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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

each of said districts respectively, in proportion to the

extent of the said road opened, constructed and repaired in

each of said districts respectively.

104. The county commissioners shall have power to pro-

Permanent

vide for the permament improvement of any of the public

improve-
ment of

roads in said county by straightenings, cuttings, fillings,

roads

shells, stone, gravel or other hard material, provided, such

expenditures shall not exceed the sum of five thousand dol-

lars per annum. And they shall provide for the payment

for such permanent improvements by levying upon the asses-

sable property of such election district or districts and in

such proportions, as in their discretion the one or more dis-

tricts are benefited by such permanent improvements. All

such permanent improvements shall be made and done by

contract ; and the county commissioners shall advertise as

provided in section one hundred and ninety -one B of this

article for sealed proposals for the improvement contem-

plated, with proper specifications, for at least three weeks,

before the contract is entered into and shall award the con-

tract for such permanent improvement to the lowest respon-

sible bidder therefor and in conformity with the provisions

of said section one hundred and seventy-one B as to con-

tracts for repairs of public roads.

199. Every supervisor and contractor shall be liable on

Liability

his bond in the name of the State for the use of any party

of super-
visor and

injured for any damage resulting from any dereliction in

contractor.

the performance of his duties, and shall be liable to indict-

ment in the Circuit Court for said county, and on conviction

shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more

than one hundred dollars in the discretion of the court,

such tine to be applied to the road fund of his said district

or districts.

Approved April 7th, 1892.