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in which said sewer shall have been constructed, or, unless
such property, or a portion thereof, has a right of access to said
street, highway, lane or alley, or desires to use said sewer before
a sewer is constructed upon the street, highway, lane or alley
upon which said property abuts, in either of which case the said
property shall be liable for the same assessment as though the
sewer was constructed in the street, highway, lane or alley upon
which said property abuts, and the said property shall not be
liable for any further assessment for sewer purposes.

SEC. 45. When any such assessment shall be made upon
any land for the expense of constructing any such sewer, the
owner, so assessed, shall have the right to connect such land with
such sewer, under and subject to such rules and regulations as
the Commissioners of Ridgely shall, from time to time, pre-
scribe.

SEC. 46. When any sewer constructed under the provisions
of this act is completed, the Commissioners of Ridgely shall
cause to be prepared a list showing the names of the property
owners, the linear feet of frontage owned by each as abutting
upon the street, highway, lane or alley in which said sewer was
constructed, the amount proposed to be assessed against each lot
or parcel of land in accordance with the provisions of this act.
Upon the completion of such list the said Commissioners of
Ridgely shall give notice by publication in one issue of a news-
paper published and distributed in Caroline county, Maryland,
that such assessment has been completed and is open for inspec-
tion at the United States Postoffice of Ridgely, and at a time
mentioned in said notice, not less than six (6) days after the
date of its publication, the commissioners shall meet to hear
and determine any objection or defence that may be filed to such,
assessments, or to the amount thereof. Any person who does
not file objections in writing to such assessments with the said
commissioners on or before the date set for the hearing shall be
held to have consented to the same. The Commissioners of
Ridgely shall by resolution duly entered in their minutes, fix
the amount of the assessment against each lot or tract of land
described and included in such list, which, when so approved by
said commissioners, shall be by them certified to their secretary
for collection, and from the date of such certification, which
shall be entered both upon the list and in the minute book of
said commissioners, the several amounts shown upon such list
as assessed against the properties shall be a lien upon the prop-
erty upon which the assessment is made, and such lien shall
have priority of any lien, incumbrance or conveyance, except
taxes or prior liens for public improvements. No error or mis-