1570 ARTICLE 6.

sons to be appointed by the Commissioners of Denton, and at such other
time or times as they or a majority of them may deem proper so to do.

1914, ch. 730 sec. 94.

147. They may at their election appoint a suitable person to be Street
Commissioner of said town and fix his compensation, whose duty it shall
be to superintend the grading, paving, repaving, keeping in order and
opening of streets, lanes and alleys in said town and the removing of
obstructions therefrom, to take care of and preserve the public squares and
properties and preserve the health and well being of the inhabitants of
the town, said street commissioner being hereby given all the police powers
of constables of this State. He shall perform all other appropriate duties
prescribed by the Commissioners of Denton, and give bond in such penalty
and in such manner as may be prescribed by them.

1914, ch. 730, sec. 95.

148. The Commissioners of Denton shall have power to make by-laws
and pass ordinances to establish grades for the streets, gutters and side-
walks of said town, the width thereof, and prescribe the material of which
they shall be built; to cause the sidewalks, along said public streets, to be
graded, curbed, paved, repaved or improved and to assess the costs and
expense thereof in whole or in part, upon the owner or owners of the abut-
ting property, which costs and expense shall be a lien on the abutting prop-
erty, and recoverable by an action at law, or compel by fines or otherwise
the owner or owners of any such lot to grade, pave, repave and curb the
sidewalks in front thereof; and may provide by ordinance for condemning,
laying out, opening, extending and making new streets or alleys and for
altering, straightening, widening, grading, improving, or closing up in
whole or in part any existing street or alley, and for removing trees, posts
and other obstructions therefrom, and for laying out public squares, drains,
watercourses; and all benefits or damages done, suffered or incurred by
laying out, opening and making of new streets or alleys, or by altering,
straightening, widening, grading, improving or closing up in whole or in
part any existing street or alley or laying out public squares, drains and
Watercourses shall be determined and assessed by three disinterested per-
sons, or a majority of them, residents of said town, appointed by the Com-
missioners of Denton, who shall within ten days after notification of their
appointment, take an oath before a Justice of the Peace of Caroline Coun-
ty or any Notary Public, that they will faithfully and fairly and without
partiality or prejudice, value and assess the loss and damages to be suffered
and incurred by any person or persons interested in said property over,
through and by which the said street or alley, square, drain or watercourse
is to be opened, closed, extended, widened, graded or improved, and also
to estimate the benefits that may accrue therefrom to any such property
over, through and by which the said street or alley, drain or watercourse
is to be opened, closed, extended, widened, graded or improved or any prop-
erty adjacent thereto, or any other property injured or benefited by said