CHARLES COUNTY. 2107

shall give at least ten days' notice by notice in at least two public places
in said town, of the time and place of meeting for the purpose of execut-
ing their commissions; they shall, within ten days after such valuation
and assessment, report the same in writing under their hands and seals,
with the certificate of their qualifications as hereinbefore provided, to the
Commissioners of the town, which said valuation and assessment shall be
ratified or rejected by them as in their judgment may seem proper; and
if any person shall feel aggrieved by the determination of the Commis-
sioners in ratifying or rejecting the amount of compensation awarded,
loss, benefits and advantages accruing or in any manner relating to the
same, he may appeal, within thirty days after said ratification or rejec-
tion, to the Circuit Court for Charles County; either party may be en-
titled to a trial by jury, and the judgment of said court shall be final
among the parties; provided that the person taking the appeal shall, with-
in ten days thereafter, cause to be delivered to the Circuit Court the
award filed by said Commissioners, together with a copy of the order of
said Commissioners ratifying or rejecting the same, and all other papers
relating thereto. And the said Commissioners may enact all ordinances
necessary from time to time to exercise all such other and incidental pow-
ers and acts as may be necessary for the exercise of the powers herein con-
ferred upon them; provided, further, that all such damage shall in all cases
be paid to the respective parties or their guardians, agents or attorneys, or
their personal representatives, before any such highway, roads, streets,
lanes or alleys shall be opened, widened, straightened, changed or closed,
or any subway shall be constructed as hereinbefore provided. None of
the proceedings herein shall be held to be invalid because of neglect of
compliance with matters of form; provided, it shall appear that the sub-
stantial requirements herein are essentially complied with and that no in-
justice has been done to any of the parties because of non-compliance with
such matters of form; and provided, further, that the said Commissioners
shall have the same powers as to cutting across streets or highways and
into adjacent lands for the purpose of draining that are now possessed by
the County Commissioners or Road Commissioners for said county.

1920, ch. 590, sec. 31. 1922, ch. 33, sec. 31.

148. The Town Commissioners are hereby empowered to borrow money
for the purpose of public improvements in said town, in such sums as they
may deem proper in their discretion, not to exceed in the aggregate the
sum of five thousand dollars, such sum or sums of money to be payable
at such times as the said Commissioners may agree upon with the lenders,
subject to the limitation hereinafter set forth, and to issue therefor bonds
in sums of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred
dollars each, each bond to be signed by the President of the said Town
Commissioners and countersigned by the clerk thereof, and all of them
to be issued at the option of the Commissioners and to bear rate of inter-
est not to exceed six per centum per annum. The interest on said bonds