HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                         1729

(d)  Books. They shall annually compile statistics relating
to the public roads of Washington County and cause [the same]
THAT INFORMATION to be printed or published in [one] 1 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] THE original copies of all
reports to the County Commissioners and other papers not recorded
shall be preserved in the office.

(e)  Copies of proceedings. Copies of [such] THE contracts,
agreements, grants and licenses recorded [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.

(f)  Regulations. [Said] THE County Commissioners [shall
make all necessary] MAY PROMULGATE rules and regulations, which
[shall] have the force and effect [as laws] OF LAW, governing the
time and method of paying for labor engaged on the county roads,
the making of the payroll by the Road Engineer, and the books of
accounts to be kept by him. The [said] County Commissioners
[may], by their [said] rules and regulations, MAY require any
person employed, or to whom a contract has been let[,] by the
[said] Road Engineer, to give bond conditioned upon the faithful
discharge of their duties in such penalty as may be prescribed
[therein] IN IT, and WITH the further power to alter, repeal,
modify and change [said] THE rules and regulations as they [may]
see fit.

(g)   Inspection of books. All books and accounts in the
office of the Road Engineer and in the office of the County
Commissioners shall be open to inspection by any taxpayer of the
County.

(h) Expenditures. All office expenses, cost of books,
necessary filing devices and stationery shall be paid out of the
General Road and Bridge Fund [as hereinafter provided]. (1959,
ch. 590, sec. 522.)

27-10. Same; sign-posts, contracts, regulations.

(a)  Sign posts; road names. The County Commissioners [of
Washington County may, at their discretion,] MAY have sign posts
placed at road crossings or intersections designating the
distance to the nearest prominent point and may give suitable
names to the County roads and change [the same] THEM as they
[may] see fit.

(b)  Maintenance. The [said] County Commissioners [shall
have the power to] MAY let out the repair or maintenance of any