Ch. 478 LAWS OF MARYLAND

NOR MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.); SAID FINE TO BE PAID
INTO THE COUNTY TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF ROAD AND BRIDGE
ACCOUNT; AND IF, IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF PUBLIC ROADS,
IT BE NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER DRAINAGE OF SAID ROADS TO LET OFF
THE WATER THEREFROM UPON THE ADJOINING LANDS, THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS SHALL AWARD TO THE OWNER OF SAID LANDS
REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRIVILEGE, AND SHALL CONSTRUCT
DRAINS THROUGH SUCH LANDS SO AS TO PREVENT THE SPREADING OF THE
WATER OVER CULTIVATED FIELDS; BUT NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS
CHAPTER SHALL BE SO CONSTRUED AS TO APPLY TO THE NATURAL COURSE
OF WATER FROM THE PUBLIC ROADS INTO AND UPON ADJOINING LANDS OR
FROM SAID LANDS INTO AND UPON THE ROADS.

138-2. OBSTRUCTING OR DAMAGING DRAINS.

IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANYONE TO OBSTRUCT, FILL UP OR
OTHERWISE INJURE THE DRAINS MADE FOR CONDUCTING WATER FROM
THE PUBLIC ROADS, OR THE DITCHES ON THE SIDES OF SAID ROADS, OR TO
OBSTRUCT ANY ROAD BY MOVING FENCES OUT UPON THE SAME, OR
PLACING OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS THEREON, OR TO DIG ANY DITCH OR
DRAIN ACROSS ANY ROAD, WITHOUT FIRST HAVING PROCURED AN ORDER
FROM THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO DO SO, AND TO
NEGLECT TO KEEP SUCH DITCH OR DRAIN WELL COVERED AND IN GOOD
REPAIR FOR THE PASSAGE OF VEHICLES OVER THE SAME; AND ALL
PERSONS SO OFFENDING SHALL UPON CONVICTION BE FINED NOT LESS
THAN TEN DOLLARS ($10.) NOR MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.),
SAID FINE TO BE PAID INTO THE COUNTY TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE
ROAD AND BRIDGE ACCOUNT; AND WHEN ANY UNLAWFUL OBSTRUCTION OR
INJURY TO A PUBLIC ROAD SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE ROAD
COMMISSIONER, IN WHOSE ROAD DISTRICT THE SAME IS LOCATED, HE
SHALL FORTHWITH REMOVE SAID OBSTRUCTION, OR REPAIR SAID INJURY,
AT THE COST OF THE PERSON CAUSING THE SAME; AND IF SUCH PERSON
SHALL REFUSE TO PAY THE COSTS TO THE ROAD COMMISSIONER, THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL PAY THE SAME AND INSTITUTE
SUIT AT ONCE AGAINST HIM TO RECOVER SAID COSTS.

138-3. SURVEY OF ROAD LOCATION.

WHENEVER ANY DOUBT MAY EXIST AS TO THE PROPER LOCATION OR
WIDTH OF ANYROAD, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY CAUSE
THE SAME TO BE SURVEYED, AND IN ITS DISCRETION MAKE SUCH
ALTERATIONS AS THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC MAY REQUIRE, AND
MAY COMPENSATE ANY OWNER OF LAND ALONG SAID ROAD WHO MAY BE
ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION IN CONSEQUENCE OF SAID ALTERATIONS.

138^f. ERECTION, MAINTENANCE AND SIZE OF SIGNS.

THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CECIL COUNTY MAY IN
THEIR DISCRETION ERECT AND MAINTAIN BOARDS SO PAINTED WITH

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