ART. 91] PUBLIC ROADS. 879

County), to restrain said commission from diverting money directed by
the act of 1912, chapter 370, to be used in Baltimore County, to the con-
struction of roads in other counties. Taxpayers of Baltimore County hare
a right to maintain the above suit. Weller v. Mueller, 120 Md. 638.

1904, art, 91, sec. 48. 1904, ch. 225, sec. 16. 1910, ch. 217, sec. 48 (p. 322).

1912, ch. 121.

81. The sum of three hundred thousand dollars annually, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this sub-title, heretofore under the author-
ity of the State Geological and Economic Survey, as said commission
is referred to and described in section 19 of this article, and in so far
as proper and lawful contracts may have been duly entered into and
made by the said State Geological and Economic Survey under the
powers heretofore conferred upon it; and from and after the pas-
sage of this act transferring the powers and duties set forth in this
sub-title to the State Roads Commission, the said State Roads Com-
mission may and shall continue to carry out and perform all such law-
ful contracts heretofore entered into as aforesaid before such transfer
out of the said sum of three hundred thousand dollars annually appro-
priated as aforesaid, or so much thereof as may be necessary. The
State Roads Commission is hereby further authorized to continue to
contract, for such expenditures as the said Geological and Economic
Survey Commission might have contracted for.

See notes to section 67 in volume 2 of the Annotated Code.

1914. ch. 422.

82A. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall erect and main-
tain, out of the receipts of his office, at or near the boundary line of
important thoroughfares leading out of all cities, towns or villages of
this State, and at places of intersection of important highways outside
of cities, towns or villages, guide-posts for the direction of travelers,
which shall be a post of metal or wood, upon or near the upper end of
which shall be placed a sign of metal or wood, bearing in the centre at
the top the Coat of Arms of the State of Maryland; on the left hand
side thereof in small letters shall be the words, "This sign is the prop-
erty of the State of Maryland," and on the right hand side thereof in
similar letters the words, "$25 Fine, one-half to Informer, for removal
or injury of this sign," and below shall be plainly marked the name of
the next town or place, and of such other towns and places of note as
the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may think proper, to which each
road leads, the number of miles to the same, and the figure of an arrow
pointing toward such town or place. The ground color of said sign
shall be blue and the Coat of Arms and lettering shall be white.
As to motor vehicles, see article 56, section 133, et seq.