ART. 17.] COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. 1573

P. L. L., (1860,) art. 16, sec. 55.

92. He shall be entitled to twenty-five cents each, for making
out and delivering to the sheriff, certificates of the appointment
of trustees of the poor.

1880, ch. 34.

93. Annually, in the month of March, by a notice published
in one newspaper'of said county, at least two weeks consecutively
before the final day named in their notice for the reception of
bids, the county commissioners shall invite proposals to be made
to them, on or before the last Monday in March, for all printing
and publishing for the county, including the annual statement of
county expenses, but not including publication of local laws, for
the period of one year from said last Monday in March; said bids
shall be sealed and endorsed, " proposals " for public printing for
Prince George's county, and addressed to the clerk of the said
commissioners, who shall safely keep all such proposals and
deliver them to the county commissioners, to be publicly opened
by them on the final day named in their notice inviting pro-
posals; and the county commissioners shall open publicly the
said bids, and award the contract for all the printing and pub-
lishing for the county, for the ensuing year, to the lowest bidder
of the two newspapers having the largest bona fide circulation in
said county; provided, said bid does not exceed the sum of six
hundred dollars; and provided further, that all printing under
this section shall be given to some newspaper printed and pub-
lished in the county; and in case of a tie in the bids, preference
shall be given to the paper having the largest bona fide circu-
lation in said county.

Ibid.

94. If the said lowest bid does exceed the sum of six hundred
dollars, then the county commissioners shall not award the con-
tract to the lowest bidder, but in that event are authorized to
adopt any mode of printing and advertising for said county, by
handbills or otherwise, as in their judgment may seem best for
the good of the county; provided, the entire cost of the same
shall not exceed the sum of six hundred dollars.

Ibid.

95. In no event shall any printing or advertising for Prince
George's county be given to more than one newspaper in the said