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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

such vacancy some person to fill the same, and in the manner

and with the same qualifications as prescribed in Section 207

of this Act.

213B. Whenever the County Road Engineer shall find it

Pertaining to
drains or out-

necessary to open an outlet or watercourse through private

lets on pri-

property in Caroline County to secure proper drainage of

vate property,

'any public road therein, he shall forthwith so inform the

County Commissioners of said county, and if the owners of

such property consent to the opening of such outlet or water-

courses, and if such owners and the said County Commissioners

shall agree upon the value and price to be paid for the same,

then such consent and agreement shall be entered on the books

of the Commissioners, and such outlet or watercourse shall

be opened by the said County Road Engineer, but if the owner

and the County Commissioners shall have such power and

authority to condemn the land for such outlet or watercourse

as is now or hereafter may be conferred by the Code of Pub-

lic General Laws of the State of Maryland for condemning

public highways, and shall appoint three examiners to go over

such proposed outlet or watercourse for such drainage who, or

a majority of whom, shall estimate the damage to the owner

or owners of the land through which said outlet or watercourse

is tendered to the owner of said private property, the said

County Road Engineer shall immediately cause such outlet

or watercourse to be opened; said County Road Engineer

shall furnish said examiners with a plat showing the proposed

location and profile of such outlet or watercourse; and for the

purpose of making such plat and profile the said County Road

Engineer is authorized to go upon any private property through

which said proposed outlet or watercourse shall pass and to

Cannot pass
through

make whatever survey or surveys that he may deem neces-

buildings,

sary for such purpose; provided, that any such outlet or

yards or
burial

watercourse shall not be opened so as to pass through the

grounds.

buildings, gardens, yard or burial grounds of any person

without the consent of the owner in writing.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

on July 1, 1904.

Approved April 12, 1904.

CHAPTER 645.

AN ACT to appropriate a sum of money to improve the drive-

ways and paths of the Executive Mansion grounds.