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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the duties of the county commissioners for said coun-

ty in regard to the county printing.

SEC. 53. The County Commissioners for Prince

George's county shall, annually, in the month of

March, by a notice published in one newspaper of

Invite propo-

said county, at least two weeks consecutively before

sals.

the final day named in their notice for the reception

of bids, invite proposals to be made to them, on or

before the last Monday in March, for all printing

and publishing for Prince George's county, including

the annual statement of county expenses, but not in-

chiding 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 by them publicly

opened on the final day named in their notice in-

viting proposals, and the county commissioners

shall open publicly the said bids and award the con-

Award con-

tract for all the printing and publishing for Prince

tract.

George's 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 published in Prince George's county, and in

case of a tie in the bids preference shall be given to

the paper having the largest bona fide circulation

in said county.

SEC. 54. And be it further enacted, That if the

said lowest bid does exceed the sum of six hundred

dollars, then the county commissioners shall not

award the contract to said lowest bidder, but in that

Authorized to

event are authorized to adopt any mode of printing

adopt mode.

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.