SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                          285

CHAPTER 234
(House Bill 391)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 29 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Carroll County (1965 Edition, being
Article 7 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title
"Carroll County," subtitle "County Commissioners," to provide an
exception to certain bidding requirements placed on the Carroll
County Commissioners.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 29 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Carroll County
(1965 Edition, being Article 7 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland), title "Carroll County," subtitle "County Commissioners,"
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

29.

In contracting for any necessary public work or improvement
or for the purchase of supplies and equipment needed at any time by
the several departments of the County, the County Commissioners of
Carroll County may enter into contracts for said public work or
improvement and may purchase said supplies and equipment on an
order passed by the County Commissioners provided that the cost
of the public work or improvement or the purchase price of the
supplies and equipment does not exceed one thousand dollars
($1,000.00). When the cost of any project for public work or im-
provement or the purchase price of any supplies and equipment ex-
ceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), except in emergencies or
when there is a sole source of supply, the Clerk to the County Com-
missioners shall advertise for one week in not less than two news-
papers published in Carroll County for bids to perform the public
work or improvement or to furnish the supplies and equipment,
which advertisement shall state the date, time and place of opening
of the bids; and the bids shall be opened by the Clerk to the County
Commissioners in the presence of the County Commissioners, and
the County Commissioners of Carroll County shall award the con-
tract to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid is considered
reasonable, or, in its discretion, may reject any or all bids.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 235
(House Bill 392)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 37(g)
of Article 87 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replace-
ment Volume and 1967 Supplement), title "Sheriffs," subtitle
"Compensation and Duties," authorizing and directing the Sheriff