JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 315.

CHAPTER 189.
AN ACT to authorize the appointment of an addi-
tional justice of the peace for Caroline county.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That in addition to the justices of the peace in the third election district of Caroline	Additional Justice.
county as now provided by law there shall be an
additional justice of the peace appointed for said
district in Caroline county, who shall be a resident
of the town of Denton.
SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That this act shall take	In force.
effect from and after the date of its passage.
Approved March 29, 1878.

CHAPTER 190.
AN ACT to authorize the County Commissioners
for Talbot county to purchase Miles River Bridge,
and to make the same a free bridge.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the County Commissioners for
Talbot county be and they are hereby authorized to
appoint two suitable persons to examine and report	Appoint per-
upon the condition of Miles River Bridge in said	sons to exam-
county, who shall make to said commissioners an	ine.
appraisement, under oath, of said bridge ; and said
County Commissioners are further authorized, in	Authorized
their discretion, to purchase said bridge of the Miles	to purchase.
River Bridge Company, at the amount of the ap-
praisement returned to them as aforesaid ; provided,
the amount thereof does not exceed the sum of five
thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That said
County Commissioners are authorized to levy on the	Authorized
taxable property of said county as other levies are	to levy.