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commission to them issued, faithfully and without favor, affection
or partiallty; which oath shall be endorsed on the commission
and returned therewith.

P. G L , (1860,) art. 28, sec. 17. 1853, ch. 220, sec. 3.

88. They, or a majority of them, after giving thirty days'
notice in the manner hereinbefore prescribed, shall meet on the
premises and proceed to examine and determine whether the
public convenience requires that the road should be opened,
altered or closed, as the case may be.

Ibid. sec. 18. 1853, ch. 220, sec. 3

89. If the application be for opening or altering a road,
they shall proceed to locate the same in such manner as will, in
their judgment, best promote the public convenience, and shall
cause a plot of the same, and also of the old road, where the ap-
plication is to alter or close a road, to be made out, and shall re-
turn the same, together with a full report of their proceedings,
under their hands, to the county commissioners, with the reasons
on which their opinions are founded.

Ibid sec. 19. 1853, ch. 220, sec. 3.

90. If they shall be of opinion that the road ought not to be
opened, altered or shut up, they shall report their opinion to
the county commissioners, together with the reasons on which it
is founded.

Ibid. sec. 20. 1853, ch. 220, sec 5. 1874, ch. 423. 1876, ch. 184. 1878, ch 286

91. No public road shall be opened or altered so as to pass
through the buildings, gardens, yards, or burial grounds of any
person, without the consent of the owner thereof in writing.
This section not to apply to Baltimore county and Washington
county.

Ibid. sec. 21. 1853, ch. 220, sec. 11.

92. All roads opened under the provisions of this article, shall
be at least thirty feet wide, and when opened and sufficiently
cleared, shall be public roads.

Ibid sec 22. 1853, ch. 220, sec. 7.

93. The examiners, or a majority of them, shall value and
ascertain the damages that may be sustained by each person