LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

preceding month, the number of hands and teams employed,
and the total number of days worked by them and the material
purchased and its cost, and any other facts and statements that
the Board of District Road Commissioners may require. The
board shall carefully examine such reports and shall indicate in
writing on such reports, or attached thereto any errors therein,
and if correct shall certify the same on such reports, and file
all such reports for the use of the County Commissioners.
The County Commissioners shall examine such reports and may
correct and approve the same and order such amount as directed
by the Board of District Road Commissioners to be paid
thereon as the County Commissioners may deem just, but
the Commissioners shall not pay in full for any special or
permanent work to be performed by contract until the same
has been completed and accepted and approved by the Board
of District Road Commissioners. At any June meeting of
the County Commissioners in every year they shall settle in
full with all contractors for the preceding year, if no objec-
tions have been made, but no such settlement shall be a bar to
the county or any individual recovering any damages that may
be sustained by reason of any defective work or other failure
on the part of the contractor to perform the duties required in
the contract. Before any final settlement is made with any
contractor, some member of the District Board of Road Com-
missioners shall first have made a personal inspection of the
roadsan such contractor's section or district, and shall certify
that he has made such personal inspection, and that the con-
tractor has performed his work fully and satisfactorily, accord-
ing to his contract ; provided, such report shall be only
received when approved by a majority of the members of such
Board of District Road Commissioners.

203 I. If any contractor shall fail to perform any work

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within the time specified, or fail to comply with any notice or
order that may have been served upon him as provided in sec-
tion 203 P, the Board of District Road Commissioners shall
be authorized to have such work done by any other persons
and report the same to the County Commissioners, with "the
cost thereof, and the County Commissioners shall deduct such
cost from any amount that may then be or thereafter due such
contractors, and if such cost exceeds the total amount that may
be thereafter due such contractor, the County Commissioners
shall order suit to be brought on such contractor's bond for
such amount of such expense and expenditures so made
and yet unpaid. Nothing therein shall prevent the contractor

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Authorized to
have work
done by
other
persons.