164 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 83

thorized and directed to sell said bonds for cash, at not less
than the par value thereof, and to apply the proceeds thereof
to the cost of erecting said bridge and the expense incident
thereto.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said County
Commissioners of Anne Arundel County are hereby authorized
and directed 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 further 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 per-
form 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 com-
pensation for his services the sum of twenty-five ($25. 00) dol-
lars per month, to be provided by the said County Commis-
sioners as authorized in Section 3, of this Act.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the County Com-
missioners 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 ($10. 00) dollars, for the violation thereof, which
fine shall be collected as small debts are now collected, and
shall be recovered 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 misdemeanor; and all fines when collected shall be applied
to the maintenance of said bridge.