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or who shall wilfully make false reports or,,accounts, shall be liable to
indictment by the grand jury of Caroline County; and, if convicted in
the Circuit Court thereof, shall be fined a sum, in the discretion of the
court, not exceeding three hundred dollars, and shall make good the loss
arising from such neglect of duty or fraud.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 6, sec. 212. 1860, Arl.. 6, sec. 158. 1904, ch. 644, sec. 212.

533. 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 Com-
missioners 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 Com-
missioners, setting forth his reasons for such determination, and an esti-
mate of the cost 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 belong-
ing to the county; provided, that the petitioners for such improvements
shall first pay into the treasury of the county an amount not less than
one-half of said estimate; all of said money to be expended under the
direction of the County Road Engineer.

P. L. L., 1888, Art. 6, sec. 213. 1860, Art. 6, sec. 159. 1904, ch. 644, sec. 213.

534. It shall not be lawful for the County Commissioners to open any
new public road in Caroline County until they shall have such pro-
posed road surveyed and platted by the County Road Engineer and an
estimate in writing made by him of the cost of building such proposed
road, including necessary bridges on the same, and any such new public
roads which the County Commissioners may hereafter decide to open
shall be built under control and direction of the County Road Engineer,
and shall not be accepted and paid for by the County Commissioners until
the County Road Engineer has certified to said Commissioners that the
said road has been built according to the contract and specifications signed
by the contractor if such road is built by contract.

1904, ch. 644, sec. 213A.

535. It shall be the duty of the County Commissioners of Caroline
County, whenever the office of County Road Engineer shall become va-
cant by death, resignation or removal from office, to appoint within sixty
days from the date of such vacancy some person to fill the same, and in
the manner and with the same qualifications as prescribed in Section 528
of this Article.