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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 493.

AN ACT to repeal section three of chapter three hun-

dred and forty of the acts of the general assembly,

passed in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-

eight, entitled An act to repeal an act of the Leg-

islature, passed at January session, eighteen hun-

dred and seventy-six, chapter four hundred and six,

entitled An act to repeal sections one, two, three,

four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve,

thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eight-

een, nineteen and twenty, title "Baltimore county,"

sub-title " Roads," passed at the January session of

the Legislature of eighteen hundred and seventy-

four, chapter two hundred and seventy-four, and so

forth, and to re-enact the same with amendments,

so as to read as follows.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That section three of chapter three hun-

dred and forty of the acts of the general assembly,

passed in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-eight,

entitled An act to repeal an act of the legislature,

passed at January session, eighteen hundred and sev-

enty-six, chapter four hundred and six, entitled An

Repealed and

act to repeal sections one, two, three, four, five, six,

re-enacted.

seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, four-

teen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and

twenty, title " Baltimore county," sub-title " Roads,"

passed at the January session of the legislature of

eighteen hundred and seventy-four, chapter two hun-

dred and severity-four, and so forth, be and the same

is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments, so

as to read as follows :

SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That the road commissioners

appointed for each election district of said county, as

above provided, are hereby required to adopt such sys-

Adopt system
for repairs.

tem for the repairs and improvement of the roads in

their respective districts as they may deem best suited

to them; provided, that such system shall require at

least one-third of the road tax to be expended in pur-

chase of stone or other suitable hard materials for the