J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                             853

Whereas, These sections have remained in the Code of said County
because of the absence of official report of the referendum to the
Secretary of State; and

Whereas, It is desirable to clarify the legality of these sections
by repealing them and enacting new sections in their stead; now,
therefore,

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 521 to 527, inclusive, of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Washington County (1957 Edition, being Article 22 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Washington County", sub-title
"Roads", be and they are hereby repealed, and that new Sections 521
to 527, inclusive, be and they are hereby enacted, to stand in the
place and stead of the sections so repealed, and to read as follows:

521.    Control over roads, bridges.

The County Commissioners of Washington County, in addition to
their other powers and duties under the law, shall have charge and
control over all the county roads, streets, alleys, highways and bridges
and all matters pertaining thereto, in accordance with the provisions
of Sections 521 to 527 hereof.

522.    Same; meetings, records, contracts.

(a)  The said County Commissioners shall meet once each week
at the office of the County Commissioners of Washington County
and may hold such other meetings as the proper discharge of their
duties may require.

(b)  They shall keep a journal of proceedings in which shall be
entered all of their proceedings in detail, the correctness of the same
to be attested each week by the President and the Clerk of the said
Board of County Commissioners.

(c)  They shall also keep books showing in detail the expenditures
of moneys from the General Road and Bridge Fund on account of the
roads and bridges thereof and by which books the condition of the
General Road and Bridge Fund may be readily seen at any time, all
of which said books and records shall be open to the inspection of any
taxpayer of the County.

(d)  They shall annually compile statistics relating to the public
roads of Washington County and cause the same to be printed or
published in one or more of the County newspapers. All maps, plans
and statistics collected and compiled under their directions shall be
preserved in their office and all contracts, agreements, grants and
licenses made or entered into by the County Commissioners shall be
recorded in books kept for that purpose, which shall always be open
to the inspection of the public; the original copies of all reports to the
County Commissioners and other papers not recorded shall be pre-
served in the office.

(e)  Copies of such contracts, agreements, grants and licenses re-
corded as aforesaid and of the records of the proceedings of the said
County Commissioners, when duly certified by the Clerk and the
President of the said County Commissioners shall be accepted as
evidence in all Courts of this State.