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Dec. Ses. 1825.
Rates of wages. |
JOSEPH KENT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
6. And be it enacted, That for the purpose
of regulating
and establishing wages for laborers, carts and teams employed
in repairing said roads, the following rates shall be allowed, to
wit: for every able bodied hand, not under eighteen years, nor
over forty-five years of age, furnished by a taxable at the request
of a supervisor, he shall be allowed and paid by the county
levies, the sum of fifty cents current money; and for every cart
and team occupied by hauling dirt, timber, or other materials
necessary for the repair of the public roads, the sum of one
dollar per day; and that the supervisor shall receive for his services
the sum of ten dollars current money per annum. |
Penalty for
supervisors
neglect. |
7. And be it enacted, That if any of
the supervisors, appointed
in virtue of this act, shall not sufficiently clear, or cause to be
cleared, amended, and kept in good order and repair, the public
roads within his district, or shall suffer any fallen trees, or other
obstructions, to remain in, or across any of the said public
roads, whereby any cart, waggon, or other carriage, may be obstructed,
for more than three days together, he having notice
thereof (except in time of wheat harvest) or shall neglect to
fall all dead trees on either side of said public roads, whose
limbs hang over, and may, by their falling injure travellers, or
to lop or cut off all limbs or branches of trees hanging or
projecting over the road within fifteen feet above the surface
thereof, or shall suffer any of the bridges or causeways to be out
of repair (except framed bridges exceeding fifteen feet from
abutment to abutment) or shall otherwise fail to perform the
duties of a supervisor, he shall forfeit and pay a sum of money,
not exceeding five dollars for every such offence, to be recovered
by bull of indictment, before the county court of Talbot
county, and applied to defray the county charges. |
Authority to
take stone,
gravel, &c.—
limit.
Proviso. |
8. And be it enacted, That it shall
and may be lawful for the
several and respective supervisors of the said roads, and they
are hereby authorised and empowered, as often as need shall require,
to dig, take and remove any stones, gravel or earth, which
may be found on any land adjoining the roads and for the repairing
of which, the same may be necessary, and to employ the
same in repairing of the said roads; and for the making or repairing
of bridges over the heads of rivers, branches, creeks,
swamps or other low, marshy and miry places, through or over
which the said roads may pass; to cut down, or cause to be cut
down, any tree or trees, (fruit and ornamental trees always excepted)
standing or growing, on any of the lands adjacent to such
place where bridges may be necessary as aforesaid, and the same
trees to maul or split, and carry away off such lands, and apply the
same to the making or repairing of the said bridges, or other necessary
repairs or conveniences on the said roads: Provided always,
That it shall not be lawful for any supervisor to enter any
inclosure for the purpose aforesaid, without the consent of the |
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