WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1838.

over to said bridge commissioners, or their order, the
above mentioned accounts, provided they do not exceed
the sum of six hundred dollars, including a reasonable
compensation to the aforesaid bridge commissioners,
for their services.

CHAPTER 256.

CHAP. 256.

Payment directed.

Limit.

An act to authorise the Commissioners of Cecil county,
to levy a sum of money to be appropriated, to the erec-
tion of a Bridge over Back Creek, at or near Bohemia
Village.

Passed Mar. 27,
1838.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Kendal S. Croper, Tobias F. Biddle,
and Joseph Bryan, be, and they are hereby appointed
commissioners, for the purpose of locating and build-
ing a bridge over said creek, and the said commission-
ers, or a majority of them, are by this act, empowered

Commissioners na-

med.

and authorised to agree and contract with any person,
or persons, upon the most economical terms, to con-
struct said bridge.

To contract, &c.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the said commis-
sioners shall keep an accurate account of the money ex-
pended in erecting said bridge, and in case there should
be any money left unexpended, after the building of
said bridge, the same shall be returned to the commis-
sioners of Cecil county, to be applied for the benefit
of the county.

Case of any surplus.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That a majority of said
commissioners, shall be competent to transact any bu-

siness relating to said bridge, and if either of said

Quorum.

commissioners shall die, resign, or remove put of the
county, the commissioners of Cecil county, shall fill

such vacancies, and the county commissioners are

Case of vacancy.

hereby authorized to make such reasonable compensa-
tion to said bridge commissioners, as they in their
judgement may deem right.

Compensation.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the commissioners
of Cecil county, be and they are hereby authorized
and required at their next annual levy, to levy upon

Levy authorised.

the assessable property of said county; provided, the
Chesapeake, and, Delaware Canal Company, shall

Proviso.