HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(g) Budget; plats. At least [thirty] 30 days before the
end of each fiscal year the Road Engineer [of Washington County]
shall submit a written report or budget, supplemented with
WHATEVER plats [as] he [may see] SEES fit, to the County
Commissioners. [of Washington County which] THE report or budget
shall embrace a comprehensive plan of road and bridge work,
repair and construction in Washington county for the ensuing
fiscal year, showing approximately the General Road and Bridge
Fund and other available funds, how they are to be expended and
the character of the repairs, and the new construction, and the
estimated cost of each item, and what proportion of the road
money is for new construction, and what proportion is for
maintenance, and repairs, and what proportion is set apart and
reserved for salaries, incidentals and contingencies. [Said] THE
County Commissioners on or before the first day of the new fiscal
year [thereafter], [shall have power to] MAY reduce or modify any
item in the [said] comprehensive plan of the [said] Road
Engineer. (1959, ch. 590, sec. 525.)

27-13. Same; bond, salary.

The Road Engineer [of Washington County] shall give bond to
the County Commissioners [of Washington County] conditioned upon
the . faithful discharge of his duties and the protection of the
[said] County Commissioners of the loss or damage by reason of
any acts, default, neglect, false or fraudulent statement of his
whatsoever in the penal sum of [fifteen thousand dollars
($15,000.00)] $15,000. He [shall] MAY NOT have [no] ANY
pecuniary interest in the affairs of any person, company, or
corporation from whom or which he makes any purchase or with whom
or which the County Commissioners make any contracts, in respect
to county roads and bridges, or in any contract in relation to
[the same] THEM. The Road Engineer [of Washington County] shall
receive a salary [of not less than $3,000.00 per annum, in
monthly installments] AS SET BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS and UP
TO $800 [or as much thereof as may be necessary] to meet his
traveling expenses and the expenses incurred in the discharge of
his duties. All of [which sums are to] THESE FUNDS SHALL be paid
from the General Road and Bridge Fund. (1959, ch. 590, sec.
526.)

27-14. Levy for roads; borrowing power.

(a) The County Commissioners [of Washington County] shall
levy, annually, upon the assessable property of the [said]
County, at the time for making the county levy, a rate sufficient
to pay the interest and the proper amount on the principal of any
outstanding road bonds, a rate sufficient to pay the State [Roads
Commission] HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION the amount due for lateral
roads or other plans for state aid for road purposes, and a rate
to be set by the [Board of] County Commissioners, not to exceed
[forty (40)] 40 cents on [the one hundred dollars] $100.