PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, ESQ., GOVERNOR. 939

which each person is entitled for such work, and which he has
certified as correct, which report shall be made on or before
the 15th day of July for the year ending on the first day of
July; and in making of said report he shall be allowed the
service of a stenographer and typewriter to be paid by the
County Commissioners a sum not to exceed twenty-five dollars
for said services. The said County Road Engineer shall not be
interested in any firm or corporation from which anything
shall be purchased for the use of said roads or bridges, nor
receive any commission on said purchase, by gift or otherwise.

SEC. 171E. The Road Engineer shall give bond in the pen-
alty of five thousand dollars ($5,000) with such security as the
County Commissioners may approve, for the use, safekeeping
and due return of -all property which may be in his charge in
the course of his duties.

SEC. 171F. If the said engineer shall fail to keep the
accounts or make the reports as herein set forth, or shall wil-
fully make false reports and accounts, he shall be liable to
indictment by the grand jury of Talbot county; and, if con-
victed, in the Circuit Court thereof, shall be fined a sum in the
discretion of the Court not exceeding three hundred dollars, or
be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both fine and
imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court.

SEC. 171G. Whenever any person or persons shall desire to
improve any public road in said county to an extent beyond that
contemplated by the County Road Engineer, they may make
application to the County Commissioners by petition, setting
forth the location of the road to be improved, the extent and
character of the improvement and the probable cost thereof; and
the said County Commissioners shall thereupon order the
County Road Engineer to examine the location and purpose set
forth in the petition, and if he shall be of the opinion that the
public interest will be promoted thereby he shall report his
determination to the County Commissioners, setting forth his
reasons for such determination, and an estimate of the costs of
such improvement, and if the County Commissioners shall
approve the report of the said County Road Engineer, they shall
direct the expenditure of any amount not to exceed one-half
the total of said estimate, to be paid out of the road levy or of
other moneys belonging to the county; provided, that the peti-
tioner for such improvements shall first pay into the treasury
of the county an amount not less than one-half of said estimate;
and all of said money shall be expended in such improvement
under the direction of the County Road Engineer in the man-