MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 3569

1910, ch. 484, sec. 177Y. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 479. 1912, ch. 109, sec. 177Y.

775. Nothing in Sections 772 and 774, inclusive, shall be construed as
affecting any private rights or the right of adjacent landholder as now held
and enjoyed by law.

1910, ch. 484, sec. 177Z. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 480. 1912, ch. 109, sec. 177Z.

776. All monies received by the County Commissioners of Montgom-
ery County under the provisions of Section 772 and 773 of this subtitle
shall be applied to the general road account of the county.

1922, ch. 392, sec. 1.

777. The County Commissioners of Montgomery County are hereby
authorized, empowered and directed that whenever in the opinion of the
County Commissioners of said county public necessity requires any street,
lane, road, alley, thoroughfare, used or traveled way either in a subdivi-
sion of land created heretofore or hereafter the said County Commissioners
shall by appropriate action take over any such street, lane, road, alley,
thoroughfare, used or traveled way and the same shall become a part of
the county road system of said county and shall be maintained at the
expense of said county after the date of its acceptance, dedication or con-
demnation. That there shall be no exception in the matter of acceptance,

condemnation or dedication even though said street, lane, road, alley,
thoroughfare, used or traveled way shall not connect any existing county
or state road, yet if the County Commissioners determine that public
necessity requires the use of same the same may be made a part of said
county road system in such manner and form as the County Commission-
ers in their resolution may prescribe.

1922, ch. 392, sec. 2.

778. In the event that the County Commissioners may determine to
take over any street, lane, road, alley, thoroughfare, used or traveled way
said County Commissioners shall cause a plat and survey to be made of
same by the County Surveyor and said plat shall be recorded among the
land records of Montgomery County and said plat shall specifically set
forth the location, width and length of said roadway. That upon the peti-
tion of any taxpayers to the County Commissioners to take over such
street, lane, road, alley, thoroughfare, used or traveled way it shall be the
duty of the County Commissioners to appoint examiners as provided for
under the Public Local Laws of said county to determine the public ne-
cessity for same and the location and after the report of said examiners
objections shall be heard as heretofore provided by law and after hearing
objections thereto the County Commissioners may take such action as they
may deem proper in the premises for the adoption or rejection of the

examiners' report.

1922, ch. 392, sec. 3.

779. The County Commissioners are hereby authorized and empow-
ered to assess benefits and damages to the abutting property owners of