ODEN BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 147
curb, gutter and flag stones, and for the paving
and for the setting of the curb, gutter and flag
stones of said street, avenue or alley, and the said
Street Commissioners are hereby ordered and di-
rected, immediately after giving out the contracts
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for paving or other work to be done upon such
street, avenue or alley, they shall proceed to im-
pose a tax upon the owner or owners of the prop-
erty fronting or bounding on such street, avenue
or alley, or the part thereof to be paved, equal in
amount to the whole expense of regulating, pav-
ing, furnishing and setting curb and gutter stones
on said street, avenue or alley; and it shall be
the duty of said Street Commissioners to assess
and lay the said tax upon the owner or owners of
property upon each side of said street, avenue
or alley or square, or part thereof to be paved,
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Curbing.
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and the said tax shall be assessed and levied upon
and collected from the owner or owners of said
property, and said tax shall be a lien upon said
property, and shall be collected by said Street
Commissioners as county taxes are now collected,
and in no case whatever shall Baltimore County
be made responsible for the opening, grading or
paving, or any expenses attending the same, and
a clause to that effect shall be inserted in all con-
tracts to pave, open or grade any street, avenue
or alley, and the said Street Commissioners, imme-
diately after making said assessment, shall cause a
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Assess.
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plat of said street, avenue or alley to be made,
and shall return the same, together with a full
report of the name or names of the owner or
owners owning the property fronting or bounding
on said street, avenue or alley, and the amount
levied or assessed upon each one of them, the said
owner or owners, to the County Commissioners
of Baltimore County.
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Return.
Name of
owner.
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Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That where any owner
or owners residing on any street, avenue or alley
to be opened or paved, shall feel aggrieved by the
assessment and apportionment of damages by said
Street Commissioners under the fourth Section of
this Act, or shall feel aggrieved by the assessment
and levy of the tax for the grading, paving,
gravelling or curbing of any street, avenue or
alley, under the fifth Section of this Act, he shall
file his objections to the ratification and confirma-
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Aggrieved.
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