1538 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. -676

SEC. 26. And be it further enacted, That for the pur-
pose of providing for its expenses (including depreciation of
its property), the Commission each year, commencing with the
year 1927, shall prepare an itemized and detailed budget show-
ing the unexpended balance on hand at the beginning of each
year of all funds available for payment of its said expenses,
the amount of its estimated expenses of each class during the
coming year, and finally the amount necessary to be raised by
local taxation as provided in this Section for the purpose of
meeting said estimated expenses, Together with a detailed state-
ment of the assessable basis within each Sanitary District,
said Board of County Commissioners are hereby authorized, em-
powered, directed and required to levy and collect all road
taxes within each Sanitary District, and shall pay over from
said road tax so collected to the Sanitary Commission the
amount necessary to meet the expenses of said Commission as
shown in said budget, not exceeding two thirds of all said road
tax, and shall pay over said amounts quarterly in as nearly
equal instalments as possible. The Board of County Commission-
ers are hereby authorized and empowered to advance to the
Commission on open account, amounts not exceeding $5,000.00
in any one quarter of any year, which amounts shall be charged
against said road tax and finally deducted from the same when
the tax is collected.

SEC. 27. And be it further enacted, That the same road
tax rate fixed by the County Commissioners for the Election Dis-
trict in which said Sanitary District is located shall be the
road tax for that Sanitary District. The County Commis-
sioners of Anne Arundel County and the Treasurer of said
County shall collect said road tax as other County taxes are col-
lected and the Board of County Commissioners shall there-
upon pay over to the Commission so much of said tax as may
be needed to defray the Commission's expenses as provided in
Section 26, at the end of each quarter beginning with July 1,
1927. The said County Commissioners are hereby empowered,
authorized and directed to assume full jurisdiction over all roads
and streets within said Sanitary District, and shall be respon-
sible for the construction, repair and maintenance of the same,
and the Sanitary Commission shall be relieved of any liability for
damages resulting from the bad condition, of any road or street
in any of the Sanitary Districts. The Commission shall con-
vey forthwith to the County Commissioners all its right, title
and interest in and to the beds of all such streets, roads and
highways.

SEC. 28. And be it further enacted, That the Commission
shall be, and it is hereby authorized to prescribe all needful