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

1914, ch. 731, sec. 182-I.

335. 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 appro-
priate duties prescribed by the Commissioners of Hillsborough, and give
bond in such penalty and in such manner as may be prescribed by them.

1914, ch. 731, sec. 182J.

336. The Commissioners of Hillsborough shall have power to make
by-laws and pass ordinances to establish grades for the streets, gutters
and sidewalks of said town, the width thereof and prescribe the material
of which they shall be built; to cause the sidewalks and gutters 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 abutting property, which costs and expense shall
be a lien on the abutting property, 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 bv 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, water courses; 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 persons, or a majority of them, resi-
dents of said town, appointed by the Commissioners of Hillsborough who
shall within ten clays after notification of their appointment, take an oath
before a justice of the peace of Caroline County 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
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