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behalf of any county of this State, shall be allowed by the county
commissioners thereof until said account has been submitted to
and approved by the judges of the court of said county or a ma-
jority thereof.

1876, ch. 216.

202. The preceding section shall only apply to the counties of
Caroline, Kent, Talbot, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, Charles,
Harford and Dorchester.

OUT-PENSIONS.

P. L. L., (1860,) art. 6, sec. 157.

203. The county commissioners may annually levy a sum of
money not exceeding four hundred dollars, to be apportioned by
them among such poor persons applying therefor as they shall
deem fit objects for out-pensions.

RAILROADS.

1886, ch. 509.

204. The county commissioners of each of the following
counties, to wit, Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester and Wicomico, are
authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to endorse the
bonds of the Baltimore and Eastern Shore railroad company to an
amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars each; provided, that
no such endorsement shall be made until the question of such en-
dorsement shall have been submitted to the qualified voters of
their respective counties by the commissioners thereof, and a ma-
jority of such qualified voters shall have determined in favor of
such endorsement; and provided also, that the bonds so endorsed
shall be secured by a mortgage on the property and franchises of
said Baltimore and Eastern Shore railroad, which said mortgage
shall be second to a mortgage of five hundred thousand dollars to
the city of Baltimore, but to no other.

ROADS.

1870, ch. 470.

205. The county commissioners of Caroline, Talbot and
Wicomico counties are authorized and empowered to control and
regulate the public roads in said counties.