LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

shall not exceed the sum of seven thousand dollars; per year:
and provided further, that all such work must be done and let
by contract, made by and with the said Board of County Com-
missioners, upon and under the same terms and conditions as
contracts made with the County Board of Road Commissioners,
as provided iu bections 203 D and 203 F.

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203. The Board of County Commissioners are hereby
required to buy, purchase and supply to any of the several
District Boards of Road Commissioners, when so requested by
any such board, for the purpose of being used on the public
roads, such machines, (being at least one improved road
machine in each election district), tools, implements and appli-
ances as may be required and deemed necessary to work such
county roads economically and expeditiously ; and each such
District Board of Road Commissioners shall be responsible for
the safe keeping and preservation of such machines and such
tools and implements, and it shall be unlawful to hire out or
suffer any one to use the same unless under proper contract
and in charge of competent persons ; the several District
Boards of Road Commissioners shall take charge of all road
tools in their respective districts, and may require contractors
to give bond for the care of such tools furnished them ; and
the District Boards of Road Commissioners shall not allow any
overseer or contractors his pay until he shall account for all
machines, tools and implements so furnished ; and the District
Board of Roard Commissioners may also sue any person for
the loss of such tools or for the conversion of the same, or
injury thereto ; all costs or repairs shall be paid for by such per-
son or persons using such machinery, unless otherwise ordered
by the several Boards of District Road Commissioners, then snch
cost of repairs shall be paid by the Commissioners. The several
Boards of District Road Commissioners having secured such
machinery, shall designate how and where such machinery can
and must be used ; all of such machinery when no longer needed
by any contractor or other person using and having the same,
shall be delivered to the District Board of Road Commission-
ers taking therefor a proper receipt, which shall state the con-
dition snch machinery is in when so received.

203 A. Whenever there shall be presented to the Board of

Buy and
supply
machines,
etc., as may
be required.

Road Commissioners of any district a petition signed by the
owners of at least one-third of the lands and real estate front-
ing or bordering on any public road or section of road in such
county, praying the board to cause such road or section to be
permanently improved, and setting forth what is needed and

Improve-
ment to be
made.