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CHARLES COUNTY. [ART. 9.

the discretion of said court, of not less than ten nor
more than one hundred dollars for each offence.

Gates.

105. The superintendent and supervisors of roads
in Charles county, shall see that all gates upon the
public roads in said county are properly constructed,
and so hung as not to cause unnecessary delay or hind-
rance to travelers; and upon failure of the owners
thereof upon notice given them to re-place gates not
so constructed and hung, or to have them properly
repaired and re-hung, it shall be the duty of the super-
visors to remove such gates; but any person who shall

Tearing down,
&c.,sume.

tear down, destroy, remove or leave open any gates so
constructed and hung, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and shall be liable to prosecution in the
name of the state, before a justice of the peace of the

Penalty.

county, and may be punished by fine not exceeding

Proviso.

ten dollars, for the use of the county, provided that

Appeal.

any such person may appeal from the judgment of
every such justice of the circuit court for said county,
upon giving bond in the usual form to the state, for
the prosecution of the appeal and payment of the fine
and costs, if the judgment should be affirmed.

Annual report
of superintend-
ent.

106. The superintendent of roads for Charles county
shall annually report to the county commissioners of
said county a carefully prepared statement of all his
operations during each year, and of all sums of money
expended in maintaining and repairing the roads and
bridges of said county, and also an estimate or esti-
mates of the cost of same for the succeeding year,
which statement, or a synopsis thereof, shall for the

To be publish-
ed.

information of the people of said county be published
by the county commissioners with their annual publi-
cation of the county levy and expenses, or separately
in their discretion.

Rules and regu-
lations.

107. The county commissioners for Charles county
shall have power to adopt any rules and regulations
which may be suggested by the superintendent of
roads, that may be necessary and proper for duly car-
rying out the provisions of the foregoing sections, and
supplying any omission in the details thereof.