1835.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 291

damages, and widening the said lane, or any part of

such damages and expenses as they may deem proper,

on the persons and property benefited by widening the

Assessment to be a lien

said lane, and said assessment when finally made, shall

be a lien upon such property, and for collection of the

Manner of ascertaining

same; the said persons and property, and extent of da-

mages and benefit to be ascertained in such manner as

the Mayor und City Council, shall by ordinance di-

rect.

Appeals

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said Mayor and

City Council shall also provide by ordinance, for

granting appeals to Baltimore city court, and securing

a Jury trial before said court, to the owner or owners

of any property which shall be removed, taken, used,

damaged or destroyed By reason of the widening of the

said lane, who may deein him or herself aggrieved or

injured in the valuation thereof; and also to every

other person or corporation, who may deem himself,

herself or themselves aggrieved or injured by reason of

the assessment on them for the payment of the dam-

age consequent upon the widening of the said lane; Pro-

Proviso

vided, that the person or persons, or corporation, who

may desire any such appeal, shall within a reasonable

time, not less than thirty days, after public notice in

all the daily newspapers of said city, of the ascertain-

ment and return to the City Register's office of the

amount of damage and benefits, apply by petition to the

said court for such appeal or jury trial; and the said

court shall be, and is hereby empowered to do all such

acts in relation to the trial and decision of such appeals

as the ordinance of the Mayor and City Council,

passed in pursuance of this act, shall direct.

Valuation in cer-

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if it becomes ne-

tain cases

cessary in widening the said lane, to destroy or re-

move, 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 afore-

said, 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 necessary to he

destroyed, removed or taken, with the same right of