252 BALTIMORE COUNTY. [ART. 3.

and two thousand to be levied by the county commissioners of Carroll county on the
tax payers of said county, to build a bridge over the north branch of the Patapsco
river, on the Limekiln road, and to appoint two commissioners, one from each
county, to cause said bridge to be built in such manner as the said county commis-
sioners may deem most expedient; provided, however, that said work shall be done
upon such plan and estimate that when said bridge shall be completed it will afford
safe and easy passage over said river.

By the act of 1863, c. 412 the county commissioners of Baltimore and Harford
counties are authorized to levy iu their discretion a sum of money sufficient for the
purpose of building a bridge over the Little Gunpowder river at Emory's ford, and
to contract for the building of the same.

See, as to bridge at Elk Ridge Landing, the act of 1868, c. 261 under Public Local Laws,
Art. II, Anne Arundel County,

CLERK.

By the act of 1868, c. 129 the clerk of the circuit court for Baltimore county is
authorized and required to make out in a fair and legible handwriting, general
indexes to the law and equity dockets, in his office, from the beginning of said
dockets to the passage of this act, (March 17,1868,) and shall be allowed therefor
the same compensation as is now allowed by law for making general indexes to the
land records of the county, to be paid for by the county commissioners for Baltimore
county, on the certificate of the chief judge of the third judicial circuit, or that of
the associate judge of said circuit residing in Baltimore county, that said work and
labor has been properly performed.

That the county commissioners of Baltimore county be and they are hereby di-
rected to pay to the clerk of the circuit court for Baltimore county, whatever sum or
sums of money may bo found to be due. him under the preceding section upon the
receipt of the certificate provided for in the preceding section.

That from and after the passage of this act (March 17, 1868) it shall be the duty
of said clerk to enter in said general index all judgments thereafter obtained on the
day on which said judgment are rendered, for which service he shall be allowed the
same compensation as is now allowed for similar services, to be paid for by the par-
ties to the suit, respectively, as other costs are now paid.

COLLECTORS.

1868, c. 328 repeals sections 55, 56, 57, [Sup. 359,] 58, 59, 59, 60, 61 and 62 of this
article and enacts the following in lieu thereof, and repeals all acts and parts of
acts relating to the collection of state and county taxes in Baltimore county, incon-
sistent or in conflict with the provisions of this act:

1868, c 328 Tax. collection districts.

SEC. 55. The county commissioners of Baltimore county are hereby required and directed to divide Bal- timore county into not less than thirteen tax collection districts.