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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

a competent surveyor, who shall, under their direc-

tion, survey said road and make a plat of the same.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the examiners

Make a report

shall then return to the county commissioners the

plat aforesaid, together with a report signed by

them, or a majority of them, stating that they have

judged said road to be for the benefit and conve-

nience of the public, and their reasons thereof, and

if they determine that said road is not for the public

convenience, and ought not to be granted, they shall

return to the county commissioners a report de-

claring such opinion, and their reasons therefor.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That whenever any

Make esti-

road shall be located and surveyed as a public road,

mate of cost.

the board of examiners shall make an estimate of

the cost of said road, and shall assess the damages

and benefits of the same upon the individuals inter-

ested, and the district or districts respectively in

such proportion as they may deem just and proper,

and shall furnish to the county commissioners a

report of such assessment; and if any person or

persons, body corporate, or district, shall feel

Feel aggriev'd

aggrieved by the award, report, return or proceed-

ing of said board of examiners, he, she, they or it,

File objec-
tions.

shall, within thirty days after said report is filed in

the office of said board of county commissioners, his,

her, their or its objection, in writing, and said county

commissioners shall, after five days' notice to each

side interested, or the attorneys thereof, or as soon

thereafter as practicable, proceed to consider the

award, return, repopt, plat and proceeding of said

examiners, and all the proceedings in said case;

and the said county commissioners may ratify and

confirm, reject, reverse, alter, amend or correct,

award, return, report plat and proceedings of said

examiners, and all the proceedings in said case, or

may, in their discretion, send back to said exam-

iners, or to a new board of examiners, in case they

deem it advisable, the award, return, report, plat

and proceedings of said examiners for alteration,

correction or amendment; and any person inter-

May appeal.

ested in said proceedings, may appeal from the final

order of ratification or rejection of the report of said