304 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 146

of, and to apply the proceeds thereof to the cost of erecting said
bridge and the expenses incident thereto.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That the said County Commission-
ers of Anne Arundel County are hereby authorized and di-
rected to levy annually on the taxable property of said County
a sum of money sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds to
be issued as aforesaid, to pay the principal of said bonds to be
issued as aforesaid, as they mature, and to maintain said
bridge and to keep the same in good and safe repair.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That on the completion of said
bridge, and annually thereafter in the month of May, the said
County Commissioners are hereby authorized and directed to
appoint some suitable and competent person to act as keeper of
said bridge, whose duty it shall be to attend the opening and
closing of the draw of said bridge, and to perform such other
duties in regard to the keeping of said bridge in proper and
safe condition as the County Commissioners may direct, and
the keeper of said bridge shall receive as compensation for
his services the sum of twenty dollars ($20. 00) per month, to
be provided by the said County Commissioners as authorized
in Section 3 of this Act.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the County Commissioners
of Anne Arundel County shall have full power and authority
to make reasonable rules and regulations for the use of said
bridge by the public and for the protection of said bridge, and
shall have full power and authority to enforce the observance
thereof, by imposing upon the person or persons violating said
rules and regulations any reasonable fine not exceeding ten
dollars ($10. ) for the violation thereof, which fine shall be col-
lected as small debts are now collected, and shall be recov-
ered in the name of said County Commissioners before any
Justice of the Peace for said County, and on refusal or failure
to pay and inability to collect the same by legal process, the
person or persons so fined shall be committed to the County
Jail of the County for a period not exceeding ten (10) days in
the same manner as commitments are made for fines imposed
by the Circuit Courts of this State on conviction for misde-
meanor; and all fines when collected shall be applied to the
maintenance of said bridge.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 10th, 1918.