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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

for which he is appointed, and who shall be paid such reason-
able salary as the County Commissioners shall determine,
having regard to the service performed by him.

Duties.

SEC. 189. And be it enacted, It shall be the duty of said
road supervisors to superintend the construction and repaii of
all roads, bridges and culverts in their respective districts,
including all work done or given out under contract; but no
supervisor shall have any pecuniary interest in any contract
and shall furnish no team for any work (unless previously
authorized in writing by the County Commissioners); and
when the construction and repair of roads shall not, in any
district or sub-district, be given out under any contract, the
supervisors shall employ the necessary labor and teams to do
the work required, and shall dispose of the same in such man-
ner as will be most economical and best for the public benefit ;
and all bills for contracts and for labor and material supplied
in the roads, shall be sworn to and approved by the supervisor
before payment by the County Commissioners.

Division of
districts.

SEC. 190. And be it enacted, Each road supervisor shall
divide the roads of his district into convenient sections and
number them, and if desirable, make sub-divisions of his dis-
trict; and he shall keep an account of all work and other
transactions pertaining to the roads of his district, showing the
kind and quality of work done on each section of road, by
whom the work was done, and the cost of the same, which
shall be returned monthly to the County Commissioners, who
shall keep a record of the same, to be at all times open for
public inspection.

Neglect of
fluty.

SEC. 191. And be it enacted, Any supervisor shall be sub-
ject to removal, by the County Commissioners, for neglect or
refusal to comply with the duties of his office; provided,
notice of the charge be given and he have an opportunity to
appear and reply to the same; and if any supervisor shall
resign or be removed, his place shall be filled by the County
Commissioners immediately thereafter.

Record book

SEC. 192. And be it enacted, The County Commissioners
shall keep a record book for each district, in which shall be
recorded all the roads and bridges of the district, and all
surveys and other proceedings which may be had in reference
to any road or bridge in that district, the cost of procuring
such books to be paid for out of the general road fund.