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2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 23: HIGHWAYS
Chapter 301: GENERAL PROVISIONS
23 §2702. Regular inspections


23 ME Rev Stat § 2702 (2012 through 125th Legis) What's This?

Part 3: LOCAL HIGHWAY LAW

Subchapter 1: ROAD COMMISSIONER

§2702. Regular inspections

Road commissioners shall go over the roads in their towns, or cause it to be done, in April, May, June, August, September, October and November in each year, remove the loose obstructions to the public travel and, whenever so directed by the selectmen, remove all shrubbery and bushes growing within the limits of highways, not planted or cultivated therein for the purpose of profit or ornamentation, having care for the proper preservation of shade trees, and repair such defects as may occur from time to time, rendering travel dangerous, or they shall give notice of such defects to the municipal officers under a penalty of $5 for neglect of such duty.

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