BALTIMORE COUNTY. 761

shelling, paving or curbing, fairly and equitably upon the grounds bound-
ing and fronting on such street, avenue, or alley, or portion thereof applied
for, and will act in all respects without prejudice or partiality in said
matter; after taking such oath or affirmation, the examiner or examiners
shall give at least ten days' notice in one or more newspapers published
in Baltimore County and one newspaper of general circulation published
in Baltimore City that said application has been made, and after giving
such notice the examiner or examiners shall make an estimate of the prob-
able amount of work to be done and of the probable cost of same and an
estimate of the probable cost and expenses of the proceedings in the mat-
ter, including the per diem of the examiner or examiners, and make a
statement of the gross amount thereof, and shall cause to be made a plat
of said street, avenue or alley, or part thereof, upon which the work is to
be done and of the ground bounding and fronting on the same; and after
said statement and plat is completed the said examiner or examiners shall
tax and assess the gross amount of the probable cost of the work and of
the cost and expenses of the proceedings in the matter, fairly and equi-
tably, on the ground bounding and fronting on such street, avenue or alley,
or portion thereof, on which the work is to be done, and such tax and
assessment shall be a lien on said property and shall be collected, depos-
ited, paid out and disbursed in the same manner as assessments for bene-
fits for condemning, opening, grading and constructing any street, avenue
or alley, or part thereof, are collected, deposited, paid out and disbursed;
and all proceedings which can be had and taken for the condemnation,
opening, grading and construction of any street, avenue or alley, or por-
tion thereof, under the provisions of this subtitle of this Article, can and
shall be had and taken, so far as the same may be applicable, for macadam-
izing, graveling, shelling, paving or curbing of any street, avenue or alley,
or part thereof.

P. L. L. (1888), Art. 3, sec. 232. 1876, ch. 399. 1888, ch. 542. B. Co. C. (1908),
sec. 393. 1916, sec. 536. 1928, sec. 632.

632. A tenant for ninety-nine years or for ninety-nine years renewal
forever, or the executor or administrator of such tenant, or guardian of
an infant owner, or trustees under deeds or wills or orders of court in
whom the legal title is vested, or mortgagee in possession, shall be deemed
and taken as owners for the purpose of any application authorized and
provided for by this subtitle of this Article, and the application of any
such person shall bind the property so represented for any assessment or
tax made under the provisions of this subtitle of this Article; and when
a part of a lot of ground shall be condemned for such street, avenue or
alley, or part thereof, and the residue of the lot shall be affected or injured
for the purpose for which it is used or its value be impaired for building
purposes, the fact shall be taken into consideration in assessing and award-
ing damages for the part taken and in assessing benefits on the residue
of such lot; and whenever any street or avenue, or any part thereof, for
which application is made to be condemned, opened, graded and con-
structed under the provisions of this subtitle of this Article and all or any