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said court upon matters of law arising in the progress of such
trial, and either party may appeal to the court of appeals of this
State from any such rulings, or from the action of said court in
quashing or refusing to quash such proceeding.

1886, ch. 290.

188. The mayor and council, when requested in writing by
the owners of a majority of the front feet of the property on any
streets or parts thereof in said town, may cause the same to be
graded, paved, sewered or otherwise improved, and levy the
expense thereof on the property binding on such street or alley,
agreeably to the extent of such lots thereon, and collect the
expense thereof of grading, paving, sewering or otherwise im-
proving the same, as directed in the succeeding section.

Ibid.

189. Whenever the mayor and council shall levy any sum of
money on the owners of property in said town, for grading,
paving, sewering or otherwise improving the streets, lanes or
alleys in said town, or any of them, the sum so levied shall be a
lien on said property; provided, eaid mayor and council, within
sixty days after the completion of such grading, paving, sewering
or other improving, shall cause to be filed with the clerk of the
circuit court for Garrett county, a statement showing the whole
amount expended in such grading, paving, sewering or otherwise
improving, and the names of the persons against whom said sums
have been apportioned, and the amount apportioned to each, and
a general description of the land owned by each of said parties
upon which such sums are intended to operate as a lien; and said
statement shall constitute a lien on said property for the space of
three years, and no longer, unless the same shall be revived and
enforced by scire facias, as provided in the succeeding section.

Ibid.

190. Said lien shall be enforceable by scire facias issued out
of the circuit court for Garrett county, in the same manner as
mechanics' liens are now enforced by law; and upon such scire
facias, the defendant may rely upon any defence which would
render the imposition of such tax void, or operate as a discharge
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