ART. 3.] BALTIMORE COUNTY.
incorporated and empowered to sue and be sued, and

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whose duty it shall be to bring suit in the event of
the forfeiture of the penalty of any of the said boards,
on the petition of any one of the primary districts, the
amount recovered to be paid over immediately to the
local board of the district for whose benefit the suit
was brought.

Suit.

Sub-Sec. 2. The supervisors of the district, and con-
tractors under them, shall have the right of going upon
adjoining lands for material or for the purpose of drain-
age, the district being liable in all cases for actual dam-
age done to the owners of lands by such encroachment,
the amount to be determined by the local boards, with

Powers of
supervisors

appeal to the central board in case of any party feeling
aggrieved by the decision of the local boards.

Appeal.

Sub-Sec. 3. In all cases the warrant of the central
board upon the local boards for the payment of any
money adjudged to be due from the district they repre-
sent, shall be paid within sixty days thereafter, and if
not so paid, the central board shall be entitled to levy

Payment of
money due,
time allowed.

a tax on and collect from said district, to the amount
required to discharge said sum adjudged, and all costs
incurred in the collection thereof, and no claim for
damages shall vest in any contractor under this act if
the legislature shall alter or repeal this law.

Tax.

Sub-Sec. 4. Whenever any person shall desire the
opening of a new road, to which they may deem them-
selves entitled, he or they may make application by
petition to the local board of such district as the pro-

Application for
new road, how
made.

posed road will traverse, and it shall be the duty of
the said board to visit and examine the locality and
determine upon the propriety of granting the said road,
and shall proceed to assess the expense therefor upon
the parties interested and the districts respectively in
such proportion as they may deem just and proper.

Duty of local
board.

Sub-Sec. 5. Whenever there shall be insufficient
money in the treasury of any district to meet the
requirements of this law for immediate expenses of
construction or repair, it shall be the duty of the super-
visors of said district to provide the money by issuing

Certificates of
payment.