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will be received until a day named in the advertisement, pro-
vided that nothing in this Section shall require the County
Commissioners of any County, upon the petition of such per-
sons to advertise for work to be done under the provisions of
this sub-title to an amount greater than twenty-five per centum
of the road levy of said County; and the Board of County Com-
missioners shall further furnish a copy of the said specifica-
tions for such proposed work to any prospective bidder who
may request the same; and the said Board shall reserve the
right to reject any and all bids and to do the work according
to said plans and specifications by such arrangement as they
may deem best.

Approved April 18th, 1916.

CHAPTER 646.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments, Section 443
of Article 4 of the Public Local Laws of Maryland, title
"City of Baltimore, " sub-title "Fines and Forfeitures, " as
repealed and re-enacted by Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1908.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 443 of Article 4 of the Public Local Laws
of Maryland, title '' City of Baltimore, '' sub-title '' Fines 'and
Forfeitures, "as repealed and re-enacted by Chapter 18 of the
Acts of 1908, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:

"No person shall hereafter be allowed to give security for
the payment of any fine and costs imposed by the Criminal
Court of Baltimore, but any person who shall be sentenced by
the court to the payment of any fine and costs shall stand com-
mitted until they are paid. And in default of the payment of
said fine and costs shall serve one day in jail for each dollar or
fractional part thereof of said fine and costs; provided, however,,
that in no case shall the term of such imprisonment in default
of the payment of any fine and costs exceed six months; and
provided further that if and when said fine and costs shall be
paid, one dollar shall be deducted from the same for each full
day served in jail. "

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from June 1, 1916.

Approved April 18th, 1916.