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county, be, and they are hereby appointed commission-
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CHAP. 345
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lers for the purpose of building the said bridge, and
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they or a majority of them are authorised and cm pow-
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ered as soon as it may bo convenient, to cause the said
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bridge to be built over the paid branch, at the fording
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place called the Sleeper, of sound and good materials,
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and to be built, in the best and most substantial man-
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ner: and the said commiissioners are by this act fully
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authorised and empowered to agree with a contractor
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or contractors for the building of the said bridge, or
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they may purchase materials, and hire workmen said
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laborers, to build the same, as they in their discretion
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may think best; and in either ease, the said bridge
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shall be built and completed under the immediate direc-
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tion and superintendance of the said commissioners or
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a majority of them.
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Case of vacancy
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if either of the said
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commissioners should die or remove out of the county,
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for which he is appointed commissioner, before the
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bridge is completed, or shall refuse to art, the remain-
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ing commissioners herein named, shall appoint some
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other person residing in the county in which the vacan-
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cy occurs, to act as commissioner, and the person so
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appointed shall have the same power and authority as
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if he had been originally appointed by this act.
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Account required
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SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That after the said bridge
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shall be completed, the said commissioners shall render
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to the Levy court of their respective counties, a true,
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full and fair account of their expenditures in building
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Balance
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the said bridge, and shall. pay to the said Levy courts
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any balance that may remain in their hands unappro-
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priated.
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Compensation
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SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That each of the said com-
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missioners shall receive the sum of two dollars per day,
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for each and every day they shall be engaged in attend-
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ing to the duties required of them by this act, to be le-
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vied, collected and paid as other county charges are.
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