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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

6. The clerk of any court in this State may, during the recess

of said court, enter a judgment by confession with the assent of

May enter

the parties or attorneys in writing, which shall he filed with the

titling, nar., cause of action and other papers in the case in which

said judgment is entered; and a judgment so entered shall from

the date of the entry of the same by the clerk, have the same

effect as if entered during the session of the court.

Effective.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

bhe date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1890.

CHAPTER 412.

AN ACT to add additional sections to article twenty-three, of the

Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Wicomico

county," sub-title " Delmar," to follow section thirty-eight, and

be designated as " A and B."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

To add

That the following sections be added to the Public Local Laws of

Maryland, title " Wicomico county," sub-title " Delmar," and be

designated as "A and B."

A. The commissioners of said town shall have power to con-

Power.

demn and open new streets, lanes and alleys, and to alter, extend,

widen, straighten, grade, improve or close up in whole or in part

any existing street, lane or alley of said town.

B. All benefits and damages done, suffered or incurred by the

opening, closing, widening, extension or improving of the streets,

lanes and alleys of the town of Delmar, shall be determined and

assessed by three disinterested persons, residents of said town, to

be appointed by the commissioners of said town," and who shall

within ten days after ratification of their appointments, take an

oath before a justice of the peace of Wicomico county, that they

To be de-

will faithfully, fairly and without partiality or prejudice, value

termined.

and assess the loss and damage to be suffered and incurred by any

person or persons interested in the property over and through

which the said street, lane or alley is to be opened, closed, widened,

extended or improved, and also to estimate the benefits that may

accrue therefrom to any property affected thereby, and that they

shall, within ten days after such valuation or assessment, return

the same in writing under their hands and seals, with a certificate

of their qualification, before a justice of the peace as hereinbefore

provided, to the commissioners of said town, which said valuation

and assessment shall be ratified or rejected by said commissioners.

within twenty days after return of same, as in their judgment