THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1837.

CHAPTER 106.

CHAP. 106.

An act for building a Bridge over Big Elk Creek, near
Garrett's Factory, in Cecil county, on the main road
leading from Bysart's Tavern to Fair Hill.

Passed Mar. 1,
1838.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That William Mackey, William Garrett,
and Joseph Alexander be, and they are hereby appoint-
ed commissioners, to fix upon a scite near Garrett's
Factory on the main road leading from Dysart's Tavern
to Fair Hill, in Cecil county, for building a bridge
over said creek; and the said commissioners are here-
by authorised to erect, or cause to be erected a good
and substantial bridge, to be done in a workmanlike
manner, and for a sum not exceeding eight hundred
dollars.

Commissioners
to build.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the commissioners
of Cecil county be, and they are hereby authorised and
required to levy upon the assessable property of said
county, at their next levy, the sum of three hundred
dollars, and in eighteen hundred and thirty-nine a fur-
ther sum of three hundred dollars, and in eighteen
hundred and forty a further additional sum of two hun-
dred dollars, and have them collected as other levies
are, and made payable to said bridge commissioners.

Levy directed.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said bridge com-
missioners shall keep a fair and accurate account of
their expenditures in erecting said bridge, and in case

Account requi-
red.

there shall be any thing left after said bridge is finish-
ed they shall pay the same over to the county commis-
sioners, to be by them applied to the use of said county;
a majority of the said bridge commissioners shall be
competent to transact any business relative thereto.

Surplus.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the county com-
missioners shall allow said bridge commissioners a
reasonable compensation for their services.

Compensation.