ART. 91] PUBLIC ROADS. 869

of its construction or thereafter, or who shall otherwise maliciously in-
jure or damage any work, material or structure used in connection there-
with, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall
be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or be imprisoned
not more than three months, or in the discretion of the Court, may be
both fined and imprisoned as aforesaid, provided, however, that nothing
herein contained shall affect any special method or manner of injury
or damage, the prohibition or punishment for which is already pro-
vided for by law. The members of the State Roads Commission, and
such of its employes and servants as are designated by it, shall have
authority to enforce all laws of this State relating to State Highways,
and to arrest all violators of any of the provisions of law in reference
to State Highways or violators of the regulations and order of the State
Roads Commission in relation thereto. Every such employe or servant
shall, when exercising any such authority hereunder, wear and display
a metallic shield or badge indicating that he is an employe or servant
of the State Roads Commission of Maryland; provided, however, that
no contractor, his employe or servant shall be permitted under this
section to make any arrests.

1912, ch. 370, sec. 2.

39A.* The Governor, Comptroller of the Treasury and Treasurer,
constituting the Board of Public Works, or a majority of them, are
hereby authorized and directed to have prepared proper certificates of
indebtedness of the State in good and sufficient form to aggregate the
amount of $3,170,000.00, as evidence of such loan, such certificates of
indebtedness shall bear date as of a time of their issue, as provided in
section 1 of the Act of 1912, Chapter 370, and shall not be issued in
less sums than $100, but may be issued in sums of $100 or any multiple
thereof. Each of said certificates shall be signed by the Treasurer of
the State and countersigned by the Comptroller of the Treasury, and
shall bear interest at the rate fixed by resolution of the said Board of
Public Works, payable semi-annually; such portion of said certificates
shall be registered and such portion shall have interest coupons attached
thereto, as the Governor, Comptroller of the Treasury and Treasurer,
or a majority of them, shall determine.

None of the appropriations or proceeds of bond issues authorized by
the Act of 1912, Chapter 370, shall be available or expended by the
State Roads Commission by force account, nor shall the appropriations
or proceeds of the bond issues authorized by said act be available or
expended by the State Roads Commission under the joint direction and
supervision of said commission, and the County Commissioners of any
county and a county road engineer or superintendent, except in such
counties where such work has heretofore been so proceeded with, and

*Sections 1 and 7 of the act of 1012, chapter 370, are codified as article 31,
sections 35 and 36.