INDEX.

3271

Art.

Sec.

County Commissioners — Cont'd:

Public libraries; directors; appointment; removal; vacancies.

77

178-179

May establish ; branches; reading rooms.................

77

174

Public record of assessments of property to be prepared by ...

81

31

PUBLIC ROADS :

Applications for opening, altering or closing to be by

petition .............................................

25

142

Board or body having charge of in any county has powers

and duties of ........................................

91

58

Construction and repair of, advertisement for bids; award

of contract ; contract and bond .......................

91

50-51

Counter petitions for opening, etc.......................

25

144

Consideration and determination thereof by com-

missioners ......................................

25

144

Damages assessed for opening or altering; commissioners

to determine payment of .............................

25

153

To be paid to proper party before opening of road;

death of party, payment to personal representative.

25

154

Drainage of; may contract with owners for, or acquire

by condemnation, lands necessary therefor, outside

limits of public roads ................................

25

145

Duties relative to......................................

91

44,50

Duties of relative to ascertainment and payment of

county's share of cost of ..............................

91

54

Examiners for Opening, Altering or Closing; appointment

of; not to prevent contracting with owners for rights

of way .............................................

25

145

Compensation of ..................................

25

157

Levy of sum payable by county for opening, etc.......

25

158

Oath of; indorsement on commission of ............

25

146

Modes of Opening; commissioners may contract with

owners for rights of way ..............................

25

145

Examiners may be appointed to view grounds for

purpose of opening, altering or closing ............

25

145

Plat of road be prepared and recorded with deeds of

lands ...........................................

25

145

Title to lands purchased for public roads.............

25

145

To be referred to in and form part of deed of land

contracted for ..................................

25

145

Notice of intention to petition for opening, etc., of...

25

142

How such notice may be given......................

25

143

Opening, altering and closing of ........................

25

13

Petition to, of owners of lands, for repair or construction

of, when request will be made to state roads commis-

sion ................................................

91

44

Petitioners not obligated by petition to pay damages;

when to pay costs of counter-petitioners; when to pay

costs of proceedings upon their own petition...........

25

155

Proceedings of Examiners; ascertainment of damages

to be part of return of examiners......................

25

152

Charges and costs of; by whom and how to be paid.

25

157

Examiners to assess damages payable to owners in-

jured by opening or altering of road...............

25

152

Notice of meeting of; meeting on premises...........

25

147

Not to open, etc., through building, gardens, yards or

burial grounds unless owners consent; section not.

to apply to Baltimore, Washington and Wicomico

counties ........................................

25

150

Plats of new road; of old road also, when altered

or closed .......................................

25

148

Report where decision is against opening, etc ........

25

149

Return of examiners; action of commissioners thereon.

25

156

When objections must be filed..................

25

156

Return of plat and report of proceedings to com-

missioners ......................................

25

148

Where application is for opening or altering road .....

25

148