J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                          1247

PREVENT A PERSON FROM PERFORMING ANY OF SUCH
WORK ON OR TO HIS OWN PROPERTY.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved May 3, 1961.

CHAPTER 741

(House Bill 303)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 1570 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1953
Edition), being also Section 74-35 of the Montgomery County Code
(1955 Edition), being, respectively, Articles 17 and 16 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland, titles, respectively, "Prince
George's County" and "Montgomery County", sub-title "Washing-
ton Suburban Sanitary District", as said section was last repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, by Chapter 518 of the Laws of
1920, relating generally to the authority of the Washington Sub-
urban Sanitary Commission in the construction by contract of
water supply, sewerage and drainage systems and parts thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 1570 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince
George's County (1953 Edition), being also Section 74-35 of the
Montgomery County Code (1955 Edition), being, respectively,
Articles 17 and 16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland,
titles, respectively, "Prince George's County" and "Montgomery
County", sub-title "Washington Suburban Sanitary District", as
said section was last repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, by
Chapter 518 of the Laws of 1920, be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted to read as follows:

1570 (74-35) Whenever the plans and specifications for water
supply, sewerage or drainage systems for any district shall have been
completed and said Commission shall have decided, after opportunity
for a hearing has been given, to proceed with the construction, it
shall advertise, by notice in such newspapers and technical press
as it may deem proper, for bids for the construction of said system
or systems, in parts or as a whole, as in its judgment may appear
advisable. The contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder,
or the Commission may reject any or all bids, and, if in its discretion
the prices quoted are unreasonable, it may readvertise the work or
any part of it, or may do any part or all of the work by day labor;
provided that any time the Commission may, in its discretion, ex-
pend by day labor for construction work an amount not exceeding
[$5,000] $15,000 without advertising or receiving bids. All such

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.