616 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 358

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the proceeds from
the sale of said bonds shall be deposited in equal amounts in
the several banks of the county which agree to pay the rate
of interest fixed by the County Commissioners for such de-
posits.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the County Com-
missioners of St. Mary's County be and they are hereby au-
thorized and directed to levy annually on the taxable prop-
erty of said county a sum of money sufficient to pay the in-
terest on said bonds and to redeem said bonds as they mature
and become payable, and said taxes shall be collected in like
manner as other taxes in said county, and when collected shall
be applied to the payment of the interest on said bonds and
to the redemption of said bonds as they mature and become
payable.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the County Com-
missioners of St. Mary's County, shall, on or before the first
Tuesday in June succeeding the passage of this Act, and
every second year thereafter, appoint some competent person
who shall have a sufficient knowledge of civil engineering and
road construction to enable him to accurately make surveys,
plats, profiles and specifications for the grading, draining,
maintenance, repair and reconstruction of the public roads,
bridges or drains of said county; and also to do the necessary
engineering work for the building or rebuilding of bridges.
He shall have had at least two years' experience in road en-
gineering work, and shall be known as County Road Engineer
for St. Mary's County. He shall receive an annual salary of
not more than three thousand dollars, payable monthly: and,
in addition thereto, a sum, not to exceed four hundred dollars
per annum, to cover all actual and necessary expenses in-
curred by him in the discharge of his official duties hereunder;
said expenses to be paid on proper vouchers presented to the
County Commissioners. The County Road Engineer shall
qualify by subscribing to the oath as required in Article One,
Section Six of the Constitution of the State of Maryland, and
upon such qualification shall execute in favor of the County
Commissioners a corporate bond in the sum of five thousand
dollars for the faithful performance of his duties, the cost of
said bond to be paid by the County Commissioners out of the
County Road Fund. The County Road Engineer shall hold
his office for a term of two years or until his successor is ap-