HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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It shall be unlawful for the County Commissioners of Garrett
County, or any employee of said county, to enter into any
contract of sale or purchase to which said county is a party,
where the amount involved in said contract exceeds the sum of
[$300.00] $5,000 without advertising for bids in one or more
newspapers published in said county, the publication of said
advertisement to appear at least once a week for two consecutive
weeks prior to the date on which bids are to be filed. Any
contract of sale shall be awarded to the highest responsible
bidder and any contract of purchase shall be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder, but said County Commissioners shall
have the right to reject any and all bids. Any contract entered
into in violation of the provisions of this section shall be null
and void; provided, however, that the provisions of this section
shall not apply to necessary repairs made in case of emergency.
If any County Commissioner shall violate any provisions of this
section, he shall be liable to indictment, and, upon conviction,
shall forfeit his office. This section shall not be construed,
however, to apply to the purchase of material, equipment or other
supplies for use in the operation and maintenance of county
roads, as provided by Chapter 888 of the Acts of 1941, and
amendments thereto.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved April 10, 1984.

CHAPTER 53

(House Bill 835)

AN ACT concerning

Montgomery County Board of Education -
Student Member - Replacement
MC 422-84

FOR the purpose of providing for the replacement of the student
member of the Montgomery County Board of Education by the
alternate student member under certain circumstances.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Education

Section 3-701(f)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1978 Volume and 1983 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,