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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Bills for work

roads appointed by them, the said bills shall be submitted to

to be audited.

and approved by said Road Commissioners, and whenever

any question shall arise as to the price charged or the manner

in which any piece or parcel of road has been repaired or con-

structed, it shall he the duty of said Road Commissioner to

examine the same and report in writing to the County Com-

missioners his finding and conclusions in the matter ; and the

said Board of County Commissioners is herebv prohibited

from paying any supervisor's bill which is not approved by

said Road Commissioner ; provided, however, that when any

such bill is not approved by said Road Commissioner, such

supervisor may demand of the County Commissioners an

investigation under oath of witnesses to be by them summoned

as to the manner and character of the work done, and in all

questions thus arising render the provisions of this section.

The said Board of County Commissioners is herebv clothed with

similar powers as the Circuit Court for Queen Anne's County

in relation to the summoning and examination of witnesses,

Punishment

and may punish recuscant witnesses for contempt in the same

of recruscant
witnesses.

manner as said Court can do, and the decision of the said

County Commissioners in such matters may be and is hereby

made the subject of appeal to the Circuit Court for Queen

Anne's County. In case of vacancy in said office the County

Commissioners shall appoint a successor for the balance of

the term.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 15, 1904.

CHAPTER 64.

AN ACT to authorize the Mayor and City Council of Cum-

berland, Maryland, to issue bonds to the amount of twenty-

five thousand dollars and from the proceeds thereof to

establish a paid fire department in said city.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

Issuance of
bonds to

land, That the Mayor and City Council of Cumberland be and

maintain a

they are herebv authorized to issue coupon bonds of said City

paid fire de-
partment.

of Cumberland to the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars,

and to sell the same at not less than par, and to apply the

proceeds thereof, under such ordinances as the Mayor and

City Council of Cumberland may deem wise and necessary

to establish and maintain a paid fire department in said City