ART. 9.] CHARLES COUNTY.

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county, as other small debts are collected by law, and
for which any and all property of such person, or his
rights and credits, including any wages due or to be
due him, shall be liable on execution or attachment ;

provided, that if any person from whom such road ser-
vice may be required, under the preceding provision of
this section, shall make it appear to the supervisor of
his road district, under regulations in relation thereto
to be prescribed by the county commissioners of said
county, that he is unable, from age or other corporeal
infirmity, to perform such service, and that he is unable
to pay the amount required on failure to perform such

Proviso.

service, it shall be the duty of the said supervisor to
exempt such person from such service.

Exemption.

97. The county commissioners of Charles county
shall, as soon as practicable after the passage of .this
act, appoint a person of skill as engineer and draughts-
man, superintendent of roads for Charles county, who
shall hold his office for three years, and shall be
removable only during said term by said commissioners

Superintendent
of roads.

for incapacity, neglect of duty or official misconduct,
and upon charges in writing made and filed with said
commissioners, and he shall be heard in his defence,
and shall have the right of appeal from any decision in
his case to the circuit court for said county; and the

Neglect of duty,
&c.

said superintendent shall be allowed an annual salary
of not less than eight nor more than twelve hundred
dollars; and said county commissioners shall divide
the several election districts of Charles county into
road districts, not less than two nor more than four in
each of said election districts, designating to which

His salary.

road district division roads between election districts
shall belong.

Road districts.

98. The said superintendent of roads shall be
required to devote his entire time to the duties of his
office; he shall keep and preserve accounts, books
and records of all business transactions connected with
his said office; all public roads in said county, and
everything pertaining thereto, shall be under his gen-
eral supervision and direction; he shall direct and

Duties and
powers of su-
perintendent.