1833.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 64.

house, or (he making of the said road; and the persons
so summoned after being sworn or affirmed as aforesaid,
shall proceed to assess and value the land and damages
according to the terms of their said oaths or affirmations,
and if a majority of them agree, they shall certify their in-
quision to the commissioners aforesaid, and the said in-
quisition shall be binding upon the said commissioners

Costs.

aad the parties; Provided, that if in such appeal from, the
valuation and assessment of damages made by the com-
missioners, the valuation and assessment of such commis-
sioners should be confirmed or reduced by the jury thus
directed to be summoned, the party appealing shall pay the
whole expences incurred by such appeal.

Compensation

Sec. 4. And be it enacted. That the commissioners and
jurors aforesaid, shall be allowed two dollars per diem, for
each and every day they shall be employed under the pro-
visions of this act, and the costs necessarily incurred, one
half of said allowance to be paid by the United States, and
the other half by the proprietor or proprietors of the land
assessed, AND WHEREAS, it is represented, that the inte-
rests of minors may be affected by the proceedings herein
directed; — Therefore,

Minor) protected

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That before the said
commissioners, shall assess or value the said land or privi-
lege of a road as aforesaid, they or a majority of them, shall
first be satisfied, that the erection of the Light house, oa
the said land, will not be prejudicial to the interests of any
minors having property therein.

Copy of preceed-
ings

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners
when they shall have completed the valuation as aforesaid,
and done all other things required of them by this act,
shall make out a copy of their proceedings, setting forth
in the same, a full description of the and by them valued,
for the establishment of the Light house aforesaid, togeth-
er with the road to the same, and also, that they or a ma-
jority of them, are satisfied that the right of minors will
not be thereby prejudiced, and all other matters and things
connected with the said valuation and the performance of
the duties assigned them by this act; and to the said copy

Recorded

fairly written out, they shall subscribe their names, and
thereto set their seals, and deposit the same in the office
of the clerk of the county court, and the said clerk shall
record the said proceedings, and shall be entitled therefor
to the same fee he receives for other records, to be paid
by the parties.