1831.

LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAP. 301.

And for ascertain-

ing damages and

Sec 2 . And be it enacted, That the mayor and city coun-
cil of Baltimore aforesaid, shall have power to provide for
ascertaining the amount of damages which shall be sustain-

benefits.

ed by any person or persons, by opening or widening the

said lane, and for assessing such amount with the necessary

expenses incident to the ascertainment of damages, and

opening, extending and widening said lane, or any part of

such damage and expenses which they shall deem proper,

on the persons and property benefitted by opening or widen-

ing such lane, and for collection of the same: the said per-

sons and property, and extent of benefit to be ascertained

in such manner as the mayor and city council aforesaid, shall

by ordinance direct; and they shall also provide by ordi-

nance for granting appeals to Baltimore city court, and se-

Appeal provided

curing a jury trial before such court, to every person and

corporation who shall, within a reasonable time, not less

than thirty da ye after public notice, in two, or more news-

papers of said city, of the ascertainment and return to the

city register's office, the amount of damage and benefits,

apply by petition to the said court, for such appeal or jury

trial; and the said city court shall be, and is hereby em-

powered to do all such acts in relation to the trial and deci-

sion of such appeals, as the ordinances of the said mayor

And may purcahse

and city council, passed in pursuance of this act, shall direct.

and sell houses &c.
that interfere.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That if it shall become neces-
sary in widening the said lane, to destroy or remove, or
take a part of any house or building, or lot of ground, and

the owner thereof shall claim to be compensated for the

whole of such house, or building, or lot of ground, the

mayor and city council aforesaid shall provide for the full

valuation thereof, to be ascertained in the same manner as

if the whole house or building, or lot of ground, were neces-

sarily to be destroyed, removed, or taken, with the same

right of appeal as on other valuations; and such full valua-

tion when finally decided on, shall be paid or tendered to

the owner of such house or building, or lot of ground be-

fore any part thereof shall be destroyed, or removed, or

taken; and the mayor and city council shall provide for the

sale or other disposition of the materials of such bouse, or

mil ding, or of such lot of ground, and for applying the pro-

ceeds thereof in payment of the damages and expenses in-

curred by widening the said lane; Provided however, that

nothing in this act contained, shall be taken to authorise the

destroying, or removing any part of any house or building

situate on the south side of German lane, aforesaid.