76 LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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CHAP. 75.
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ttons of the adjacent country, roads, and streams of water,
as tbev shall deem necessary to a clear understanding of
the case, and shall cause a plot of the same to be made out,
with suitable explanations, and shall return the same, to-
gether with a full report of their proceedings, under their
hands, to the said commissioners, together with the rea-
sons whereon their opinion is founded.
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Oath to be ta-
ken by exami-
ner.
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Sec. 2. And he it enacted, That the said examiners be-
fore they shall proceed to execute such commission, shall
take an oath, or affirmation, as the case may be, before a
justice of the peace of the county aforesaid, to be by him
certified upon the said commission, that they will execute
the said commission truly and faithfull, and without the
influence of fear, favour, affection or partial it v-
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To give notice
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Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the said examiners, or
a majority of them, before they proceed to execute such
commission, shall give four weeks public notice thereof to
all persons concerned, by advertisement, describing the
road proposed to be opened, straightened, altered or shut
up, and appointing the day oi meeting upon the premises
as aforesaid, which advertisement shall be published for
four successive weeks in all the newspapers printed in said
county.
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May ascertain
damages.
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Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the said examiners, or a
majority of them, shall value and ascertain the damages
that may be sustained by the owner or owners respectively
of the land through which such road as opened, straight-
ened or altered, may pass, and that in assessing such da-
mages they shall consider as well the advantage and bene-
fit, as the loss and injury to be occasioned thereby, to each
person; and the said examiners shall in their return specify
the several sums of money (if any,) by them estimated as
the damages or compensation proper to be allowed to each
of the owners of such land, and shall also specify the
quantity of land belonging to them respectively to be oc-
cupied by such road.
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Day of final
bearing.
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Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That after the return shall
be made as aforesaid, by the examiners, the commissioners
shall appoint a day for final hearing, being not less than
three months from and after that whereon such return shall
be made, whereof publication shall be made in at least two
newspapers published in said county for four successive
weeks, warning all persons interested to appear before the
said commissioners, to shew cause why the return of the
examiners should not be ratified and confirmed.
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May reject or
confirm return
of examiners.
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Sec 6. And be it enacted, That upon hearing the par-
ties, and the testimony which may be adduced, the said
commissioners may adjourn or postpone the case from time
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