JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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119. The County Commissioners shall annually levy upon
the assessable property of Wicomico county at the time of
making the county levy not less than fifteen cents nor more
than twenty-five cents on the one hundred dollars, for the use
of the county roads and bridges, which shall be collected as
other county taxes are collected, of which five cents shall be
set apart as a general road, bridge and ferry fund, and be
applied to the general use and benefit of the roads, bridges
and ferries in Wicomico county, and to no other purpose ;
and the remainder of the tax so levied and collected for roads,
ferries and bridges shall be set apart as a special road and
bridge fund, which shall be for the use and benefit of that
district from which it has been collected, and for no other
purpose, but the cost of all ferries, and when the building of
new or the repair of old bridges shall amount to or is over one
hundred dollars in any one year, shall be paid out of the geu-
eral road fund.

CHAP. 628.

Levy to be
made.

120. When there are incorporated towns or municipal
corporations included in part, or in whole, in any road or
election district, and such town or municipal corporation
bears the expense of its streets and highways in the care and
attention of same, then one-half of the money collected for
the special road tax within the limits of incorporation of such
town or municipal corporation in any such district shall be
paid by the County Commissioners to such town or municipal
corporation as above provided.

One-half of
tax to be paid
by commis-
sioners.

121. Whenever any person or persons shall desire to improve
any road to an extent beyond that contemplated by the County
Commissioners and the supervisor of the district where it is
located, they may make application to the commissioners by
petition, setting forth the location of the road to be improved,
the extent and character of the improvement and probable cost
thereof ; and if the County Commissioners, after considering
the same and probable costs thereof, shall be satisfied that the
public interest will be promoted thereby, they may direct the
expenditure and expend not exceeding one-half of the costs of
such extra improvement ; provided, the petitioner or petitioners
shall pay for the balance of the cost of same.

Application
to be made to
commis-
sioners to
improve road

122. The County Commissioners of Wicomico county may
receive any new road, by deed or grant, on such terms as the
County Commissioners may see proper, which said deed or
grant shall be recorded in the clerk's office of the Circuit
Court for Wicomico County ; and all new public roads here-
after opened in Wicomico county shall be made thirty feet
wide, except where the County Commissioners shall deem that
the public convenience and good may require them to be less

May receive
new road
by deed or
grant, etc.