370

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

least ten days' notice, by handbills posted in at least fifteen

Ten days' no-
tice to be

conspicuous places in the town, of their purpose to lay out,

given by

open, extend, widen, straighten or close up the street, highway,

urgcss and
Council of

lane, alley, square, sewer, sanitary sewer, drain or watercourse

their inten-
tions.

so directed to be laid out, opened, extended, widened, straight-

ened or closed up, and of the day, hour and place of their

meeting for said purpose, and the said Burgess and Council

shall meet at the time and place mentioned in the notice given

by them and proceed to exercise the powers and perform the

duties assigned to and required of them, and to ascertain

whether any and what amount in value of damages will be

caused thereby, for which the owner or occupant of any right

Benefits and

or interest claimed in any ground or improvements ought to be

damages.

compensated over and above the amount in value of benefit

which will thereby accrue to such owner or occupant and to as-

certain what amount of benefit will thereby accrue to any lot

or parcel of ground within or adjacent to said town or to the

owner or occupant thereof, and which said lot or parcel of

ground or the owner or occupant thereof ought to pay.

56K. Whenever the Burgess and Council shall have pro-

Explanatory

ceeded to execute the powers conferred in the preceding sec-

map to be pre
pared of

tion, they shall have prepared an explanatory map which shall

street

contain a correct description of the street, highway, lane, alley,

changes.

square, sewer, sanitary sewer, drain or watercourse so laid out,

opened, extended, widened, straightened, or closed up by them

with each separate lot or parcel of ground deemed to have sus-

tained damages or received benefit, and shall give at least ten

days' notice by handbills set up in at least ten different con-

spicuous places of the town, that they will meet at a time and

place, mentioned in said notice, to determine the amount of

damages to be awarded to the owner or occupant of any lot

or parcel of ground which will sustain damages and any lot

or parcel of ground which will be benefited ; they shall meet

at the time and place mentioned in said notice and within three

days, inclusive of the day of meeting, shall determine the

amount of damages to be awarded to all owners and occupants

and the amount of benefits assessed to any lot or parcel of

ground, and transmit their decision with the explanatory map

to the clerk of the Burgess and Council, who shall file the

same and record such decision in a book to be kept for that

purpose.

56L. After the filing of the explanatory map and decision

Ordering
streets, etc.,

of the Burgess and Council, the Burgess and Council may or-

to be opened,

der and direct the said street, lane, alley, square, highway,

closed, etc.

sewer, sanitary sewer, watercourse or drain so laid out, opened,