SAMUEL SPRIGG, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1820.

3. And be it enacted. That the said commissioners, or a majo-
rity of them shall have full power and authority to borrow from
time to time, as they may think proper, any sum or sums of mo-
ney which they may require and find necessary for the purchase
of the ground, and for the erection of the said court-house and
offices provided the same shall not exceed the sum of twelve
thousand dollars.

CHAP. 67.

Authorised to
borrow money.

3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the levy court
of Anne-Arundel county, to levy upon the assessable property
in said county, by such instalments as they may think proper,
such sum as the said commissioners may require, not exceeding

Levy authorised.

the sum of twelve thousand dollars Provided nevertheless, that the
said levy court shall so limit the times for the payment of such in-
stalment, that the whole sum authorised to be levied by this act,
shall he levied within four years from the first day of January
eighteen hundred and twenty-one.

Proviso.

4. And be it enacted. That all levies imposed or authorised by
this act, shall he levied mid imposed in the name of the commis-
sioners, and payable only to their order, or the order of a majori-
ty of them.

To be made in
name of commis-
sioners.

5. And be it enacted. That the said commissioners, or such of
them as may undertake to execute the powers vested in them by
this act, shall before they proceed to execute the same, give bond
to the state of Maryland in the penal sum of twenty-five thousand
dollars, conditioned for the faithful execution of the trusts hereby
reposed in them, which bond shall be lodged with the clerk of
Anne-Arundel county, a certified copy of which shall be received
as evidence in any court of law or equity within this state.

Commissioners to
give bond.

6. And be it enacted, That in case any of the said commissioners,
shall die, resign, or refuse to act, the other commissioners shall
haw full power and authority to supply such vacancies by appoint-
ing new commissioners, provided thai every such commissioner so
to be appointed, shall give bond as is required by the sixth section
of this act, before he shall proceed to the execution of the trust
hereby reposed in him.

Vacancies, how to
be appointed.

CHAP. LXVIII.

An Act to authorise the Levy Court of Charles County to build a Bridge over
Allen's Fresh Run.

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
levy court of Charles county be and they are hereby authorised
and empowered, to contract for and build a bridge over Allen's
Fresh Run, on the road leading from Port Tobacco to Newport,
if they in their judgment may deem such a bridge, necessary.
2. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of erecting the said
bridge, the levy court of said county be and they are hereby au-
thorised and empowered, to levy on the assessable property of
said county a sum of money not exceeding six hundred dollars,
the same or any part thereof, in the discretion of the said court,
when assessed and collected, to be paid to any person or persona
with whom the said court may contract to build the said bridge,
provided the person or persons so contracted with, shall enter
into bond with such security for the faithful performance of the
contract so entered into, as the levy court approve of.

Passed Jan. 20, 1821.

Levy court may
contract for build-
ing bridge.

Levy authorised.