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ART. 22.] BOONSBOROUGH. 1929
their judgment the street, lane or alley petitioned for shall be
necessary for the convenience of the petitioners, they shall con-
demn the land necessary for the purpose, and carefully ascertain
the advantages and disadvantages incurred by the owners of
property injured or benefited thereby, and lay the amount of the
damages sustained by each person damaged, and assess the amount
of advantage upon the property of each person benefited thereby,
and make a record thereof on the books of the corporation, for
the inspection of any person interested.
P. L. L. (1860,) art. 21. sec. 45.
51. Any person interested may appeal from the decision of
the said burgess and commissioners in assessing such advantages,
to the circuit court for "Washington county, within the time
allowed by law for appeals from judgments of justices of the
peace, and shall in said court be entitled to a trial by jury, as in
other cases.
Ibid. sec. 46.
52. The burgess and commissioners may collect the amounts
assessed against persons benefited by opening the streets, lanes or
alleys, in the same manner as taxes in said town are collected,
and the amount, when collected, shall be applied to the payment
of the damages and other expenses incurred in opening said
streets, lanes or alleys.
Ibid. sec. 47.
53. They shall not levy any general tax for the purpose of
opening alleys.
Ibid. sec. 48.
54. They may take up and impound any swine running at
large in said town, whether they belong to the citizens of the
town or not, under such regulations as they may prescribe.
Ibid sec 49
55. All fines and forfeitures, under the ordinances of said cor-
poration, shall be recoverable before the burgess, or before a
justice of the peace, as small debts.
Ibid sec 50
56. The sheriff of Washington county shall receive and safe
keep in the jail of said county all persons who shall be committed
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