EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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shall on the day fixed in such notice hear such objections, or in

its discretion withhold its decision until it has had an oppor-

tunity to investigate the matter or until a final hearing of the

matter after the report of examiners appointed as hereinafter

provided, if it shall decide that it is expedient to appoint such

examiners. If the petition be for the opening, altering or re-

locating of a road and there be no objection to the granting of

the same, or if there be such objection and the Commission de-

cide that it is expedient that such petition shall be granted,

and no appeal be taken from such decision as hereinafter pro-

vided, or if such appeal be taken and dismissed, said Com-

mission shall have the power to contract with the owner or

Power to con-

owners of the land through which the road is intended to run

tract with
owners of

for the right of way necessary for said road, if he, she or they

land.

be competent to contract, and in case the said Commission

shall so contract, it shall cause a plat of the said road to be

made by the County Surveyor under the direction of the Roads

Engineer, and filed and recorded in the office of the Clerk of

the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, which said plat shall

be referred to in and shall be a part of said deed or deeds, and

the lands so conveyed shall be and become thenceforth the

property of the county in the same manner and to the same

extent as other county roads, and shall be kept in repair as

such ; and at the same time said Commission shall cause a dupli-

cate description and plat to be prepared and recorded or filed

among its records. And if the petition be for the closing of

a roacl or portion thereof or for the relocation or alteration

of a road which will result in a closing of a portion of the same

as formerly existing} and no objection be made thereto after

notice by advertisement as aforesaid, or if objection be made

and overruled as aforesaid and no appeal be taken as herein-

after provided, or if such an appeal be taken and dismissed,

the action of said Commission in directing said road or portion

thereof to be, closed shall be final and forever preclude all

persons affected thereby from claiming compensation or suing

the Commission therefor. If on any such petition for opening,

Action of
Commission

altering, relocating or closing any road as aforesaid, the Com-

to be final.

mission shall determine that it is expedient that examiners shall

be appointed for the purpose of viewing the grounds and assess-

ing the benefits and damages arising therefrom, it shall be the

duty of the Commission first to determine the amount of

money to be deposited to cover the cost of such examination,

including advertising, per diem of examiners, which shall be

two dollars and fifty cents per day for each examiner, except

the Roads Engineer, who shall serte as such without further