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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

thousand dollars for the use of the Road Directors of Allegany

County, which shall be collected as other taxes are collected ;

and to the extent of such levy the County Treasurer of Allegany

County shall honor the drafts of the Road Directors of Alle-

gany County, all such drafts to be signed by the chairman of

such Directors, and to be countersigned by said Engineer.

But this Act shall not be construed as depriving the County

Commissioners of such power as they may possess of appropri-

ating sums of money to the different incorporated towns of the

county for road improvements.

216F. Whenever there shall not be sufficient money in the

County Com-
missioners to

hands of the County Treasurer set apart for the use of the Road

furnish funds

Directors to meet the requirements of the county road and

bridges, the County Commissioners shall borrow upon the credit

of the county and place in the hands of the County Treasurer

for the use of the Road Commissioners a sum not exceeding

twenty thousand dollars, the payment of which loan shall be

provided for in the next succeeding annual levy ; provided,

however, that the sanction of the Circuit Court for Allegany

County shall have first been obtained for such loan upon petition

to said court by the Road Directors, setting forth the causes

and reasons of the necessity for and of such sum of money to be

raised for their use ; and whenever such petition shall be filed,

the County Commissioners may, if they see proper, contest the

same, and upon hearing the petition and such evidence as may

be introduced by the Road Directors and by the County Com-

missioners, the said court shall pass such orders as it may

seem proper in the premises. Immediately after the appoint-

ment and qualification under the provisions of this Act, the

Road Directors shall avail themselves of the provisions of this

section, and said court shall pass an order requiring the County

Commissioners to provide for the use of said Road Directors

Provisions of
Act to be car

.such sum, not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, as to the

ried out.

court may seem necessary, to carry out the provisions of this

Act down to the time when the money to be levied for the use

of said Road Directors in the annual levy. for the year 1904

shall be available.

216G. Whenever any person or persons shall desire to im-

Application to

5 prove any road to an extent beyond that contemplated by the

improve roads
made by peti-

Board of Directors, they may make application to said Board

tion.

by petition, setting forth the location of the road to be im-

proved, the extent and character of the improvement, and the

probable cost thereof; and the said Road Directors and Engi-

neer shall meet upon the premises and examine the location and