5074 ARTICLE 23.

1912, ch. 331, sec. 126.

247. The County Commissioners may cause to be placed at such of the
forks of the public roads as they may think proper, finger boards or signs
showing the prominent places to which said roads lead and the distance
to such places and may also erect mile posts and signs, giving the number
of miles to and from prominent places. Any person tearing down or
defacing such finger boards, signs or mile posts shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and, on conviction thereof before a justice of the peace, shall
be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars and be com-
mitted to jail until fine and costs are paid, and all fines collected shall
be paid over to the County Commissioners of Wicomico County.

1912, oh. 331, sec. 127.

248. Whenever any mill dam may be built in Wicomico county across
any branch or stream when the public road crosses such branch or stream,
the top of said dam shall be at least twenty-four feet wide and the bridges
on said dam of the same width, and the owner or owners shall keep the
dam and bridges in good repair, so that the public road shall in no way
be affected injuriously thereby.

And it shall be the duty of the owner or owners of any mill property
where the county or public road crosses on the dam, to keep such mill
dam and the bridges across the flood gates or flume ways in a safe con-
dition and order; and if the owner or owners thereof shall neglect for
the space of thirty days to repair and keep in safe condition and order
said dam and bridges, the County Commissioners shall make such repair,
and the cost of the same shall be paid by the owner or owners of said
mill property to the County Commissioners within a reasonable time after
demand, and the cost of such repairs shall be a first lien on said mill
property, and be collectible by suit and execution as debts are collected,
unless the owner of such mill property shall give thirty days' notice in
writing to the County Commissioners, that the mill or mills with the
privileges, are abandoned. In such case the mill dam and its bridges
shall be kept in order and repair by the County Commissioners in the
same manner as county or public roads and bridges are required to be
repaired and kept in order.

1912, ch. 331, sec. 128.

249. It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to place ob-
structions of any kind whatsoever upon the public highways, roads, lanes,
or bridges in Wicomico county, or interfere with, injure or obstruct any
public ditch or drain thereof, or to plow, cultivate or make turning rows
therein, or in any manner to injure the surface or foundation of any
such public road, drain or bridge in said county. And it shall be unlaw-
ful for any person or corporation, its agents or employees, exercising the
business of a common carrier, to permit his or its vehicle or steam or
other engines, or car's, to obstruct any public road crossing for more than
five minutes at any one time, or for traction engines to stand upon the
bridges of said public highways at any time. Any person or corporation,