HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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powers hereinafter enumerated, and all such other and
further powers as may be reasonably implied from the nature
of the duties imposed upon them by this subtitle. [In order
to more effectually perform their duties and carry out the
provisions of this subtitle, they shall designate and fix a
certain day or days in each month when they shall meet and
consider all matters relating to the public roads and
bridges of the county, at which meeting no other business
shall be transacted or considered... Separate books shall be
provided by them in which full minutes of these proceedings
shall be entered, and all records and reports relating to
the roads and bridges of the county.]

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[(a) The County Commissioners of Carroll County are
hereby authorized and directed to employ a Director of
public Roads for Carroll County who shall have supervision
of all work done on county roads, streets, avenues, lanes,
alleys, and bridges and inspect all other road or bridge
work in which Carroll County is financially interested, and
be paid such sum of money for his services as the County
Commissioners may deem proper. He shall have a degree of
civil engineering and experience in constructing roads and
it shall be his duty to supervise and examine, inspect and
observe the work on all roads or bridges in which the county
is financially interested, and perform all other work in
reference to roads and bridges or matters pertaining to road
or bridge work as the County Commissioners may demand. No
bill against the county for road, street, avenue, lane,
alley or bridge work shall hereafter be paid by the County
Commissioners until first approved by him. He shall file
monthly written reports with the County Roads Board, and the
reports, which shall be open for public inspection, shall
include such information as the County Roads Board shall
direct.

(b) In order that system and economy may be achieved
in the repair and improvement of the county roads, the
County Commissioners of Carroll County may, in their
discretion, at any time hereafter dispense with the services
of the Commissioner of any road district, of the
Commissioners in all road districts, and work, repair, keep
up and improve the county roads, under the direct control
and supervision of said Director of Public Roads; and in
order to put into effect any such system, may purchase road
machinery, horses, carts or other implements or property
necessary to work and improve the roads and build bridges
and culverts, and do all such other matter and things as
they may deem advisable to secure and enforce a practical
and efficient system for the building, upkeep, work and
repair of the roads, streets, avenues, lanes, alleys, and
bridges of Carroll County.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1980.