1536 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 790]

the same, (d) The Mayor or person acting in his stead, shall,
after rendition of the verdict, report the same to the council,
and if the same be not confirmed within sixty days from such
report, the proceedings and verdict shall be void. If the ver-
dict and proceedings be confirmed by the council within sixty
days, an appropriation shall be made to pay such sum as has
been assessed against the town, and the amount assessed by
the commissioners against private property, shall be a lien
superior to all other liens on the several lots charged from the-
day the ordinance providing for the improvement takes effect,
until paid; and if not paid within thirty days after the con-
firmation of the verdict, shall bear interest at the same rate as
delinquent general taxes, and shall be forthwith collected by
the treasurer of the town, either by suit brought in the name
of the town or in the same manner as delinquent general taxes
are collected under this charter, (e) Money collected on such
assessment shall be used only to pay such compensation, and
whatever interest shall be collected, and no more shall be appor-
tioned among the owners of the property taken. The town shall
not be entitled to the possession of any lots or parcel of property
taken, until payment of the compensation therefor be made or
paid into the Circuit Court of Montgomery County for the per-
son entitled in case such person be absent, unable or unwilling to
receive the same or the title to the property to be taken shall be
in question, (f) In case the town or any person affected by such
proceeding shall feel aggrieved by the verdict of the commis-
sioners, appeal may be taken within twenty days of the approval
of said verdict to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County.
The party appealing shall perfect his appeal by filing with the
town clerk a written notice of his intentions so to do within said
twenty days and thereupon the clerk shall within twenty days
from said notice, file a complete transcript of the proceedings
with the clerk of the Circuit Court; and said cause, unless the
appeal be dismissed, shall be tried de novo in said court at the
next jury term of said court, after said transcript is filed, in all
respects as other trials had in said court. The verdict of the
jury shall conform in all respects to the requirements of. this
section, and shall have the same force and effect as the verdict
of said commissioners. The asessments shall be paid within
the same time, and until paid, bear the same rate of interest as
is above provided; and shall stand as a judgment and be a
lien on the several parcels of property charged, superior to all
other liens from the date of the ordinance; and if not paid with-
in thirty days from the time of the verdict of the jury, an execu-
tion shall issue against the several lots or parcels of land against