1634 ARTICLE 6.

which the said street or alley, drain or watercourse is to be opened, closed,
extended, widened, graded, or improved or any property adjacent thereto,
or any other property injured or benefited by said street, alley, drain,
square or water course; they shall give at least ten days' notice in one or
more newspapers published in Caroline County and also by written or
printed notice mailed to the last known post office address of the owner
or owners of said property, of their-puipose to lay out, open, extend, close
up, widen, straighten, grade or improve the street or alley, square, drain
or watercourse so directed to be laid out, opened, extended, closed up,
widened, straightened, graded, or improved and of the day, hour and
place of meeting for the said purpose; and they shall meet at the time and
place mentioned in said notice given by them, and proceed to exercise
the power and perform the duties assigned to and required of them, and
to ascertain whether any and what amount in value of damages will
be caused thereby for which the owner or occupant of any right or inter-
est in any ground or improvement ought to be compensated over and
above the amount in value of benefit which will thereby accrue to such
owner or occupant thereof, and ascertain what amount in value of benefit
will thereby accrue to any lot or parcel of land by or through which the
same may pass or improvements be made, or any other property, or to
the owner or occupant thereof, which the said lot or parcel of land, or the
owner or occupant thereof ought to pay. They shall locate boundaries and
prepare an explanatory map giving description of the street or alley
opened, closed, extended, widened, straightened or improved, with each
separate lot or parcel of land deemed to have sustained damages or re-
ceived benefits, and they shall within twenty days return to the Commis-
sioners of Hillsborough such map, together with the amount of damages
awarded to such owner or occupants and the amount of benefits assessed
to any lot or parcel of ground, or the owner thereof, together with a certifi-
cate of their qualifications, which may be ratified, or rejected or altered
and amended, in whole or in part, by said Commissioners of Hillsborough;
provided that the Commissioners of Hillsborough shall give at least ten
days' notice by publication in one of the newspapers published in said
county and at least ten days' notice mailed to the last known post office
address of the owner or owners of said property so interested, of the time
set for final action on the return of said assessors, and said Commission-
ers of Hillsborough shall act, on said return within twenty days after
the expiration of said notice, and may issue a new commission as in their
judgment may seem proper, and before actually proceeding to open,
widen, extend, straighten or close any such street or alley the Commis-
sioners of Hillsborough shall pay or tender to the person, his agent,
guardian or representative the amount of damages so awarded; and if
anyone shall feel aggrieved by the decision of the Commissioners of Hills-
borough, in any matter affected by their decision, he may appeal to the
Circuit Court of Caroline County by giving written notice within twenty
days from said decision, filed with the Secretary of the Commissioners of