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BALTIMORE COUNTY. [ART. 3.

at the expiration of that time, to set it up again at
public auction, and if not then sold, to proceed as before
to the end of the term of five years first mentioned ;
the general letting, as aforesaid, shall be once in every
five years, and whenever a contract shall fail to be per-
formed by reason of the death, disability refusal or
removal of the contractor, for any particular section,
the said board of supervisors shall proceed to declare
his, her or their section forfeited, and to re-sell or re-let
the said section for such unexpired time as may be
necessary to bring it into the regular term for the gen-
eral letting and sale of the other sections.

Contracts for
sections.

Sub-Sec. 4. Any person or persons, contracting for a
section or sections as aforesaid, shall write his, her or
their name in the said district or road-book opposite
the section or sections purchased, and also the amount
of the purchase; and if required by the supervisors,

Security

shall give satisfactory security to the board of super-
visors of said primary district, conditioned for the faith-
ful performance of their contract.

Duty of con-
tractors

153. It shall be the duty of the contractors to keep
their respective sections in good and substantial repair
during the said term of five years, according to the

Specifications

specifications aforesaid, one of which shall be, that the
bed of the road shall be raised in the middle, and
sloped gradually each way to the side, when ditches or
drains shall be kept open of sufficient depth and width
to convey off the water, and all loose stones shall be
removed from the road or covered with earth; and if any

Neglect to re-
pair, &c.

contractor neglect or refuse to make improvements, or
keep in good repair the section or sections so purchased,
upon complaint being made to the supervisors or either
of them, they shall examine the section or sections so
complained of, and if necessary, give notice to the per-
sons complained of to make the improvements and put
their section in good repair; and if he or they neglect
or refuse to comply with the said notice, until the ex-
piration of six days, then it shall be the duty of the
said supervisors immediately to have such section or
sections improved or repaired, as the case may be, at