JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

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and bridges of Baltimore county, and no other pur-

pose.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That when there shall

Authorized to

not be sufficient money in the county treasury, set

borrow.

apart as the general road and bridge fund, to meet

the requirements of the county at large, the county

commissioners are hereby authorized to borrow

upon the credit of the county, a sum not exceeding

twenty thousand dollars therefor, and shall pay the

same, together with the interest thereon, out of the

general road and bridge fund.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, Should any contractor

neglect to keep his section in repair, the supervisor,

Cause the
same to be

when informed thereof, or having knowledge of

repaired.

themselves, shall forthwith cause the same to be put

.

in repairs, and the expenses thereof shall be deduct-

ed from the amount due the contractor, or recovered

from him by suit, in the name of the county, as

other debts are recoverable with costs of suit.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That whenever twenty

or more taxable inhabitants of Baltimore county

Make applica-
tion.

shall desire the opening of any new road, or the

widening, straightening, altering or closing of any

old road or parts of any old road, they may make

application in writing to the county commissioners,

setting forth as near as may be, the length and loca-

tion of the road so petitioned for, and the county

commissioners shall give notice in one or more

Give notice.

papers published in Baltimore county, for two suc-

cessive weeks, that application- has been made, and

examination granted, to take place on the premises

at a stated time, not less than twenty days from the

date of said notice, and they shall issue an order to

three discreet disinterested taxpayers of Baltimore

county, who, or a majority of them, shall constitute

a board of examiners in each case, directing them

Appoint ex-

to meet upon the premises at the time appointed in

aminers.

said notice, and after making examination, to deter-

mine if the public convenience requires the granting

of said application, and if the board of examiners,

or a majority of them, shall determine that the pub-

lic convenience requires said road, they shall employ