274 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 126

ter 549 of the Acts of 1916, and to re-enact said sections
with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Ma-ry-
land, That Sections 157, 158, 159, 160, 160A, 160B and 160C
of Article 9 of the Code of Public Laws of Maryland, title
"Charles County, " sub-title "Roads and Bridges, " as said Sec-
tions were amended by Chapter 50 of the Acts of 1910, Chap-
ter 7 of the Acts of 1912, and Chapter 549 of the Acts of 1916,
be and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted with amend-
ments so as to read as follows:

Section 157. The County Commissioners of Charles Coun-
ty shall have the control and regulation of the public roads
and bridges in said County, in so far as the same shall not be
regulated by the provisions of this Act.

Section 158. From and after the first day of June, nine-
teen hundred and eighteen, and until the first day of June,
nineteen hundred and twenty-four, or until their successors
are appointed and qualified, as hereinafter provided, the con-
trol and regulation of, and the construction and repair of the
public road and bridges in Charles County shall be intrusted
to a Board of Road Commissioners of Charles County, to con-
sist of Robert Crain and Harry R. Bowling, who, by virtue of
this Act, shall be constituted for the purposes herein enumer-
ated such Board of Road Commissioners of Charles County,
with entire control and supervision of the work of repairing,
constructing, reconstructing and maintaining the public roads
and bridges of Charles County, with the right to employ such
persons, obtain such teams, implements and materials as they
deem necessary for the work of repairing, constructing, recon-
structing and maintaining such roads and bridges; all expendi-
tures for which shall be paid by the Treasurer of Charles
County upon the order of said Roads Commission, or their
duly authorized Clerk or Agent; which said Clerk or Agent
shall enter into bond with said Board of Road Commission-
ers for the faithful performance of any trust reposed in him,
in a sum not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5, 000. 00),
in the discretion of said Board of Road Commissioners. Said
Board of Road Commission of Charles County shall keep, or
cause to be kept, a full and detailed record of all expenditures
of said Board, the persons to whom and the purposes for which
said expenditures are made, and publish same at the time and
in the manner as now provided for the publication of the
annual levy for Charles County.