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COUNTIES AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. [ART. 22.
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Wicomico in
First Judicial
Circuit
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SEC 5 The county of Wicomico, if formed according to the provisions of
this Constitution, shall be embraced in the First Judicial Circuit, and the
times for holding the courts therein shall be fixed and determined by the Gen-
eral Assembly
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General Assem-
bly to carry this
art into effect
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SEC 6 The General Assembly shall pass all such laws as may be necessary
more fully to carry into effect the provisions of this article.
ARTICLE XXII.
COUNTIES AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
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1 County commissioners, a corporation,
powers
2 May sue and be sued
3 Number of
4 When to meet and qualify, proviso
5 To levy and provide for collection of taxes
6 Allowance of claims
7. Contracts to be in writing and secured by
bond
8 Not to have any interest in contracts
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9 Shall not hold claim against county.
10 Penalty
11 To correct errors In assessments
12 To reduce assessments of fisheries
13 To publish statement of expenses.
14 To open and close roads
15 To build and repair bridges
16 Fay and mileage, not applicable to Balti-
more county.
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PUBLIC ROADS.
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17 Applications for opening and closing roads
18 Notice of application
19 Counter petition
20 Appointment of examiners
21 Oath of examiners
22 Proceedings of same
23 To locate road and make and return plat,
report to commissioners
24 To report reasons for opinions
25 Consent of owner necessary to make road
through buildings, etc, not applicable
to Baltimore or Washington counties
26 Width of roads
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27 Examiners to assess and return damages,
subject to ratification, etc, of commis-
sioners
28 Commissioners to determine by whom
damages to be paid
29 Damages to whom to be paid
30 Signing petition for road not to render
liable for damages, costs
31 Proceedings of commissioners on return.
32 Pay of examiners
33 Commissioners to levy for expenses and
damages
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PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CALVERT, PRINCE GEORGE'S, SOMERSET, TALBOT,
AND WORCESTER COUNTIES.
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34 Road districts
35 Labor on roads, duty of supervisors, roads
to be kept in repair
36 Exemption, appeal to county commis-
sioners
37 Commutation
38 Fines, supervisors to account to county
commissioners, report
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39 Refusing to labor on roads, etc, grand
jurors
40 Bond of supervisors, pay of laborers, sala-
ries of supervisors
41 Finger-boards or signs, penalty for defac-
ing, etc, boards
42 To what counties applicable.
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PRIVATE ROADS.
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43 Who entitled to private road, application
to commissioners
44 Persons to act as commissioners to be ap-
pointed by county commissioners
45 Course of road
46 Application and return to be recorded.
47 When to vest in applicant.
48 Penalty for obstructing
49 Where applicant owns land adjoining an-
other county
50 Application by owner of quarry or mine
51 Commissioners may prescribe periods and
terms of ceasing or continuance of road
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52 Owner of mill, etc, may apply for road
53 Application to lay railway on road
51 Terms on which granted
55 When location over road may be changed
56 Proof of notice to lay out private road
57. Damages, how apportioned
58 Pay of commissioners appointed to lay out
private road
59 Road not to be made through garden or
yard
60. Appeal to Circuit Court.
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