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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Is not flair or

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That whenever the said

reasonable

commissioners shall be satisfied that the estimate or

value fixed by such supervisor for work done or mate-

rials furnished for the road is not fair or reasonable,

that said commissioners shall be authorized to cor-

rect the same, and their decision shall be final in the

matter.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the several super-

Examine and

visors shall carefully examine and supervise all of

supervise.

the public roads in their respective districts as often

as the condition of the roads shall require such in-

spections, and shall give prompt attention to every

need of repair which may be called to their attention,

and shall report semi-annually to the said commis-

sioners, in July and December, the state of the roads

in their respective districts, and the amount of money

expended in keeping said roads in repair, and to

Employ suita-

whom the same was payable; and for the perform-

ble persons.

ance of any work or duties not hereinbefore provided

for, they shall be authorized to employ suitable per-

sons — such work to be valued, certified and paid for

as in the other cases specified ; that each supervisor

shall be entitled to receive five dollars per day for

each day he is actually employed in the discharge of

his duties, to be paid by the said commissioners, on

the presentation of his account properly sworn to,

in July and December, when he shall make his re-

port ; provided, however, that in no case shall he re-

ceive more than the sum of two hundred dollars for

each year he may serve.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That in addition to the

proper proportion of the general road tax, levied for

May levy
special tax

ordinary expenses of roads and bridges within the
county, the county commissioners shall have power,

in their discretion, upon the petition of thirty or

more land owners within any road district, to levy

upon the assessable property within such road dis-

trict an additional special tax of not more than ten

cents in the hundred dollars, to be collected as other

county taxes, and to be expended under the direction

of the county commissioners in the improvement of

the roads within said district.

May be sued

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That any supervisor may

be sued before any justice of the peace, in an action