HARFORD COUNTY. 3007

1929, ch. 487, sec. 451C.

445. The County Commissioners of Harford County, shall, after this
Act becomes effective, annually on or before the first day of January,
appoint as County Roads Engineer a man having the degree of civil engi-
neer and experience in bridge and road building, or a man who has had
at least ten years' experience in road and bridge building, in a super-
visory and executive capacity, in charge of important road and bridge
work. The County Roads Engineer shall be directly answerable to the
County Commissioners of Harford County for the faithful and efficient
discharge of his duties and it shall be the duty of said County Commis-
sioners to remove him from office and he shall be removable from office
by them for neglect of duty, inefficiency, dishonesty and for any other
cause, matter or thing whatsoever which in the opinion of said County
Commissioners necessitates his removal for the better, more efficient or
more economical administration of county affairs relating to roads. But
the County Roads Engineer shall not be removable from his office by the
County Commissioners except after written charges preferred against
him and an opportunity to be heard in his defense afforded him. Hearings
in regard to removal of the Roads Engineer from office shall be public,
and there shall be no appeal from the decisions of the County Commis-
sioners thereon. Whenever a vacancy exists in the office of the Roads
Engineer, the County Commissioners of Harford County shall immedi-
ately fill the same.

1929, ch. 487, sec. 451D.

446. The County Roads Engineer shall be responsible to the County
Commissioners for the proper expenditure of all money collected, by levy
or otherwise, for county road and bridge purposes. He shall have power
to employ so many and such mechanics and laborers as he may think
necessary for the proper construction, care and maintenance of the county
roads and fix the wages thereof. He shall have power to appoint so many
and such assistants, inspectors, foremen and clerks as he may think neces-
sary and to fix their salaries, subject to the approval of said County Com-
missioners. He shall have power arbitrarily to discharge any of his
employees or appointees, without the consent of the County Commission-
ers, but whenever any one appointed by him and whose salary has been
approved by the County Commissioners is discharged by him, he shall
immediately notify said County Commissioners in writing of his action
and of his reason or reasons therefor. He shall make no purchase except on
a written and signed requisition filed with him in duplicate. One copy
shall be retained in his office. When the amount of the purchase does
not exceed $250 he shall make the same and immediately present the bill
for the same with the other copy of said requisition attached, to the
County Commissioners for payment. When the amount of the purchase
will in his judgment exceed $250 he shall first present one copy of said
requisition to the County Commissioners for their approval and said
Commissioners shall immediately act upon the same and when approved