1132

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

each person so employed. He shall have charge and control

of all teams, carts, wagons and other machinery and imple-

ments which may be purchased by the County Commissioners

for the use of said roads. He shall not work out or expend

on the roads and bridges of said county a greater amount in

any one fiscal year than the amount levied by the County

Commissioners f or the purpose without obtaining the permission

in writing of said Commissioners. He shall appear before the

Certifying cor-

Commissioners at their first meeting in each and every month,

rectness of all

and make a statement to them of the work done and money ex-

bills.

pended. He shall examine and certify to the correctness of all

bills and accounts for any work done or materials furnished

on any of the public roads or bridges in Caroline County be-

fore the same shall be paid by the County Commissioners ; and

said County Commissioners shall make no payment until such

accounts have been certified by said Engineer. He shall make

out annually, in writing, a detailed report to the Commission-

ers of all work done on the county roads and bridges for the

year, together with the names of all persons working on said

roads and bridges, and the amount to which each person is en-

titled for such work, and which he has certified as correct;

which report shall be made on or before the fifteenth day of

July for the year ending on the thirtieth day of the preceding

June ; and in the making of said report he shall be allowed the

services of a stenographer and typewriter, to be paid by the

Commissions

County Commissioners a sum not to exceed twenty-five dollars

on purchases
for roads,

for his services. The said County Road Engineer shall not be

etc., not al-
lowed.

interested in any firm or corporation from which anything shall

be purchased for the use of said road or bridges, nor receive

any commissions on said purchase.

210. The County Road Engineer may appoint District Road

Appointment

Supervisors, but not more than one supervisor in any election

of District
Road Super-

district of Caroline County, who shall be paid such wages or

visors.

salary as the County Commissioners may prescribe; and it shall

be the duty of said District Road Supervisor to take charge of

and manage the work on the public roads and bridges in the

the district for which he is appointed, subject to the control

and direction of the County Road Engineer, and he shall per-

form such other duties as the County Road Engineer may

prescribe, and may be removed at any time by the said County

Road Engineer.

211. Any person appointed under the provisions of this Act

Wilfully mak-

whose duty it shall be to keep accounts or make reports, who

ing false re-
ports.

shall fail to do so, or who shall wilfully make false reports or