232 BALTIMORE COUNTY. [ART. 3.

1878, ch. 340.

200. The board of examiners shall then return to the county
commissioners the plat aforesaid, together with a report signed
by them, or a majority of them, stating that they have judged
aaid road, or the alteration or closing of said road, to be for the
benefit and convenience of the public, and their reasons therefor;
and if they determine that the application of the petitioners
should not be granted, they, or a majority of them, shall return
to the county commissioners a report declaring such opinion, and
their reasons therefor; and every new road opened shall be desig-
nated by the county commissioners by some name or number, and
indexed in such name or number.

Ibid.

201. Whenever any road shall be located and surveyed as a
public road, the board of examiners shall make an estimate of
the cost of said road, and shall assess the damages and benefits of
the same upon the individuals interested, and the district, respec-
tively, in such proportions as they may deem just and proper, and
shall furnish to the county commissioners a report of such assess-
ment ; and if any person or body corporate, or district, shall feel
aggrieved by the award, report, return or proceedings of said
board of examiners, he, or it, within thirty days after said report
is filed in the office of the county commissioners, shall file his, or
its objection, in writing; and the county commissioners, after
five days' notice to each side interested, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, shall proceed to consider the award, return, report,
plat and proceedings of said examiners, and all the proceedings
in said case; and they may ratify and confirm, reject, reverse,
alter, amend or correct award, return, report, plat and proceed-
ings, in said case, or may, in their discretion, send back to said
examiners the award, return, report, plat and proceedings, for
alteration, correction or amendment; and any person interested
in said proceedings may appeal from the final order of ratification.
or rejection of the county commissioners of said county to the
circuit court; provided, said appeal is taken within thirty days
from the passage of said final order of ratification or rejection;
and provided further, that the cost of the record in case of appeal
shall be paid or tendered to the clerk of the county commis-
sioners within thirty days from the date of said appeal; and in