1052 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

weeds growing in or upon such portion of such public roads as
his or her lands abut, and in case such owner or occupant shall
:fail to perform the duty imposed hereby, the Board of County
Commissioners shall cause such work to be done and the owner
of such lands shall pay the expense thereof with cost to be re-
covered in an action upon contract before any Justice of the
Peace of Talbot County, at the suit of the said Board of County
Commissioners of said County.

SEC. 171 L. It shall be unlawful for any person to plow or
cultivate across the ditches of any public road in Talbot County,
so as to fill them in whole or in part or to break up the roadbed
or any part thereof in any manner whatever. Any person
violating this Section shall be fined the sum of five dollars for
each and every offense and in addition thereto the County Com-
missioners shall cause such damage to be repaired and the owner
of such lands shall pay the expense thereof with cost to be re-
covered in an action upon contract before any Justice of the
Peace of Talbot County, at the suit of said Board of County
Commissioners of said County.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passoge.

Approved April 10th, 1914.

CHAPTER 623.

ACT to authorize the Mayor and City Council of Cumberland
to issue bonds to the amount of one hundred and fifty thous-
and ($150,000) dollars for the purpose of paving streets with-
in the limits of said City, and to present the question of the
issuance of said bonds to the voters of said City, and provide
for. the advertisement and sale of same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the Mayor and City Council of Cumberland be and it
is hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds to the
amount of one hundred and fifty thousand ($150,000) dollars,
and to sell the same, said bonds may be of the denomination
of one hundred ($100) dollars, five hundred ($500) dollars and
one thousand ($1,000) dollars and said bonds shall be exempt
from State, County and Municipal taxes; the amount of each
class of bonds to be designated by the Mayor and City Council
of Cumberland; said bonds to be signed by the Mayor of the