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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

of laborers, not to exceed ten in number, who shall
be engaged by the said Superintendent for such pe-
riods, and upon such terms as may be most eco-
nomical and advantageous, and shall be employed
by him in carrying out the system of permanent
improvements of the roads of said county, designed
by this law ; provided, that the expenditures for
the above purposes under this Section, shall not
exceed in any one year, until otherwise provided by
law, the sum of five thousand dollars, including
the salary of such Superintendent.

Advance
funds.

102. In order to carry out the foregoing pro-
visions, the County Commissioners of said county
shall be authorized and required to advance funds
out of any moneys of the county levied for the re-
pairs of public roads, to said Superintendent, from
time to time as may be necessary ; or to raise in
advance, by negotiation, such amount, or amounts,
as may be sufficient upon the faith and security of
the annual levy upon the assessable property of
Charles county, for the repairs of the roads and
bridges of said county ; and in order to avoid too
large a levy and burden upon the tax payers of
said county in any one year, the said County Com-
missioners, if the proper prosecution of this system
shall require it, may negotiate a loan or loans,
upon the bonds of the county, at not less than
their par value, bearing six per cent, interest, pay-
able annually, and said bonds payable in annual
installments in such order as may render their pay-
ment not onerous to said tax payers, and they shall
provide in the annual levy thereafter, for county
purposes, for the payment of said interest, and of
said annual installments, until said bonds shall be
fully paid off and redeemed.

Procure earth
and gravel
from lands.

103. The Superintendent of Roads for Charles
county, shall have power to procure earth and
gravel from any lands adjacent or convenient to
the public roads, for filling up and raising same
when necessary, where he cannot obtain such by
agreement with owners of said land ; and he shall
return to the County Commissioners a statement
of same in such cases, with an estimate of its value,
and shall also give a certificate or certificates there-
of, to the owners of such land or lands ; provided,
such earth or gravel shall not be taken from the