The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-13
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

cent of the balance of said deliquent taxes
plus accrued interest and penalties in the
fourth year; and the balance of said de-
linquent taxes plus accrued interest and
penalties remaining due, in the fifth year.
Said resolution or ordinance may provide
for the abatement of all interest and penal
ties which might accrue on said delinquent
taxes by virtue Of any general or local law
or laws for the five year period during
which said instruments shall be payable,
provided. however, that no such resolution
or ordinance for the payment of such de-
linquent taxes in instruments shall be
deemed or taken to be a waiver Of any
other legal remedy which any such county,
city, incororated town or other taxing dis
trict might have against any such person
delinquent in the payment Of taxes.
SEC. g. And be IL further enacted That
the governing body of any such county,
city, incorporated town or other taxing dis.
trict may in its discretion provide in the
resolutions or ordinances authorized to be
passed by Sections / and of this Act. that
the persons delinquent in the payment Of
taxes referred to In said Sections shall have
the right to elect whether they shall avail
themselves Of the relief provided for by
Section / of this Act or Of the relief pro-
vided for by Section of this Act.
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted. That
in the event that the governing body Of any
county. city. incorporated town or other
u
mine to avail itself of any of the powers
granted by Sections I and 2 Of this Act,
then said governing body shall provide in
the resolution or ordinance passed pursuant
to the provisions of said Sections. that the
relief therein granted to persons delinquent
In the payment Of taxes shall extend TO all
cases where the propertv against which said
taxes were levied. shall have been purchased
at tax sales by any such county. CITY. incor-
pnrated town. or ether taxing district. pro-
vided. however. that any such Governing
body nav provide that said relief shall not
extend to cases where the period for re-
dempt'ors of such prcnertv from such tax
sales shall have expired according to law.
Sec. Az. And he Il further enacted.
That nothir" In this Act shall amply to the
Mavor rid CITY Council ~ Baltimore. and
To the Board of County Commissioners Of
Howard County.
SEC. s. And he II further enacted. That
this Act Is hereby declared to he an en-
Urgency law and necessary for the imme-
date preservation of the public health and
safety, and having heen nassed hy a yea and
nay vote. suported by three-ffths of pll the
members elected to each Of the two Houses
of the General Assembly. the same shall
take effect FROM tho date 1T its passage.
Approved May II. 1895.
CHAPTER No. So
A BILL ENTITLED
AN All TO repeal ana ro-enact with amend
ments Section of Article SOB of the An
notated Code of Maryland fas said Article
was enacted nv Chapter $40 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland IF
1881. title Estate Roads" relating tn the
construction Of highways by the State
Roads Commission.
SECTION !. Be IL enacted By the General
Assen,b,u ot MARYLAND. That Section of
Article BOB of the Annotated Code of Mary
land las said Article was enacted by Chan
ter 539 of tire Acts If the General Assembly
of MARYLAND of 1871. title estate Roads,"
be and it il hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments to read as follows:
6. The said commission. when about TO
construct any highway. shall advertise for
at lease two weeks in one or more news
papers published in each county in which
the highway lies. and fo- three consecutive
issues in ut least one daily newspaper pub
lished in Baltimore City for sealed proposals
for the construction of said highway. ac-
curately describing the same and stating
the time End place for opening said pro-
posals. and reservipg the right to reject
any and all proposals said proposals shall
be publicly opened at the time specified in
said advertisement, and the contract for
such work or for the supplies and materials
required for such construction Tor for the
supplies and materials REQUIRED for such
construction shall be awarded bv the com.
mission to the lowest responsible bidder,
unless in the opinion of said commission
the interests of the State shall be better
served by awarding the contract to some
other bidder, when this may he done. All
work which shall be done by the said COM
mission, whether on state roads. county
roads or municipal streets, the labor and
materials of which are estimated to cost
over one thousand dollars Isl .000.00). shall
be advertised as aforesaid. except such
labor and materials as may be required from
time to time to maintain the various roads
to the width and cross section. as previously
or originally constructed. The construction
and improvement of all State highways or
parts thereof shall be under the supervision
and subject to the APPROVAL of the said COM
mission, in accordance with plans and speci-
fications prepared by the chief engineer and
approved by said commission. In all cases
where the contract for work and materials
shall be given out after competitive bidding,
the successful bidder shall promptly execute
a formal contract to be approved as TO its
form, terms and conditions by said COM
mission, and shall also execute and deliver
to said commission a good and sufficient
bond to be approved by said commission to
the State of Maryland in not less than the
amount of the contract price. In no case
shall any such bond be approved or accepted
unless the oblgors bind themselves therein
to the payment of all just debts for labor
and materials incurred by the bidder in the
construction and improvement of the road
contracted for. To all such bids there shall
be attached the certified check of the bidder
and the bidder who has the contract
awarded to him and who fails to pomptly
and properly execute the contract and bond
shall forfeit the said contract. The said
check shall be taken and considered as liqui-
dated damages. and not a penalty. for
failure of said bidder to execute said con.
tract and bond. Upon the execution of said
contract and bond by successful bidder his
check shall be returned to him. The amount
of the check to be attached to the bid shall
be based on the aggregate amount of the
bid submitted and covered by the following
table:
Aggregate Amt. of Bid Amt of Check
Less than 100000. ........ 5 500