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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

vent depredations thereon, and that they may erect
a pump thereon, if they think proper; and that
the entire care, control and custody of the public
streets, lanes and alleys shall also be vested in the
said Commissioners.

Work on
streets.

Sec. 140. And be it enacted, That the said Com-
missioners shall cause each male inhabitant of said
town, of twenty-one years of age and upwards, to
work on the streets, lanes and alleys of said town,
under the supervision of the bailiff, at least two
days in each year, and as much oftener as they
may deem necessary, not exceeding four days in
one year; and if any persons, as aforesaid, after
having been summoned in writing one day pre-

Penalty for
refusal.

vious to the day appointed by the bailiff for work-
ing the streets, shall fail to appear or provide
some one in his stead, the said person shall, upon
conviction before a Justice of the Peace, be fined
two dollars.

May widen
streets.

Sec. 141. And be it enacted, That whenever the
said Commissioners shall pass an ordinance to
open, widen or alter a public street, they shall
immediately appoint three examiners, who shall
be voters and free-holders in said town, who, after
giving two weeks' notice of their appointment and
their place of meeting, shall go upon the street so
proposed to be opened, or widened, or altered, and

Have surveyed

shall cause the same to be surveyed and located by
a competent surveyor, and shall estimate the dam-
ages to the persons over whose land the proposed
street passes, or whose land is any way affected by
the proposed opening, widening or alteration, and
shall return an account of their proceedings under
their hands to the said Commissioners, who, be-
fore actually opening, widening or altering any
street, shall pay, or tender to the person, his
agent, guardian or representative, the amount of
damages so awarded, and if any person shall feel
himself aggrieved by the award of the said exam-
iner, he may take an appeal to the Circuit Court
for Worcester County within sixty days after
said award is returned by the said examiners,

File return.

and the said Commissioners shall thereupon file
the said return in the office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for said county; and the said Court
shall, at its next terra thereafter, hear and deter-