LAWS OF MARYLAND.

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of a supervisor, he shall forfeit and pay a sum of money not exceed-
ing ten dollars tor every such offence, to be recovered by bill of in-
dictment, before the county court of Caroline county, and applied to
defray the county charges.

Dec. Ses. 1822

8. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the seve-
ral and respective supervisors of the said roads, and they are hereby
authorised and empowered, as often as need shall require, to dig,
take and remove any stones, gravel, or earth, which may be found
on any land adjoining the roads, and tor the repairing of which the
same may be necessary, and to employ the same in repairing of the
said roads; and for the making or repairing of bridges over the
heads of rivers, branches, creeks, swamps or other low, marshy
and miry places, through or over which the said roads may pass,
to cut down, or cause to be cut down, any tree or trees, (fruit and
ornamental trees always excepted) standing or growing on any of
the lands adjacent to such place where bridges may be necessary as
aforesaid, and the same trees to maul or split, and carry away off
such lands, and apply the same to the making or repairing of the said
bridges or other necessary repairs or conveniences on the said roads;

Supervisor
authorised, —
&c.

Provided always, that it shall not be lawful for any supervisor to en-
ter any inclosure for the purpose of obtaining ary stones, gravel,
earth, or timber for the purpose aforesaid, without the consent of
the owner or owners thereof, or if the owner or owners be a minor
or minors, then without the consent of his, her, or their guardian or
guardians; and that it shall be the duty of each supervisor to make
a separate return, on oath, of the timbers taken by him for the use
of the said roads, and a list of the persons to whom it belonged, with
his estimate of the value thereof, which shall be levied on the assess-
able property of said county, for the use of the person or persons to
whom it belonged, and collected as other county charges are; and it

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shall be the duty of each supervisor to render to the said levy court,
annually, a true account of all work done on said roads, by whom
done (being taxables and actually charged with taxes) in order that
the said person or persons, who shall have thus worked or labored on
the road, or shall have furnished timber for the repairs of the same,
shall be credited for the same in their respective county charges.

Account.

9. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons shall alter,
change, obstruct, or encroach upon any of the said roads, or cut
down, destroy, or purposely injure any of the bridges or causeways,
such person or persons, on being thereof convicted in the county
court, shall be fined at the discretion of said court, in a sum not
exceeding fifty dollars, to be applied towards defraying the county
charges.

Penalty for
injuring roads
&c.

10. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons shall wish to
alter, change, or straighten any part of the public roads in said coun-
ty, they shall petition the levy court of said county, who thereupon
shall appoint, not more than five nor less than three judicious men of
said county, not related to the party or parties applying for such al-
teration, as commissioners, who shall view the old road and the place
where the new road is proposed to run, or wished to be made; and
if the said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall be of opinion
that it would not be a disadvantage to the community at large, nor ma-
terially injure any individual, they, or a majority of them concuring in
opinion, shall have full power and authority to direct the said petition-
ers. to alter and change such road in such manner as they, or a majority

Roads may be
changed.

of them may point out and direct: Provided, that the said commis-

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