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Advances may be made to contractors in certain cases not exceeding three fourths of the cost of the work.
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128. In cases where the cost of executing any public work shall exceed twenty pounds, it shall be lawful for the grand jury, at the time of presenting for the work, to authorize the treasurer of the county, from and out of any funds in his hands applicable to the purpose, to advance from time to time during the execution of the work to the contractor, upon his application, any sum not exceeding in the whole three fourths of the cost of such work; provided that no such advances shall be made by such treasurer, unless such application shall be accompanied by a certificate attached thereto, and signed by the county surveyor, that more than the sum applied for by such contractor, in addition to any previous advances made by him for such work, has been fairly and honestly expended upon it conformably to the contract.
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