LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1794.

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the said collector, upon which there shall be no writ of error,
supersedeas or appeal, and to award execution thereon as upon
all other cases of judgments had in the said court

SEC. 4. And be it enacted. That it shall be lawful for the said
justices to impose any assessment or rate for the making and
finishing necessary repairs to the court-house of their county, not
exceeding one hundred pounds current money in any one year,
or for making and finishing necessary repairs to their county
prison, not exceeding one hundred and fifty pounds like money
in any one year, or for the full and complete repair of any one
bridge in their county, not exceeding thirty pounds like money
in any one year, or for the erecting and building of any one
new bridge in their county, not exceeding one hundred pounds
like money in any one year.

Justices
may impose
any assess-
ment, &c.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted. That if any two or more counties
within this state be divided by water, Over which there is
or are a bridge or bridges now standing, or over which there
may have been a bridge or bridges, but which may be now
fallen down or decayed, the said bridge or bridges shall be
rebuilt or repaired, as the case may require, at the joint and
equal expense of said counties so divided by water from each
other, and the levy courts in each of said counties so divided
by water shall, whenever it shall be necessary to rebuild or
repair such bridge or bridges, appoint one commissioner in each
of their respective counties, as convenient as may be to said
bridge or bridges, to contract with workmen ; and the said com-
missioners shall give at least six weeks' previous notice in writ-
ing, at the most public places in their respective counties, of the
time and place of receiving proposals, and shall proceed to set
up the said work publicly to the lowest bidder.

Bridges
may be re-
built, &c.

SEC. G. And be it enacted, That if the levy court of either
county shall in such case neglect or refuse to make such ap-
pointment of a commissioner, after one month's previous notice
in writing given them by the levy court of the county or coun-
ties jointly interested as aforesaid, the levy court of the other
county or counties may and shall proceed, on such neglect or
refusal, to appoint two or three commissioners in their own
county or counties, as the case may require, to make such con-
tract, who shall proceed to contract with the lowest bidder as
aforesaid, and the levy court of the county contracting shall
transmit an account of the full amount of said work to the levy
court of the county or counties refusing or neglecting to appoint
a commissioner as aforesaid, and it is hereby declared to be the
duty of said levy court or courts so refusing or neglecting to
appoint a commissioner, to levy one-half, or one-third of the
amount, as the case may be, of such expenses, upon their

Court of
either
county
neglecting,
the other
may pro-
ceed, &c.