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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

covering the following points: the condition of the different

Amount and
cost of ma-

roads in the county, the improvements that have been made

terial.

in the twelve months ending December 31 of the previous

year, the amounts and quantity of material used on each road

with a detailed statement of its cost, and the amount and cost of

material and labor on each road.

215. The Allegany County Road Engineer shall, on or before

Monthly item-

the tenth day of each month, furnish to the Road Directors an

ized statement

itemized statement of all expenditures made upon public roads

and bridges of the county during the preceding month, includ-

ing cost of material used on such road and the amount of

labor performed, and shall certify as to the correctness of each

statement ; and the said Road Directors, if they find such state-

ment to be correct, shall pay the sum by drawing warrants

upon the Treasurer of Allegany County, as hereinafter pro-

vided ; and all expenditures costing over fifty dollars on the pub-

lic roads or bridges in Allegany County shall be under the

supervision of said engineer.

216. Each Road Director shall be entitled to receive $200

Compensation.

per annum to cover his personal expenses, and said Directors

shall be subject to removal for neglect or refusal to comply

with the duties of their office by the Governor of State ; and if

any of the Directors shall resign or be removed, his place shall

be filled by appointment by the remaining Directors within

thirty days after any vacancy shall occur, and he shall be

of the same political faith as his predecessors, and two Directors

shall always be of different political faith from that of the

other two.

216A. The Road Directors herein provided for shall take

Supervision of
all roads and

charge and supervision of all roads and bridges in Allegany

bridges.

County and shall see that no obstructions, hindrances or injury

are or is permitted upon any road or bridge under their super-

vision, and any person placing any obstruction of any kind

whatsoever on the public roads or in any side ditches thereto

shall be liable to a fine of not less than five dollars nor more

than twenty-five dollars for each and every offence, which may

be imposed by the justice of the peace upon the complaint of

the Road Directors or. Engineer, and the person so placing

the said obstruction on the public roads or in the side ditches

thereto shall be liable to a fine of not less than five dollars

nor more than twenty-five dollars for each day that he permits

said obstruction to remain after the expiration of two days from

Fines.

the imposition of the original fine. All fines collected under the

provisions of this section or of other sections of this Act shall