124 LAWS OP MARYLAND. [CH. 27

The said notes, certificates of indebtedness or bonds shall
be issued so as to mature serially and at such times as said
County Commissioners shall determine but not exceeding
fifteen years in any case.

519. Whenever the plans and specifications for the
construction of erosion prevention works, or any part
thereof, for any of said Assessment Districts shall have
been completed, the County Commissioners, acting as the
District Council for such Assessment District, shall notify
the owners of real property in such District that the plans
and specifications for erosion prevention works in said
district have been completed, can be inspected at its office
and the probable cost of such erosion prevention works,
and that upon a day certain to be named therein a hearing
will be granted such owners at a place designated therein.
Said notice, as far as practicable, shall be mailed to each
property owner in such Assessment District by placing the
same in an envelop addressed to his last known address
and depositing the same, postpaid, in a United States Post
Office, and by publication thereof once a week for two suc-
cessive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation pub-
lished in Anne Arundel County.

After affording such hearing, the Commissioners, acting
as District Council for such district, shall determine
whether or not to proceed with such erosion prevention
works. In the event it shall determine to proceed there-
with, it shall advertise, once a week for two successive
weeks, in such newspaper, newspapers and technical press
as it may deem proper, for bids for the construction of
such erosion prevention works, in part or as a whole as in
its judgment may appear advisable. The contract shall be
let to the lowest responsible bidder, the Commissioners re-
serving the right to reject any and all bids, and to re-ad-
vertise for bids in accordance with and subject to the pro-
visions of this Act. Before letting any such contract, said
Commissioners shall require a bond, approved by it, from
the successful bidder in such penalty as said Commission-
ers shall determine, conditioned for the completion of said
work in accordance with said contract, plans and specifi-
cations, within the time limited in said contract and for
the payment for all supplies and labor furnished the con-
tractor in the construction of said erosion prevention
works. Said bond shall be enforceable in any court having
jurisdiction.

520. After any erosion prevention works, or part
thereof determined to be constructed, shall have been com-