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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

statement of all his operations during each year,
and of all sums of money expended in maintain-
ing and repairing the roads and bridges of said
county, and also an estimate or estimates of the
cost of same for the succeeding year, which state-
ment, or a synopsis thereof, shall for the informa-
tion of the people of said county be published by
the County Commissioners with their annual pub-
lication of the county levy and expenses, or separ-
ately in their discretion.

Rules and
regulations.

107. The County Commissioners for Charles
County shall have power to adopt any rules and
regulations which may be suggested by the Super-
intendent of Roads, that may be necessary and
proper for duly carrying out the provisions of the
foregoing Sections, and supplying any omission in
the details thereof.

Perform du-
ties.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the
present Supervisors of roads in Charles County
shall continue in the performance of their duties,
and be responsible therefor until superseded under
the provisions of this Act.

How adopted.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That on the first Sat-
urday of June next, at an election to be held at
the same places where elections are now held by
law in Charles County, of which notice shall be
given by the Sheriff of said county for the time
and in the manner provided by law for such no-
tices, and which shall be held, conducted and re-
turned by the Judges of Elections of said county
as other elections are required to be done, the duly
registered voters of said county shall vote on the
question of the adoption of this Act by expressing
in writing, or in printed form, the words " For the
Road Law," or "Against the Road Law," as the
case may be, and no blank ballots shall be counted,
but shall be returned separately, and the returns
of said election shall be certified and sent to the
County Commissioners for Charles County, and
thereupon it shall be the duty of said County
Commissioners, at a meeting to be called for
that purpose, to cast up the ballots cast at said
elections, and if it shall appear to them that more
ballots have been cast for said Road Law than
against said Road Law, the said County Commis-
sioners shall issue their proclamation declaring