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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted. That the Board of County Com-

To pay for
surveying,

missioners so requesting plans and specifications of said com-

etc.

mission shall, on the order of the said commission, and within

one month of the receipt of said order, pay out of the funds

of the county such cost of surveying, mapping, calculating,

printing, etc., in the preparation of said plans and specifica-

tions and estimate as may be required by said commission ;

but no county shall be compelled to pay for such plans, speci-

fications and estimate, an amount greater than fifty dollars

per mile.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted. That after the receipt of such

Ten per cent,
of cost to be

plans and specifications and estimate bv the Board of County

secured.

Commissioners of any county in Maryland from said commis-

sion, said Board of County Commissioners, if they elect to

proceed further hereunder, or if ten per centum of the esti-

mated cost has been paid or secured as hereinbefore provided,

shall advertise for two consecutive weeks in at least one news-

paper published in such county, and also during the time of

such publication in such county newspaper, at least three

consecutive times in at least one newspaper published in Balti-

more City, for bids for such road building or improvement,

setting forth the place where such road is to he built or

improved, and giving a general description of said proposed

work, and stating that sealed proposals for the performance

of said proposed work in accordance with the plans and speci-

fications will be received until a day named in the advertise-

ment, provided that nothing in this section shall require the

County Commissioners of any county. upon the petition of

such persons agreeing to pay ten per centum to advertise for

work to be done under the provisions of this Act to an amount

greater than twenty-five per centum of the road levy of said

county; and the Board of County Commissioners shall furnish

a copy of the said specifications for such proposed work to

any prospective bidder who may request the same; and the

said J'oard shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids

and to do the work according to said plans and specifications

State of pay

by such arrangement as they may deem best, but under no

one-halt.

condition shall the amount to be paid by the State, under

the provisions of this Act, exceed one-half of the detailed

estimates furnished as hereinbefore provided.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That on the day stated in such

Lowest respon

advertisements, the proposals shall be publicly opened and

sible bidder.

read and the contract shall be awarded to the lowest re-

sponsible bidder, provided his bid does not exceed the amount