1794.

LAWS of MARYLAND.

CHAP. LIII.

required, upon motion made on behalf of the faid truftees of the poor of the
refpective counties in this ftate, or other perfon or perfons authorifed to receive
the money levied for their ufe, to order a judgment to be entered, and an imme-
diate execution to iffue thereon againft the perfon or property of fuch collector, to
levy and compel the payment of fuch fum of money fo due and payable, pro-
vided that ten days previous notice of fuch intended motion be delivered in writing
to fuch collector, or left at his place of abode, and proof thereof be made to the
fatisfaction of fuch court to which fuch application fhall be made, and provided
alfo, if fuch collector fhall in perfon, or by attorney, defire a jury to be itnpan-
nelled to afcertain the fum in his hands fo due and payable, the faid court fhall
direct a jury to be immediately charged, to try and afcertain between the ftate and
the faid party, whether the faid collector is chargeable with, and liable to pay,
any and what fum or fums of money to fuch truftees, or other perfon or perfons
authorifed to receive the fame for the ufe of the poor of the faid county, and upon
fuch verdict of the jury to pafs judgment, in the name of the ftate, againft the
faid collector, upon which there fhall be no writ of error, fuperfedeas or appeal,
and to award execution thereon as upon all other cafes of judgments had in the
faid court.

Justices may
impofe any
affeffment,

&c.

IV. And be it enacted, That it fhall be lawful for the faid juftices to irnpofe
any affeffment or rate for the making and finifhing neceffary repairs to the court-
houfe of their county, not exceeding one hundred pounds current money in any
one year, or for making and finishing neceffary repairs to their county prifon, not
exceeding one hundred and fifty pounds like money in any one year, or for the
full and complete repair of any one bridge in their county, not exceeding thirty
pounds like money in any one year, or for the erecting and building of any one
new bridge in their county, not exceeding one hundred pounds like money in any
one year.

Bridges may
be rebuilt,
&c.

V. And be it enacted, That if any two or more counties within this ftate be
divided by water, over which there is or are a bridge or bridges now Handing, or
over which there may have been a bridge or bridges, but which may be now
fallen down or decayed, the faid bridge or bridges fhall be rebuilt or repaired, as
the cafe may require, at the joint and equal expence of faid counties fo divided
by water from each other, and the levy courts in each of faid counties fo di-
vided by water fhall, whenever it fhall be neceffary to rebuild or repair fuch bridge
or bridges, appoint one commiffioner in each of their refpective counties, as con-
venient as may be to faid bridge or bridges, to contract with workmen; and the
faid commiffioners fhall give at leaft fix weeks previous notice in writing, at the
moft public places in their refpective counties, of the time and place of receiving
propofals, and fhall proceed to fet up the faid work publicly to the loweft bidder.

Court of
cither county
negkaing,
the other may
proceed, &c,

VI. And be it enacted, That if the levy court of either county fhall in fuch
cafe neglect or refufe to make fuch appointment of a commiffioner, after one
month's previous notice in writing given them by the levy court of the county
or counties jointly interefted as aforefaid, the levy court of the other county or
counties may and fhall proceed, on fuch neglect or refufal, to appoint two or
three commiffioners in their own county or counties, as the cafe may require, to
make fuch contract, who fhall proceed to contract with the loweft bidder as
aforefaid, and the levy court of the county contracting fhall tranfrnit an account
of the full amount of faid work to the levy court of the county or counties re-
fufing or neglecting to appoint a commiffioner as aforefaid, and it is hereby de-
clared to be the duty of faid levy court or courts fo refufing or neglecting to ap-
point a commiffioner, to levy one half, or one third, of the amount, as the cafe
may be, of fuch expences, upon their county, to be collected as other county
taxes are, and the collector fhall, as foon as convenient after collecting the fame,
tranfmit the amount thereof to the levy court of the county or counties which
has or have contracted as aforefaid for faid bridge.

Collector en-
titled to fees,
&c.

VII. And be it enacted, That if any collector fhall proceed to the fale of any
goods or chattels to enforce the payment of the county charge, he fhall be en-
titled

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