5188 ARTICLE 24.

of the town, over the age of twenty-five years, as adjusters. The adjusters
shall make a careful examination of the real and leasehold property in
front of which the pavement or sidewalk or gutter is to be made and also
of the other real or leasehold property on said street, lane, alley or thor-
oughfare, or in the near vicinity thereof which may be benefited by the
proposed pavement. They shall take into consideration all the circum-
stances pertinent to their inquiry that may be brought to their knowledge
or that may be open to their observation, and among other things the
benefits the owners of the property in front of which the proposed pave-
ment is to be made have received from the pavement previously laid on
said street, lane, alley or thoroughfare, and they shall decide whether the
owner of the property in front of which the proposed pavement is to be
made should bear all the expenses of making the same or whether the
owners of other real or leasehold property located on said street, lane,
alley or thoroughfare, or in the near vicinity, shall contribute to said
expenses. The said adjusters shall make in writing and sign a return to
the Mayor and Council of their proceedings and conclusion in the prem-
ises, and they shall therein give the name of each person, who, in their
judgment, ought to contribute to said expense, and they shall also state
therein the proportion of the expense which each one shall pay, and they
shall name the property on account of which the said contribution shall
be paid. They shall go before a Justice of the Peace for Worcester County
and make oath that they have fairly and justly performed the duties of
adjusters, without fear or favor, partiality or prejudice, and that the
matters set forth in their return are true as therein set forth; and they
shall sign their names to the return and the Justice shall append a proper
certificate thereto. After the return is made, the town secretary, under
the direction of the Mayor and Council, shall prepare a notice of the pro-
ceedings, to be given to all persons named in the return of the adjusters,
wherein it shall be stated that being about to have certain sidewalks or
gutters, or both, paved on a designated street, lane, alley or thoroughfare

of Berlin, the Mayor and Council had appointed three adjusters to ex-
amine and make return, stating by whom the expense of said improve-
ment should be paid, and that the adjusters had made return that (here
the name of the person mentioned in said return as bound to pay the
expenses, with the proportion of the expense to be borne by each). The
notice shall appoint a day for the persons notified to appear and show

cause, if any they have, why they should not be assessed with the propor-
tion of the expense named by the adjusters, not less than fifteen days nor
more than fifty days from the date of the notice. The notice shall bo

delivered to the policeman to be served by him upon such of the persons

entitled to notice as reside in Worcester County. The notices may be
served on such of the parties entitled to notice as reside outside of the
said County, or non-residents of this State, by any person whose service
can be obtained to serve the said notice personally. In such case the per-
son making the service shall appear before a Notary Public and make
oath to the facts of personal service, and the Notary Public shall append