58 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 36

to Article 12 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land (1930 Edition), title "Garrett County, " sub-title
"County Commissioners, " said new section to be known
as Section 95A, to follow immediately after Section 95 of
said Article, and to read as follows:

95A. It shall be unlawful for the County Commissioners
of Garrett County, or any employee of said County, to
enter into any contract of sale or purchase to which said
County is a party, where the amount involved in said con-
tract exceeds the sum of $300. 00 without advertising for
bids in one or more newspapers published in said County,
the publication of said advertisement to appear at least
once a week for two consecutive weeks prior to the date on
which bids are to be filed. Any contract of sale shall be
awarded to the highest responsible bidder and any contract
of purchase shall be awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder, but said County Commissioners shall have the right
to reject any and all bids. Any contract entered into in
violation of the provisions of this section shall be null and
void; provided, however, that the provisions of this section
shall not apply to necessary repairs made in case of emer-
gency. If any County Commissioner shall violate any pro-
visions of this section, he shall be liable to indictment, and,
'upon conviction, shall forfeit his office.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency law and necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public health and safety,
and having been passed upon by a yea and nay vote, sup-
ported by three-fifths of all the members elected to each
of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 26, 1939.

CHAPTER 36.

(Senate Bill 44)

AN ACT to authorize and empower the Burgess and Coun-
cil of Boonsboro, Maryland, to acquire by gift and by
purchase certain parcels of real estate and all property
rights therein, situated within the corporate limits of
Boonsboro for park purposes and the building of a street
leading to the proposed park, without the necessity of
submitting the same to the qualified voters of Boons-