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372 PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. [ART. 16.
ROADS.
1870, c. 301 repeals 1868, c. 299 [Sup. 1S68, p. 100] in so far as relates to Prince
George's county.
1870) c. 315 adds the following and repeals all acts inconsistent herewith:
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1870, c. 315, s 1.
Road districts
and supervi-
sors
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217. The circuit court of Prince George's county
shall, at their April term next, or as soon thereafter
as may be, lay out said county into convenient road
districts not to exceed ten or as many as there are
election districts for the whole county, and shall ap-
point one supervisor of roads in each district, who
shall serve one year, and until his successor shall be
appointed.
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Ibid, s 2.
Fine for refusal
to except ap-
pointment.
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218. When any person shall refuse to accept the ap-
pointment of supervisor, fifty days [days] after notifi-
cation thereof, he shall pay a fine of twenty dollars, to
be recovered by action of debt, before a justice of the
peace, in the name of the county commissioners of said
county, to be appropriated to road purposes within his
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Proviso.
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district; provided, that the county commissioners may
remit the fine upon being satisfied that said person
ought not to have been appointed, and the circuit
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Supervisor may
be removed.
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court shall have power to remove any supervisor who
shall fail in or neglect his duties, and to appoint
another person in his place.
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Ibid s. 3.
Supervisors to
keep roads in
repair.
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219. It shall be the duty of each supervisor to cause
all public roads within his district to be kept cleared,
smooth and in good repair, with suitable drains on
each side, so as to afford at all times free, safe and easy
passage for wagons and carriages along such roads, to
cause bridges and culverts to be made where necessary,
and to keep the same in repair, and to erect and keep
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Guide boards
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in repair at the forks and crossings, posts and guide-
boards with plain letters for guides, giving the direc-
tion and distances to the most noted places to which
said roads lead.
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Ibid s. 4.
Obstructions in
roads to be re-
moved, &c.
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220. Whenever any public road shall be obstructed
in any manner, and whenever any bridge or culvert
shall be out of repair or dangerous, it shall be the duty
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