Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                     63

County Board of Education", AS SAID SECTION WAS AMENDED
BY CHAPTER 15 OF THE ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY OF 1957, be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

71. When sealed bids to be received.

Where the cost of any school building, improvement, supplies or
equipment of any sort exceeds the sum of one thousand dollars, the
board of education in each county shall advertise for bids in one or
more newspapers published in their respective counties, publication
of such advertisement to appear at least one week prior to the date
on which bids are to be filed, and the contract for any such school
building, improvements, supplies or other equipment shall be
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, CONFORMING TO SPE-
CIFICATIONS, WITH CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO
QUANTITIES INVOLVED, TIME REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY,
PURPOSE FOR WHICH REQUIRED, COMPETENCY AND RE-
SPONSIBILITY OF BIDDER, AND HIS ABILITY TO RENDER
SATISFACTORY SERVICE, but the board of education in the
respective counties, shall have the right to reject any and all bids
and to readvertise for other bids, and any contract entered into
or purchase made in violation of the provisions of this section shall
be null and void; provided, however, that the provisions of this sec-
tion shall not apply to contracts for the purchase of books and/or
other materials of instruction, and provided further that the board
of education in any county shall be permitted to name in the specifi-
cations and advertisements for bids under this section the particular
make, kind or brand of article or articles to be purchased or con-
tracted for, and provided further that nothing in this section shall
apply to emergency repairs during the period of the regular school
year. Provided that the provisions of this section shall apply in Bal-
timore and Montgomery counties only to buildings, improvements,
supplies or equipment exceeding the sum of five thousand dollars.
Provided, however, in Talbot County, the County Commissioners
shall have the right to reject any and all bids and to direct the Board
of Education of Talbot County to readvertise for other bids and in
any event the Board of Education shall not enter; into any contract
for the remodeling of schools and the construction of new schools
until the bid and contract have been approved by the County Com-
missioners.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1957.

Approved February 13, 1957.

CHAPTER 52
(Senate Bill 178)

AN ACT to authorize and empower County Commissioners of. Wor-
cester County to sell and convey unto Mayor and Council of Snow

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

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Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.