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such sums as they may deem proper, conditioned for the faithful perform-
ance of the duties required of them, which said bqnd may be put in suit
for the benefit of any person suffering by the neglect of said supervisor
in keeping the roads in his district in proper order, and the said County
Commissioners shall have full power to fix on the price to be paid for
laborers on said roads, and to authorize the said supervisors to hire such
number of laborers as they may deem necessary, and that said County
Commissioners shall pay said supervisors a salary not to exceed three
hundred and fifty dollars per annum; and the said road supervisors shall
give their whole and undivided attention to the supervision of and work
upon the said county roads during the entire year.

1898, ch. 498. 1920 Code, sec. 378.

281. The County Commissioners shall cause to be placed at such of
the forks of the public roads as they may think need the same, finger boards,
or signs showing the prominent points that the said roads lead to and
the distance to said points; and any person tearing down or defacing such
finger boards shall, on conviction thereof before any justice of the peace
in the county, be fined a sum of not less than five nor more than ten dollars.

1898, ch. 498. 1920 Code, sec. 379.

282. The said County Commissioners for Worcester County are em-
powered to widen said county roads to the width of forty feet and to
straighten same, by cutting down and removing all trees and bushes, and
by removing and setting in all fences and gates, such as may interfere
with said widening or straightening of said roads, whenever in their judg-
ment they may deem necessary; where objection is made to the said widen-
ing or straightening of said roads, the method of condemning the land in
contention shall be the same as now provided by law for making roads,
alleys and streets.

Carter v. Worcester Co., 94 Md. 622.

1898, ch. 498. 1920 Code, sec. 380.

283. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as rendering the
County Commissioners liable for the acceptance of any new roads further
than they were liable before the passage of this Act.

1898, ch. 498. 1920 Code, sec. 381.

284. All bridges constructed after the passage of this Act shall not
be less than sixteen feet wide.

1898, ch. 498. 1920 Code, sec. 382.

285. The said County Commissioners are authorized to levy and set
aside annually a sufficient sum of money to carry out the provisions of
this Act, and for such other improvements as in their judgment they may
deem necessary for road purposes.