ODEN BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 569

CHAPTER 315.
AN ACT to provide for maintaining and keeping in repair the Public Roads of Prince George's County.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Circuit Court of Prince George's county shall, at their April term next, or as soon thereafter as may he, lay out said county into convenient road districts not to exceed ten or as many as there are election districts for the whole county, and shall appoint one supervisor of roads in each district, who shall serve one year, and until his successor shall be appointed.	Supervisor.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That when any person shall refuse to accept the appointment of supervisor, fifty days days after notification thereof, he shall pay a fine of twenty 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	Penalty for refusal to ac- cept.
district;provided, that the County Commissioners may remit the fine upon being satified that said person ought not to have been appointed, and the Circuit Court shall have power to remove any supervisor who shall fail in, or neglect his duties, and to appoint another person in his place.	Remit fine.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall he the duty of each supervisor to cause all public roads within his district to be kept cleared, smooth and in good repair, with suitable drains on each side, so' as to afford at all times free, safe and easy pas- sage for wagons and carriages along such roads, to cause bridges and culverts to be made, where necessary, and to keep the same in repair, and to erect and keep in repair at the forks and crossings,	Keep road in repair.
posts and guide boards with plain letters for guides, giving the direction and distances to the most noted places to which said roads lead.	Guide boards.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That whenever any public road shall be obstructed 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	To remove obstructions.