898

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 681.

AN ACT to repeal sections fifty -two, fifty-three, and fifty-

four of article five of the Code of Public Local Laws, title

"Calvert County," sub-title "County Commissioners."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Repealed

Maryland, That sections fifty-two, fifty-three and fifty-four

of article five of the Code of Public Local Laws of the State

of Maryland, title "Calvert County," sub-title "County

"Commissioners," be and the same are hereby repealed and

the following: enacted in lieu thereof.

SEC. 2. And he it enacted, That the county commissioners

annually in the month of April, shall by notice inserted in

a newspaper published in Calvert County for at least two

Proposals
for public

weeks before the final day named in said notice for the recep-

printing of
Calvert

tion of bids invite proposals to be made to them for all

County

printing and publishing to be done for the said county, by

the county commissioners for the period of one year begin-

ning on the first Monday in May following; said bids shall

be sealed and endorsed " proposals for public printing for

Calvert County," and addressed to the clerk of the board of

county commissioners, who shall safely keep all such pro-

posals and deliver them to the said board on the final day

named in the notice inviting said proposals ; and on

the said final day named in said notice, the county com-

missioners shall receive from the clerk and publicly open

said bids, and award the contract for county printing

and publishing for the period of one year begiuning on

the first Monday in May, to the newspaper published in

said county making the lowest bid therefor; provided said

bid does not exceed the sum of seven hundred dollars ;

and provided also that all printing under this section,

which shall include registration notices, sheriff's elections

notices and all printing or publishing done by order of

the county commissioners, shall be given to some news-

paper published in the said county.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That in no event shall the

printing mentioned in the preceding section be given to

Not to pat
more than

more than one newspaper in the same year, nor shall the

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county commissioners be empowered to pay more than seven

hundred dollars for printing in any one year.

Effective.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take, effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7th, 1892.