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such persons in his road district, or such number of
them as he may deem necessary to make such
repairs, giving at least two days notice of the time
and place of meeting, and what tools they must
furnish ; provided, however, that no nou-taxpayer	Proviso.
shall be compelled to work more than two days in
one year, and that no person shall be compelled to
work more than four miles from his place of
residence.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if any person from
whom such labor on the roads may be required
under the provisions of the preceding section, shall	Exempt from
make it satisfactorily appear to the County Com-	labor
missioners of the said county, that he is physically
unable to perform such labor, and if the party is a
non-taxpayer, it shall be the duty of the said Com-
missioners to exempt such person from the perform-
ance of the said labor.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the road supervisor	Commutation.
may make such commutation of labor for teams, and
carts, and wagons as they may deem proper.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That every person liable	Failure to obey
as aforesaid, to labor on said roads, who shall fail to	summons.
obey the summons of the road supervisors or to
furnish a substitute, shall, upon demand made by the
said supervisor, pay to the said supervisor the sum
of one dollar for each and every day he shall fail to
perform the said labor; and the said supervisor shall
collect and account under oath, at least once a year,
and as often as may be required to the said County
Commissioners, for all sums of money so collected,
and shall apply the same or pay it over to the said
Commissioners, as the said Commissioners may
direct.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That any person failing to obey such summons, made as aforesaid, and refusing	Failure to pay
upon demand made as aforesaid, to pay to the said
supervisor the sum of one dollar, shall be guilty of a	.
misdemeanor, and shall, upon complaint made by
such supervisor, be arrested and brought before some
justice of the peace of the said county, upon a
warrant to be issued by said justice, in the name of
the State of Maryland therefor, and shall upon