of the public county roads and bridges within his election
district, in such manner, and under such regulations and restric-
tions, as may be directed by the County Commissioners.

2. The sheriff of each county shall give public notice of the
election of road supervisors, in the same manner and at the same
time as of other public elections.