406 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS—POWERS. [ART. 25.

115. Compensation of commissioners, how paid. 116. Road not to run through garden or yard. 117. Appeal to circuit court.

Public Landings. 118. County commissioners may es- tablish. 119. Proceedings similar to these for public roads.

General Provisions.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 28, sec. 1. 1874, ch. 411.

1. The county commissioners of each county in this State, are-
declared to be a corporation, and shall have full power to appoint
judges of election, road supervisors, collectors of taxes, trustees of
the poor, a clerk to their board, and all other officers, agents, and
servants required for county purposes, not otherwise provided
for by law or by the constitution, and they shall have charge of
and control over the property owned by the county, and over
county roads and bridges, and whenever in their opinion the
public interests require or will be thereby advanced, may commit
the whole matter of grading and constructing public roads, and
the repairs thereof, and the construction and repairs of public
bridges, to the charge of competent and scientifically educated
civil engineers, who shall direct and manage all such public
works under the immediate control of said county commissioners,
and who shall hold office for such time, with such salary, under
such bond and subject to such regulations as may be directed by
the said county commissioners from time to time, and calculated
to secure competent officers, and a faithful discharge of duty,
and the county commissioners of each county shall also have
power to locate, alter or change the places of holding elections in
the different election districts or townships of their respective
counties, as may afford the best opportunity for full and fair
expression of popular will.

State v. B. & O R. R. Co , 12 G & J 399. Doyle v. The Comm'rs of Balto.
Co., 12 G. & J. 484. Comm'rs of Washington Co. v. Nesbit, 6 Md. 468. State
v. Dnnnington et al., 12 Md. 341. Comm'rs of Pub Sch. v. Co. Comm'rs of A.
Co , 20 Md 467. Co. Comm'rs of A. A. Co. v. Duckett, 20 Md 468. State v.
Price, 21 Md. 448. Gibson v. Co Comm'rs, 36 Md. 229. Co. Comm'rs v.
Baker, 44 Md. 1. Eyler r. Co. Comm'rs of Allegany Co., 49 Md. 269. Co.
Comm'rs of Prince George's Co. v. Comm'rs of Laurel, 51 Md. 461.

1888, ch. 467.

2. They shall also in their respective counties, have control
over all the public roads, streets and alleys, except in incorpo-