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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

sess the benefits and damages arising, happening and

ensuing from the opening, constructing and grading

of said proposed street, avenue or alley, and make a

true return thereof, in writing, to the commissioners

of Baltimore county, with the names of the persons

to whom benefits have been allowed or damages as-

sessed, and the amount so allowed for benefits or

Before proceed
to act

damages as aforesaid; but, before said persons, so

appointed, proceed to act in the premises, they shall

give ten days' notice of their intention so to do, by

publication thereof in one or more newspapers pub-

lished in Baltimore county, which notice shall state

the time, place and object of their meeting; and

after the return of said examiners has been made to

the Commissioners of Baltimore county as aforesaid.

the said commissioners may proceed to ratify and

confirm, or reject and set aside said report and re-

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turn ; provided said report and return have been filed

for thirty days in the office of said commissioners ;

and provided, said commissioners, before proceeding

to act in the premises, shall cause notice of the filing

of said report, return, etc., to be published, for three

consecutive weeks, in one or more newspapers pub-

lished in Baltimore county; and unless objections,

in writing, to said report and return, are filed by

some person interested in the premises, or his, her

or its agent or attorney, within the period aforesaid,

in which case the said county commissioners shall,

as soon as convenient and practicable thereafter, and

after tive days' notice to the parties interested, or their

agents or attorneys, or five days' notice, posted on the

premises in case the owner is a non-resident or is not

Proceed to hear

known, proceed to hear, consider and determine said

consider and

objections, and the report and return of the ex-

determine

aminers and all the proceedings in said case, or may

in their discretion, send back to said examiners or

to a new board of examiners, in case they deem it

advisable, the award, return, report, plat and pro-

ceedings of said examiners for alterations, corrections

or amendments, and any person interested in said

proceedings, may appeal from the final order of rat-

ification or rejection of report of said examiners by

the county commissioners of said county, to the

circuit court thereof; provided, said appeal is taken

within thirty days from the passage of said final

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order of ratification or rejection; and provided