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the decision of such jury shall be final and conclusive;
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CHAP. 320.
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Provided, that the said right to appeal, shall cease
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unless the party shall within sixty days after the date
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Notice of appeal to be filed, &c.
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of the decree of the Levy Court, file with the clerk of
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the Levy Court, notice in writing that he, she or they
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claim the right of appealing; and upon the receipt of
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such notice it shall be the duty of said clerk to trans-
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mit to the county court, at their next term, the com-
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mission and return, plat and decree, and all other pa-
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pers filed in the case, to be laid befor the jury.
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Payment of costs
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SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That in case the Levy
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incurred
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Court aforesaid, should reject the return of the exam-
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iners, all the costs and charges incurred in giving
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notice as aforesaid, and by allowance to the ex-
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aminers, to the surveyor, pole and chain carri-
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ers, shall be paid by the petitioners, each one of
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whom shall be answerable for the same, or be levied
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on the county, in the discretion of the court, either
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wholly or in such proportion as they may think pro-
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per, and if the Levy Court shall confirm the return of
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the examiners, then all of the said expenses, together
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with the whole amount of the damages as assessed and
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allowed, shall be paid by the Levy Court as aforesaid,
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to the persons entitled to receive the same, before the
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road or any part thereof shall be opened.
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Plats— recorded
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SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That whenever the said
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Levy Court, shall as aforesaid, order and decree that
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any road shall be opened, straightened or altered, and
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shall cause a copy of their decree, together with the plat
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and return, to be delivered to the clerk of the county
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court, to be recorded, it shall be his duty to record the
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Public highway
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same among the land records of the county; and the
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said road when cleared and opened, shall thereafter
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be a public highway, and kept in repair as other pub-
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lic roads are.
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Compensation
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SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the Levy Court afore-
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said shall have power to fix and allow a reasonable
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compensation to the examiners appointed as aforesaid,
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to the surveyor, pole and chain carriers, to be paid as
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aforesaid, and that they shall have power and author-
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ity from time to time to levy upon the assessable pro-
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perty of the county aforesaid, such sum or sums of
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