1288 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 640

ber, 1868, and also the lots abutting on the west side of First
street, laid down on the said plat, and the improvements there-
on.

That at the time of making the annual levy, the said County
Commissioners shall levy on the assessable property, including
real and personal, liable to taxation, within the limits of said
town, as above designated, a road tax of seventy-five cents
on the one hundred dollars, which said road tax shall be
in lieu of all road taxes to be levied on said property, and no
other road tax shall be levied on the same.

That said Road Commissioners shall have the power to grade,
fill and drain the streets and roads of said town, or to do any-
thing, which in their judgment will improve the said streets
and roads, and shall have absolute control over the same. They
shall have the power to make all necessary contracts for the
purposes set forth; but before any contract shall be consum-
mated, it shall be first referred to the County Commissioners
of Anne Arundel county for approval; and the said County
Commissioners shall keep a record of all contracts made by said
Road Commissioners; but in no event shall the contracts ex-
ceed the amount realized from said levy, and the said Road
Commissioners shall have no power to bind or obligate the
said County Commissioners for any contract or contracts for
an aggregate amount in excess of the amount of taxes realized
from said levy or levies.

That the County Commissioners shall have power to pass any
rules or regulations that they may find necessary in order to
make this Act operative and to carry out the purposes thereof;
and in the event that the said County Commissioners shall fail
to procure the services of suitable persons to act as said Road
Commissioners, then the County Commissioners shall have ab-
solute control and cause the taxes hereby directed to be levied
to be expended and laid out to the best advantage for the roads
and streets of the said town.

That nothing in this Act shall be construed to relieve the
County Commissioners of Anne Arundel county from the lia-
bility and responsibility of maintaining the abutment at the
end of Spa Creek bridge the expense of which, shall be paid
from the general tax fund, as now provided.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1927.

Approved April 26, 1927.