THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR,

1835.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That all acts of Assembly, heretofore passed for the relief and support of the poor, of Worcester county, contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

CHAP. 220.

Repealing dame

CHAPTER 220.

Are act to regulate the manner of obtaining and altering

Passed May.22, 1839

public roads in Montgomery county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Application

Maryland, That from and after the passage of this act,

the levy court of Montgomery county, upon the peti-

tion of any five or more freeholders, in said county,

describing sufficiently any road which they may wish

to have opened, straightened, altered or shut up, be

and they are hereby authorised to issue a commission

to three examiners, discreet, disinterested citizens,

and freeholders of said county, authorising them, or a

majority of them, to meet upon the premises and enquire

Commissioners to

and examine whether the public convenience requires

examine

that the rpad should be opened, straightened, altered

or shut up, agreeably to the petition, and if in their

Unfavorable report

judgment the public convenience does not require the

road to be opened, straightened, altered or shut up as

prayed for, they shall make their return accordingly,

and thereupon the proceedings shall end and the peti-

tion be dismissed, and the petitioners shall pay all

Costs

costs incurred; but if in their opinion the public con-

If favorable report

venience does require such road to be opened, straighten-

ed, altered or shut up, they shall make or cause to be

Location directed

made in their presence, and under their direction, a

location of such road in the manner in which they

shall believe the public interest and convenience will

be best promoted, and also of such other portions of the

adjacent country, roads, and streams of water, as they

shall deem necessary to a clear understanding of the

case, and shall cause a plat of the same to be made out

Report

with suitable explanations, and shall return the same,

together with a full report of their proceedings under