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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.

or cross roads therein, leading to any city, town, public ferry
or bridge, to be noted.

Return of
their pro-
ceedings to
be made to
levy court.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted^ That the said commissioners shall
make return of their proceedings to the levy court of said
county, and public notice shall be given by said court for and
during the period of six months, so that the citizens of the
county aforesaid, may have an opportunity to shew cause, if
any, why the proceedings of the said commissioners should
not be confirmed.

Proceed-
ings to be
confirmed if
no objection
made.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That if no objection be made
within the time prescribed by this act, and the said levy court
shall approve the proceedings of the said commissioners, the
same shall be confirmed, and all the roads, ascertained and
described by the said commissioners, shall be adjudged and
considered public roads of the county aforesaid.

In cases of
objections
they shall
be decided
at first
court

SEC. 6. And be it enacted. That in case of objections, they
shall be acted upon and decided at the first meeting of the said
levy court after they are made, unless the said court shall be
satisfied that justice requires that further time should be given;
and in all cases of objections to any part or parts of the return
of the said commissioners, the said levy court shall have au-
thority to examine witnesses upon oath, or affirmation, as the
case may be, on either side, that is to say, on the part of the
county, and also on the part of the person or persons objecting;
and the form of the oath or affirmation to be administered in
such cases shall be to this effect : 'the evidence which you
shall give to this court, in the matter now to be considered by
them, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth ; so help you God.' The said oath or affirmation to be
administered by the president of the said court.

After con-
firmed to be
recorded.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted. That the said levy court, after
confirming the proceedings and return of the said commis-
sioners, shall order the same to be recorded, by the clerk of
the county court of said county, in a well bound book to be
provided for that purpose, at the expense of the said county,
which book shall be labelled 'Road Records of Prince George's
county,' and shall be preserved in the oifice of said clerk ;
and a description of all public roads that may thereafter be
laid out, and all future proceedings of the said levy court, in
relation to the public roads of the said county, shall be re-
corded by the clerk of the county court in said book, and be
plainly and correctly alphabeted.

Allowance
to clerk and
commit-
sioners.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted. That the said levy court are
hereby authorized and required, to allow the clerk of said
county court the same fees as are provided by law for the
performance of like or similar services ; and the said commis-
sioners shall individually be entitled to receive a compensation