THOMAS SWANN, ENQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 871

ment and fine as provided by law ; they shall be allowed by the County Commissioners for their ser- vices whilst actively engaged therein, a sum not to exceed two dollars per day, and they shall not be allowed any compensation except for personal services, provided all necessary laborers, horses, carts, &c., can be obtained by them from tax pay- ers in their several districts whenever required, to whom preference shall always be given at such rates of pay as may be fixed by the County Com- missioners.
100. For all work on the public roads by hired laborers, and hire of teams and carts upon the same under the authority and supervision of the Supervisors of Roads, said Supervisors, under the authority and direction of the County Commission- ers, may issue certificates of indebtedness, which they shall report under oath at the end of each month to the Superintendent of Roads, and which certificates, when endorsed by said Superintendent, shall be receivable in payment of county taxes from the holders of such, for the years in which the services may be rendered ; provided always, no such certificates shall be issued to any person liable to service upon the public roads, until he shall have just discharged his obligation for any road services required under the preceding sections of this Ar- ticle, by labor in person, or by substitute, or by payment of the money due in default thereof.	Issue certifi- cates of in- debtedness.
101. The County Commissioners for Charles county, in" order to facilitate the prosecution of a system of permanent improvement of the roads of said county, shall provide for the Superintendent of Roads, a suitable wagon, fixtures and team, tent and camp equipage for permanent laborers, and all necessary road implements and tools, to be used by him in discharge of his duties aforesaid ; for the safe keeping, proper use, and due return of which, as well as for the proper disposal of, and due ac- counting for all moneys which may come into his hands in any way as Superintendent of Roads in Charles county, the said Superintendent shall give bond with the security to be approved by said County Commissioners in the sum of ten thousand dollars ; and said County Commissioners shall also provide for the employment of a permanent corps	Provide wa- gons, &c.