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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 45.

AN ACT to repeal an act passed January session

eighteen hundred and seventy-four, chapter one

hundred and ninety-five, entitled "An act in rela-

tion to public roads in Cecil county, and to repeal

all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provi-

sions of this act," and to re-enact the same, so as to

read as follows :

SECTION 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That an act passed January session,

eighteen hundred and seventy-four, chapter one hun-

Repealed and

dred and ninety-five, entitled " An act in relation to

re-enacted.

public roads in Cecil county, and to repeal all acts or

parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this

act," be and the same is hereby repealed and re-

enacted, so as to read as follows :

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the county com-

missioners of Cecil county be and they are hereby

authorized and directed to divide, once in every two

years, said county into three divisions, each embracing

Divide county
into divisions.

three election districts, and to assign one of their

number to each of said divisions, who shall have gen-

eral charge of all roads and bridges, and shall give

general supervision to all roads and bridge work done

in his division.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That said commissioners

shall, upon the passage of this act, divide the first,

second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh election

Divide into
road districts.

districts of said county, each into three road districts,

and the eight and ninth election districts each into

two road districts, and whenever they shall deem it

necessary to do so may change the boundaries of said

road district; and the said commissioners shall appoint

Appoint road
commissioner.

for each road district a road commissioner, who shall

hold his office for the number of years not exceeding

three, dating from the first day of January, eighteen

hundred and eighty-four, that the county commission-

ers may specify at the time of making said appoint-

ment; and there shall be appointed in the first, second,

third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh election districts

one road commissioner for one year, one for two and

one for three years, and in the eighth and ninth elec-