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assessable property, including real and personal, liable to taxa-
tion, within the limits of said town, as above designated, a road
tax of fifty cents on the one hundred dollars, which said road
tax shall be in lieu of all road taxes to be levied on said prop-
erty, and no other road tax shall be levied on the same.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the said Road Commissioners
shall have the power to grade, fill and drain the streets and
roads of said town, or to do anything, which in their judgment
will improve the said streets and roads, and shall have absolute
control over the same. They shall have the power to make all
necessary contracts for the purposes set forth; but before any
contract shall be consummated, it shall be first referred to the
County Commissioners of Anne Arundel county for approval;
and the said County Commissioners shall keep a record of all
contracts made by said Road Commissioners; but in no event
shall the contracts exceed the amount realized from said levy,
and the said Road Commissioners shall have no power to bind
or obligate the said County Commissioners for any contract or
contracts for an aggregate amount in excess of the amount of
taxes realized from said levy or levies.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the County Commissioners
shall have power to pass any rules or regulations that they may
find necessary in order to make this Act operative and to carry
out the purposes thereof; and in the event that the said
County Commissioners should fail to procure the services of
suitable persons to act as said Road Commissioners, then the
County Commissioners shall have absolute control and cause
the taxes hereby directed to be levied to be expended and laid
out to the best advantage for the roads and streets of the said
town.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be
construed to relieve the County Commissioners of Anne Arun-
del county from the liability and responsibility of maintaining
the abutment at the end of Spa Creek bridge, the expense of
which shall be paid from the general tax fund, as now provided.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 8, 1908.

CHAPTER 689.

AN ACT to make Saturday a legal half holiday for all public
officials in Anne Arundel county.