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LAWS OP MARYLAND.

the boundary between districts, the County Commis-

sioners shall assign to each district its portion of said

road or bridge.

Opening new
roads.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the opening, con-

struction and repair of new roads, the closing and

changing the location, and repair of all roads, shall

be within the control of the Board of Supervisors of

that district in which they are situated, subject to the

approval of the County Commissioners.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted. That the County .Com-

Annually levy

missioners of Baltimore county, shall annually levy

upon the assessable property of Baltimore county, at

the time of making the county levy, a sum of money,

not less than ten nor more than fifteen cents on the

one hundred dollars, for the use of public roads and

bridges in Baltimore county, which shall be collected

as other county taxes are collected.

Set apart

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the County Com-

missioners shall set apart two-thirds of the tax so

collected as a special road and bridge fund, which

shall be for the use and benefit of that district from

which it has been collected, and all orders for the

payment of money shall be signed by the chairman

and at least one other of the supervisors of that dis-

trict; the County Commissioners shall set apart the

remaining one-third of the tax so collected as the

general road and bridge fund, which shall be applied

y the commissioners to the general use and benefit

of the bridges and roads of Baltimore county, and for

no other purpose.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That when there shall"

Not sufficcient

not be sufficient money in the county treasury, set

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. 14. And be it enacted, That whenever twenty

Opening of
any new road.

or more taxable inhabitants of Baltimore county shall

desire the opening of any new road, or the widening,