PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, ESQ., GOVERNOR. 1281

by the opening, widening, straightening, changing or closing
of any such highways, streets, lanes or alleys, or the construc-
tion of any such subways, and any benefits or advantages accru-
ing to any person by the same, or any one of them, as the
case may be; the said commissioners shall within ten days
after notification of their appointment take an oath before a
justice of the peace of the town that they will faithfully,
fairly and without partiality or prejudice value and assess the
loss and damage to be suffered and incurred by and the benefits
to accrue to any person interested in the property over which
the highways, roads or streets, alleys or lanes are to be opened,
closed, straightened, widened or changed, or such subways to
be cut or constructed; and they shall give at least ten days'
notice by notice posted at the court-house door of the time
and place of meeting for the purpose of executing their com-
mission; they shall within ten days after such valuation and
assessment report the same in writing under their hands and
seals, with the certificate of their qualification as hereinbefore
provided, to the commissioners of the town, which said valua-
tion and assessment shall be ratified or rejected by them as in
their judgment may seem proper; and if any person shall feel
aggrieved by the determination of the commissioners in ratify-
ing or rejecting or the amount of compensation awarded, less
benefits and advantages accruing or in any manner relating to
the same, he may appeal within thirty days after said ratifica-
tion or rejection to the Circuit Court for Charles County;
either party may be entitled to a trial by jury, and the judg-
ment of said court shall be final among the parties; provid-
ing, that the person taking the appeal shall within ten days
thereafter cause to be delivered to the clerk of the Circuit
Court the award filed by said commissioners, together with a
copy of the order of said commissioners ratifying or rejecting
the same, and all other papers relating thereto. And the said
commissioners may enact all ordinances necessary from time to
time to exercise die powers granted in this section, and may
exercise all such others and incidental powers and acts as may
be. Necessary for the exercise of the powers herein conferred
upon them; provided, further, that all such damages shall in
all cases be paid to the respective parties or their guardians,
agents or attorneys, or their personal representatives, before any
such highways, roads, streets, lanes or alleys shall be opened,
widened, straigthened, changed or closed, or any subway shall
be constructed as hereinbefore provided. None of the proceed-
ings herein shall be held to be invalid because of neglect of

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