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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

he is supervisor, and the justice to whom such re-

port is made shall issue his warrant in the name

of the State for such supervisor so reported, to

be directed to some constable of the district, direct-

ing him to bring such supervisor before him for

trial ; and if, upon trial, it shall appear that such

public roads over which he is supervisor are in a bad'

or dangerous condition, owing to his neglect of any

of the duties prescribed in these preceding sections,

and such neglect was not caused by sickness of him-

self or family, then the justice of the peace shall

fine the supervisor not less than five dollars nor

more than ten dollars and costs ; provided that in

all cases when fines may be imposed under this sec-

Bight of ap-
peal.

tion, any person feeling himself aggrieved may appeal
to the Circuit Court, as in other cases, provided he

shall within ten days enter into bond with security,

for fifty dollars, to prosecute his appeal with efiect.

SEQ. 166. Until the next general election, the

County Commissioners of said county shall divide

the duties herein imposed among them, and after

such election each of the five commissioners elected

Who are road

shall be and act as general road supervisors of the

supervisors

commissioner district from which he has been elected,

or to which he shall be assigned by his co-commis-

sioners, and shall have special supervision of the

acts, duties, and accounts of the road supervisors ap-

pointed in his said district by the County Commis-

sioners, as is now or hereafter may be provided by

Inspect roads

law. It shall be his duty to inspect the roads in his

in commis-

said commissioner district and report the condition

sioner district

thereof to the Board of County Commissioners for

their action in the premises. No road bill from his

district shall be passed by the County Commissioners

until he shall have examined and reported on the

same. It shall be his duty to notify the several road

supervisors of his said district of such needed work

upon their respective roads as comes to his knowl-

edge, and to report for the action of the Grand Jury

any gross neglect of said road supervisors, and such

obstructions to public travel, and road nuisances, as

comes to his notice ; and for every day that he may

be actually engaged in the inspection of the roads of

his district he shall be entitled to charge the same

on his account as County Commissioners; always

provided, that his entire compensation as County