1070 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

a greater amount in any one fiscal year than the amount levied
by the County Commissioners for the purpose without obtain-
ing the permission in writing of said County Commissioners.
He shall appear before the County Commissioners at their
first meeting in each and every month and make a statement to
them of the work done and money expended. He shall examine
and certify to the correctness of all bills and accounts for any
work done or materials furnished on any of the public roads or
bridges in Queen Anne's County before the same shall be
paid by the County Commissioners; and said County Commis-
sioners shall make no payment until such accounts have been
certified by said engineer. He shall make out annually, in
writing, a detailed report to the County Commissioners of all
work done on the county roads and bridges for the year, to-
gether with the names of all persons working on said roads and
bridges, and the amount to which each person is entitled for
such work, and which he has certified as correct, which report
shall be made on or before the fifteenth day of June for the
year ending on the thirty-first day of the preceding May; and
in the making of said report he shall be allowed the services of
a stenographer and typewriter, to be paid by the County Com-
missioners a sum not to exceed twenty-five dollars for his
services. The said County Road Engineer shall not be inter-
ested directly or indirectly in any firm or corporation from
which anything shall be purchased for the use of said roads or
bridges, or receive any commissions on said purchase.

SEC. 230F. The County Road Engineer may appoint dis-
trict road supervisors, but not more than one supervisor in
any election district of Queen Anne's County, who shall be
paid such wages or salary as the County Commissioners may
prescribe; and it shall be the duty of said district road super-
visor to take charge of and manage the work on the public
roads and bridges in the district for which he is appointed,
subject to the control and direction of the County Road En-
gineer, and he shall perform such other duties as the County
Road Engineer may prescribe, and may be removed at any time
by the said County Road Engineer.

SEC. 230G. Any person appointed under the provisions of
this Act, whose duty it shall b.e to keep accounts or make re-
ports, who shall fail to do so, or who shall wilfully make false
reports or accounts, shall be liable to indictment by the Grand
Jury of Queen Anne's County; and, if convicted in the Circuit
Court thereof, shall be fined a sum, in the discretion of the
Court, not exceeding three hundred dollars, and shall make
good the "loss arising from such neglect of duty or fraud.