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which shall be applied by them to the general use and benefit of
the bridges and roads of Baltimore county, and for no other
purpose.

1876, ch. 340.

198. When there shall not be sufficient money in the county
treasury, set apart as a general road and bridge fund, to meet the
requirements of the county at large, the county commissioners
are hereby authorized to borrow, upon the credit of the county, a
Bum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars therefor, and shall
pay the same, together with the interest thereon, out of the
general road and bridge fund; and said fund shall be used for no
other purposes.

Ibid

199. Whenever twenty or more taxable inhabitants of Balti-
more county shall desire the opening of any new road, or the
alteration or closing of any old road, or part of any old road,
they may make application in writing to the county commis-
sioners, setting forth as near as may be the length and location
of the road so petitioned for; and the county commissioners shall
give notice in one or more newspapers published in Baltimore
county, for two successive weeks, that application has been made
and examination granted, to take place on the premises at a
stated time, not less than ten days from the date of the last pub-
lication of said notice; and a copy of such notice shall be left
with each person through or along whose property the road peti-
titioned for will pass, or be publicly posted on said property at
least ten days before the examination takes place; upon such
application being made, the county commissioners shall issue an
order to one disinterested taxpayer, to be designated by the peti-
tioners, and to two of the road commissioners of the district
through which the road is proposed to be laid out, altered or
closed, directing them to meet upon the premises at the time
appointed in said notice, and after making examination, to de-
termine if the public convenience requires the granting of said
application; and if the examiners so appointed, or a majority of
them, shall determine that the public convenience requires the
granting of such application, they shall employ a competent sur-
veyor, who shall, under their direction, survey said road and
make a plat of the land.