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instruct all supervisors of roads in said county as to
the proper time and manner of repairing the roads,
and he shall as often as possible inspect the different
roads, and as far as can be, secure a just and equal
expenditure of money upon the same throughout the
county, giving due consideration to those most in pub-
lic use. He shall commence and prosecute a system of
permanent improvement of the roads of said county,
beginning first on the main thoroughfares leading to
the county seat, and then on those to the most public
landings, properly raising, grading, ditching and tho-
roughly draining same, and when in his opinion proper
and necessary, altering and straightening them, under
the authority of the county commissioners, in the mode
provided by law; he shall also be required to examine
into all applications for bridges, and make reports to
the county commissioners, in reference thereto; and he
shall exercise a careful supervision over the construc-
tion and repairs of all such erected under the authority
of the county commissioners, or by contract with them ,
and said superintendent shall, as soon as practicable
after his appointment, recommend to the county com-
missioners of Charles county competent persons as
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Supervisors.
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supervisors of roads in each road district of said county,
who shall be appointed by said county commissioners,
and shall hold their appointment during the term of
office of said superintendent and until their successors
shall be appointed, and shall be subject to removal by
him for incapacity, misconduct or neglect of duty.
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Duties of super-
visors.
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99. The said road supervisor shall, under the gen-
eral direction of the superintendent aforesaid, or in
conformity with any special instructions from him,
superintend the repairs of the public roads and bridges
within the several road districts. It shall be the duty
of said supervisors under regulations to be prescribed
by the superintendent of roads, to divide into classes
all persons in their several districts subject to road
duty, and summon such in rotation whenever the roads
need repair, except in time of harvest, giving at least
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