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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 463.

An Act to add a new section to article sixteen of the Code

of Public Local Laws, title " Montgomery County, "sub-

title " Roads," to follow after section one hundred and

seventy-seven and to be numbered one hundred and sev-

enty-seven A.

SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

New
section.

Maryland, That the folowing new section, to follow after

section one hundred and seventy-seven and to be num-

bered one hundred and seventy-seven A, be and it is

hereby added to article sixteen of the Code of Public Local

Laws title "Montgomery County," sub-title "Roads."

177 A. Of the sums levied in each year for the repair of

public roads in the several collection districts of Montgom-

ery county, one-third thereof shall be set apart and devoted

Sums
levied for

to the pernament improvement of said roads by the use of

roads in

stone or other hard material, and said sum shall be placed

Mont-
gomery

to the credit of the county commissioners of the respective

County.

districts for that purpose alone, annually before the first

day of May, the commissiouers for the respective collection

districts shall examine the condition of the roads thereof,

arid as soon as practicable shall make report in writing to

the board of county commissioners of such portions of the

roads in their respective districts as most need repairing by

macadamizing, having regard, as to this need, to the

amount of travel and the general needs of the community,

together with an estimate of the cost of macadamizing such

portions of said roads ; and the board of county commis-

sioners shall designate upon which portions of the roads

the sums available for macadamizing shall be expended,

and the commissioners for the respective districts shall

forthwith proceed to expend said sums upon the portions of

the roads so designated, and for this purpose they may per-

sonally employ the necessary labor and superintend said

work, or may let the same out by contract to the lowest

responsible bidder, who shall be required to give bond for

the faithful performance of his contract, and the said com-

missioners are further authorized and empowered to con-

tract with farmers living along the roads to be improved

for the delivery of the stone gathered from fields in the ordi-

nary course of husbandry, at a price not exceeding fifteen

cents per perch ; the same to be delivered at points designated

by the commissioners; but the clause shall not be construed

so as to prevent the commissioners from contracting for the

delivery of material other than that so gathered at prices

to be mutually agreed upon, and whenever the portion of