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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Successor
appointed
as provided
in section
191.

193. Whenever either by failure to qualify within five days
after receipt of notice of appointment, or from any cause, a
vacancy shall occur among such Road Commissioners, a succes-
sor shall be appointed in the same manner as provided in sec-
tion 191 and as originally made, to fill out the unexpired term
so vacated ; but in the case of any person appointed by the
County Commissioners to fill out an unexpired term, the person
so appointed shall be of the same political party as the former
or retiring member.

Adopt rules
and regula-
tions.

194. The several District Boards of Road Commissioners
shall in their respective election districts adopt such general
rules and regulations for calling and holding meetings for the
transaction of business and for other purposes as they shall
deem best; and shall appoint one of their number as chairman,
to hold during the pleasure of the board, and shall also desig-
nate one of their number to act as clerk, whose duty it shall be
to keep full and accurate record of the proceedings of the
board, and to perform such other duties as may be required of
him by the board.
195. The said road commissioners shall each receive an

Salary.

annual salary of fifty dollars, except the chairmen, who shall
each receive an annual salary of one hundred dollars, payable
by the said County Commissioners, and shall hold office respec-
tively for a term of two years, or until their successors respec-
tively are appointed or selected and qualified.
196. Each of the several Boards of District Road Commis-

Road
districts.

sioners hereafter to be appointed shall have power and it shall
be their duty to divide their respective election districts into road
districts, (not less than ten in each), properly lettered, (as Road
in any one year, shall not be less than ten cents on the one hun-
District A, Road District B, etc.,) of as compact form, size and
location as practicable, and then such and every road district
shall be again sub-divided in sections, properly numbered, also
as compact and of as convenient location as practicable; no
section shall contain more than ten nor less than three miles of
record ; all such divisions and sub-divisions shall not only be
distinctly and clearly marked and located on the maps herein
provided for by definite boundaries, but an accurately written
description shall be made of each road, duly designated by
some proper or apt name, giving the beginniug and the termi-
nation of the boundaries of each road district and each section,
the approximate number of miles in each, length of each road
as classified, and such other general description as may be use-
ful and deemed necessary ; a copy when made shall be tiled
with the Board of County Commissioners.