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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

which will be incurred or the benefits which will
accrue to the owners or possessors of any ground
or improvements for constructing, opening, en-
larging or straightening in any street, lane or
alley, or through any private property, any sewer
which in their opinion the public welfare or con-
venience may require, and tor securing to every
such owner or possessor the right on application
within a reasonable time to have decided by a jury
trial, whether any damage and what amount of
damage has been caused or whether any benefit,
and what amount of benefit has accrued to them ;
and to provide for collecting and paying over the

Compensa-
tion.

amount of compensation adjudged to each person
to receive the same, or investing in stock of said
corporation bearing interest of five per centum per
annum for the use of any such person who because
of infancy, absence from the city, or other cause,
may be prevented from receiving it before any
sewer shall be constructed, opened, enlarged or
straightened in any street, lane or alley, or through
any private property, and to enact and pass all
ordinances from time to time which shall be
deemed necessary and proper to exercise the power
and effect the objects herein specified.

Lien.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the amount of
benefit assessed on any property for constructing,
opening, enlarging or straightening any sewer in
uny street, lane or alley, or through any private
property constructed, opened, enlarged or straight-
ened by virtue of any ordinance passed by the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, shall be a
lien on the property and recoverable as city taxes
are.

Pass ordi-
nance.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That before the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore shall pass any ordi-
nance under the first Section of this Act, notice
shall be given of an application for the passage of
such an ordinance in at least two of the daily
newspapers of said city twice a week for sixty
days.

Publish.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That before any
Commissioners appointed by any ordinance of said
corporationj under the preceding Sections of this
Act shall proceed to the performance of their
duty, they shall give daily notice in at least two