ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 459

Section 279. Each election district of Prince George's
County is hereby made a road district. In each of the said
road districts hereby created, there shall be a road super-
visor, who shall have supervision over the actual working of
the roads, and the use of implements and materials and the
repairing of bridges in his road district, except as herein-
after provided. He shall employ and discharge laborers, hire
teams and purchase materials, machinery and equipment, with
the consent of his district road committee as hereinafter pro-
vided; and he shall have power to sell machinery and equip-
ment with the consent of his district road committee as here-
inafter provided; and he shall be responsible for all machinery
and equipment in his possession. Said supervisor shall be
appointed immediately after the passage of this Act, and shall
serve until the first Monday in April, 1923, at which time the
County Commissioners shall annually appoint the supervisor
in each of said road districts, and said district supervisor
shall be appointed upon the written recommendation of the
district road committee in his road district as hereinafter pro-
vided; and shall receive such compensation per day as may be
fixed by said district road committee and shall be subject to
removal at any time by said Board of County Commissioners
on written charges preferred by said committee or a majority
thereof and after a hearing. That the per diem charge for
all labor and team hire shall be fixed by the district road com-
mittee, and said supervisor shall not employ any labor or
hire any teams or other utensils or equipment at a price in
excess of the schedule of prices so fixed by his district road
committee. Should there be established an additional election
district prior to or subsequent to the passage of this Act and
prior to April 1, 1924, then said new district shall be included
with Chillum District, Hyattsville District, Kent District and
Seat Pleasant District, and George A Gude, the present Coun-
ty Commissioner or his successor, in case of a vacancy for

any cause, shall name the five district committee-men in said
new election district which is hereby declared to be a road
district.

For the purpose of this Act, and for the purpose of imme-
diate appointment of the district road committee in each of
the nineteen road districts herein created, the several election
districts are combined as follows:

Cottingham District, Aquasco District, Brandywine Dis-
trict, and Piscataway District, are hereby classified as one
district: and William H. Duvall, the present County Commis-