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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Preference
shall be given

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 eight hun-

Not award
contract.

dred dollars then the County Commissioners shall

not award the contract to said lowest bidder, but in

Adopt any

that event are authorized to adopt any mode of

mode.

printing and advertising for said county, by hand

bills or otherwise, as in their judgment may seem

Shall not ex-
ceed.

best for the good of the county ; provided the entire
cost of the same shall not exceed the sum of eight

hundred dollars.

SEC. 55. And be it further enacted, That in no

More than

event shall any printing or advertising for Prince
George's county be given to more than one newspa-
per in the said county at the same time, nor shall

one newspa-
per.

the County Commissioners, upon any pretext, be

empowered to pay more than eight hundred dollars

for any one year's printing or publishing.

SEC. 56. And be it further enacted, That all acts

Repealed.

or parts of acts inconsistent with this act be and the

same are hereby repealed.

In force.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 15, 1878.