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CHARLES COUNTY. [ART. 9.

under the preceding sections of this article, by labor in
person, or by substitute, or by payment of the money
due in default thereof.

County com-
missioners to
provide
wagons, &c.

101. The county commissioners for Charles county,
in order to facilitate the prosecution of a system of per-
manent improvement of the roads of said county, shall
provide for the superintendent of roads, a suitable
wagon, fixtures and team, tent and camp equipage for
permanent laborers, and all necessary road implements
and tools, to be used by him in discharge of his duties
aforesaid; for the safe keeping, proper use, and due
return of .which, as well as for the proper disposal of,
and due accounting for all moneys which may come
into his hands in any way as superintendent of roads
in Charles county, the said superintendent shall give

Superintend-
ents' bond.

bond with the security to be approved by said county
commissioners in the sum of ten thousand dollars;
and said county commissioners shall also provide for

Corps of labor-
ers.

the employment of a permanent corps of laborers, not
to exceed ten in number, who shall be engaged by the
said superintendent for such periods, and upon such
terms as may be most economical and advantageous,
and shall be employed by him in carrying out the sys-
tem of permanent improvements of the roads of said

PROVISO.

county, designated by this law; provided, that the
expenditures for the above purposes under this section,
shall not exceed in any one year, until otherwise pro-
vided by law, the sum of five thousand dollars, includ-
ing the salary of such superintendent.

Funds to be
advanced by
county com-
missioners.

102. In order to carry out the foregoing provisions,
the county commissioners of said county shall be
authorized and required to advance funds out of any
moneys of the county levied for the repairs of public
roads, to said superintendent, from time to time as

Loans.

may be necessary; or to raise in advance, by negotia-
tion, such amount, or amounts, as may be sufficient
upon the faith and security of the annual levy upon
the assessable property of Charles county, for the
repairs of the roads and bridges of said county; and