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 exceed the sum of one hundred (100) dollars, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to view and investigate the necessity of said proposed bridge; and if said county board approve its location and building, said county board of commissioners shall then proceed to advertise in the official paper of the county, for a period of thirty days, the plans and specifications of the proposed bridge, asking for sealed bids for the building of said bridge, to be submitted to them at their next regular or special meeting, at which meeting of the board the county board of commissioners shall proceed to examine all sealed proposals or bids for the building of said bridge, and shall award the building of said bridge to the lowest responsible bidder, requiring said bidder give a good and sufficient bond, in a sum not less than the amount stipulated in the bid or contract, for the faithful construction of any bridge according to plans and specifications; said bond to be approved by a majority of said county board of commissioners and filed in the office of the county auditor.

§ 2. .] The cost and expense of the construction of such bridge shall be paid for out of the county bridge fund, upon the warrants of the chairman of the board of county commissioners, if said bridge is accepted and approved by said board.

§ 3. SUPERVISION.] After any bridge built by the county according to the provisions of this act said bridge shall be under the supervision of the township board and all repairs not exceeding twenty-five (25) dollars shall be borne by the township or townships in which said bridge is located. All repairs exceeding twenty-five (25) dollars and less than one hundred (100) dollars shall be divided equally between the county and township or townships. All repairs exceeding one hundred (100) dollars shall be paid by the connty.

§ 4. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

Approved March 8, 1890.

CHAPTER 39.

[S. F. 212.]

COUNTY TAX TO BE TURNED OVER TO CITIES IN CERTAIN CASES.

AN ACT Relating to Bridge Tax in Certain Cities or Municipalities.

Be it Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota:

§ 1. COUNTY TREASURER TO PAY OVER.] That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be the duty of the county treasurer of each and every county wherein any city or municipality