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CHAPTER 300.
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An act for the building of a bridge over a stream across
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Passed April 4 1836
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the road leading from Salisbury, to Direckson's cross
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roads, in Worcester County.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
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Commissioners
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Maryland, That Jacob Riggin, Elijah Hearn and John
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Perdue, be and they are hereby appointed commis-
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sioners, a majority of whom shall have power to act.
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to contract with and employ any person or persons to
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build and complete abridge over a stream on the pub-
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lic road, leading from Salisbury to Direckson's cross
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roads, in Worcester county.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
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To offer to lowest
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of the aforesaid commissioners, or a majority of them,
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bidder
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to offer the contract for building said bridge to the
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lowest bidder, by advertisement setup in at least four
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Advertisement
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of the most public places in the neighbourhood, at least
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two weeks before the letting out of the same, and the
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Purchaser to bond
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purchaser shall give bond to the commissioners for
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double the amount of the contract, with security to be
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approved by the commissioners, for constructing and
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completion of said bridge in the manner set forth by them.
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That the aforesaid com-
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Report
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missioners, or a majority of them, after contracting
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for the building of said bridge shall report the amount
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of said contract to the levy court of Worcester county,
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who are hereby authorised and required to levy the
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Levy
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same on the assessable property of said county, to be
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paid by the collector to the builder or builders of said
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bridge, or his or their order.
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SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the levy court oi
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Allowance to com-
missioners
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Worcester county, he and they are hereby authorised
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and directed to allow to each of said commissioners,
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such compensation for their services as they may deem
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reasonable, and that the same be levied and collected
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as aforesaid.
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