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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That all able-bodied

Who com-
pelled to Jabor

male residents of Somerset county, between the
ages of twenty-one and fifty-five years, shall be
compelled to labor not less than two days, of
eight hours each, in every year, on the public
roads in the district in which they reside, provi-
ded, however, no person shall be required to la-
bor more than four miles from, his place of resi-
dence.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That whenever in
the judgment of the road supervisor any of the

Repairs— how
made.

public roads in his district shall require repairs,
he shall summon to work on such road such
number of persons residing in the district as he
may deem necessary, giving to each of such
persons at least two days' notice of the time and
place of meeting, and what tools they must fur-
nish.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That no person shall

Keep account
of work.

be deemed to have discharged his liability to
work on the public roads until he shall have ac-
tually worked sixteen hours thereon in each
year ; and the supervisor shall keep the time
each person shall work, and when any balance
of time for such work shall be due from any
person, he shall be liable to be again summoned
to work by the supervisor as often as may be
necessary, until such person has worked out his
time of sixteen hours for each year as provided
by this act.
SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That road supervi-

May make
commutation.

sors may make such commutation of labor for
teams, carts, wagons or road machines, as they
may deem proper, and all commutations shall
be reported by him in his semi-annual report to
the county commissioners.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That each supervisor

Make report.

shall make report to the county commissioners
on the first day of June and the first day of De-
cember of each and every year, and the said re-
ports shall state, on blanks to be furnished by
the commissioners, the times and places of all
work done, the names of persons summoned,
and the time made by himself and each person
at work on each occasion, the money received
by him for road purposes from all sources, dis-
bursements he has made, and on what account,