WORCESTER COUNTY. 5265

may be benefited by the proposed improvement. They shall take into con-
sideration all the circumstances 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 improvement is to be made have received from the
sidewalk or gutters or both sidewalk and gutters 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 improvement 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
expense. 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 mat-
ters set forth in their return are true as therein set forth; they shall sign
their names to the return and the Justice shall append a proper certifi-
cate thereto. After the return is made the town clerk, under the direction
of the Mayor and Council, shall prepare a notice of the proceedings, 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 or repaved, or, that being about to have certain sidewalks or gut-
ters or both sidewalks and gutters raised or lowered to the grade therein
to be specified and paved or repaved, on a designated street, lane, alley
or thoroughfare of Pocomoke City, the Mayor and Council had appointed
three adjusters to examine and make return, stating by whom the expense
of said improvement 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 proportion of the expense named by the adjusters, not less than ten
days nor more than thirty days from the date of the notice. The notice
shall be delivered to a 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
a proper certificate and authenticate the same by his signature and his
official seal. In any case notice may be given to all persons, non-residents