264 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 126]

case a majority of the vote cast for and against the provisions
of thus act shall be cast in favor of said act, then said act shall
become operative and have full force and effect as a local law
of Harford county.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the board of election supervisors of Harford
county shall place upon the ballot to be voted by the qualified
voters in Harford county at the election to be held on the firs I.
Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1912, an abstract
of the plan or proposition contained in this act, which plan
shall be voted upon as an entirety, and not separately, and the
said supervisors shall provide for the purpose, space on said
ballot in which shall be printed in uniform' type the words "For
Roads Engineer Law," and another space which shall be printed
in similar type "Against Roads Engineer Law," and the ballot
shall be so arranged as to give the voter a clear and single
method of casting his vote either for or against the provisions
of this act according to the election laws now in force in Har-
ford county; the electon officials in Harford county serving at
said election shall make returns of the votes cast for and against
the provisions of this act as appearing upon said ballot to the
board of election supervisors of Harford county, who shall tabu-
late said returns and shall make a separate return whereof to
be left with the clerk of the Circuit Court for Harford county
and by him recorded among the records of said Court, and a
certified copy thereof as soon as filed with him shall be delivered
to the County Commissioners of Harford county by the clerk
of said Court.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 11, 1912.

CHAPTER 126.

AN ACT to provide for the examination and anditing annually
of the accounts of the Board of County Commissioners of
Harford county, the Board of County School Commissioners
of Harford county and the treasurer of Harford county, and
to require the appointment of an anditing committee with
power to summon and swear witnesses in relation thereto.