[P.L.L., 1930, Art. 23, sec. 12; 1959 Code, sec. 5. 1894, ch. 72, sec. 1] [Amended 2-15-1978 by Bill No. 1978-6]
The County Council of Wicomico County and the County Commissioners of Dorchester County are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to construct or build a bridge over the Nanticoke River at Sharptown, suitable for the use of the general public, and they may, in their discretion, contract for the building or construction of such bridge, upon such terms as to them may seem proper.
[P.L.L., 1930, Art. 23, sec. 13; 1959 Code, sec. 6. 1894, ch. 72, sec. 2] [Amended 2-15-1978 by Bill No. 1978-6]
The costs of such construction shall be borne equally by Wicomico and Dorchester Counties, and the County Council and County Commissioners of said counties are hereby authorized and empowered to levy on the assessable property of Wicomico and Dorchester Counties such sums of money as may be necessary to meet the costs of constructing or building said bridge, if they shall so determine.