THEODORE R. MCKELDIN. GOVERNOR 705

carrying on or performance of such work are provided by the
government of the United States of America, or any agency
thereof, and the said government, or any agency thereof, shall
require that such work be performed by day labor employed
by said Commission. And provided further that nothing in
this section shall be construed to prohibit the use by the said
Commission of free labor supplied by relief or charity agencies
or organizations. This section shall not apply to those
counties or authorized road departments of the several coun-
ties who, by appropriate resolution, passed by the County
Commissioners, determine to conduct construction and im-
provements on county roads with their own forces, regardless
of the source of funds that are to be used to pay the cost of
such construction or improvements, provided the estimated
cost of any such proposed project shall not exceed Six Thou-
sand Five Hundred Dollars, but this proviso shall not apply
to or affect Harford County; and provided further that the said
County Commissioners shall file with the State Roads Com-
mission within six months after the end of each calendar
year, or fiscal year if the said County is operating on that
basis, a complete report with respect to each project con-
structed during said calendar year and/or fiscal year, as the
case may be, which shall include a full audit of all accounts
of said County Commissioners relating to each said project,
and an engineering statement setting forth separately and in
detail all items of costs incurred. This section shall not apply
to those counties in which the State Roads Commission main-
tains County roads when said Commission shall determine to
construct or improve County roads with its own forces out of
County funds regardless of the source of such funds, provided
the estimated cost of any such proposed project shall not
exceed $6, 500.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1951.

Approved March 31, 1951.

CHAPTER 272
(House Bill 240)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 98
of Article 1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland

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EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.

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