ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 897
CHAPTER 468.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sections
119B-1, 119C-1, 119D-1 and 119H-1 of Article 14 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Howard
County, " sub-title "Roads, " as said Sections 119B-1, 119C-1
and 119D-1 were amended by Chapter 33 of the Acts of
1914 and as Section 119H-1 was enacted by Chapter 666
of the Acts of 1912, making certain changes in the method
of levying taxes for building, repairing and reconstructing
public roads in Howard County, and making certain changes
in the use of the money derived from the taxes so levied.

and increasing the compensation of the County Road Super-
intendent and increasing the amount of compensation which
the County Road Superintendent may, without the authority
of the County Commissioners, pay to employees, and declar-
ing this Act an emergency Law.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 119B-1, 119C-1, 119D-1 and 119H-1 of
Article 14 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title
"Howard County, " sub-title "Roads, " as said Sections 119B-1,
119C-1, 119D-1 were amended by Chapter 33 of the Acts of 1914
and as Section 119H-1 was enacted by Chapter 666 of the Acts
of 1912, be and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments so as to reads as follows:

SEC. 119B-1. The County Commissioners of Howard County
shall at the time of making their annual levy, levy upon the
taxable property of each of said districts of said County a sum
not less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10, 000. ), and the sum so
levied to be used in the district from which it is levied for the
purpose of building, repairing and reconstructing the public
roads and bridges in said District. The said County Commis-
sioners may levy such other sum or sums of money as they may
deem requisite for building of new bridges and opening new
roads and for repairing and reconstructing public roads and
bridges in said County but the levy of such other sum or sums
for the building of new bridges or opening of new roads or of
repairing and reconstructing of roads or bridges in any par-
ticular district or districts of said County shall be solely upon
the taxable property of said district or districts wherein will
be located the said new roads or bridges and not upon the
taxable property of any other district of said County or if
old roads or bridges are to be repaired or reconstructed
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