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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

New Districts.

Howard County shall, at their April term next, or
as soon thereafter as may be, lay out said County
into convenient road districts, not to exceed twelve

Supervisor.

for the whole County, and shall appoint one super-
visor of roads in each district, who shall serve one
year and until his successor shall be appointed.

Refuse to
accept.

Sec. 2. When any person shall refuse to accept
the appointment of Supervisor, fifty days after
notification thereof, he shall pay a fine of twenty

Fine twenty
dollars.

dollars, to he recovered by action of debt before a
Justice of the Peace, in the name of the County
Commissioners of said County, to be appropriated
to road purposes within his district, provided that
the Commissioners may remit the fine upon being
satisfied that said person ought not to have been

Power to
remove.

appointed; and the Commissioners shall have
power to remove any Supervisor who shall fail in
or neglect his duties, and to appoint another per-
son in his place.

Keep in
repair.

Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of each Supervisor
to cause all public roads within his district to be
kept cleared, smooth and in good repair, with suit-
able drains on each side, so as to afford at all times
free, safe and easy passage for wagons and car-

Bridges and
culverts.

riages along such roads, to cause bridges and cul-
verts to be made where necessary, and to keep the
same in repair, and to erect and keep in repair at

Guide
boards.

the forks and crossings, posts and guide boards
with plain letters for guides, giving the direction
and distances to the most noted places to which
said roads lead.

Supervisor
to remove ob-
structions.

Sec 4. Whenever any public road shall be ob-
structed in any manner, and whenever any bridge
or culvert shall be out of repair or dangerous, it
shall be the duty of the supervisor to remove the
obstructions and to have the bridges and culverts

Cost not to
exceed.

rebuilt or repaired; provided, the cost thereof
shall not exceed ten dollars; then he shall report
the same to the County Commissioners, whose duty
it shall be immediately to cause the obstructions
to be removed, or such bridge or conduit to be re-
built or repaired, as the case may he, either by or-
dering the supervisor to hire laborers and teams
for the purpose, or by making a contract therefor
with some fit person, and all moneys required to