FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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sage of this act to expend upon the improvement of the

To expend
taxes.

territory added by this act, all the taxes collected out of

the property in new territory hereby annexed to the said

town.

SEC. 96. The commissioners of Crisfield shall have full

power to provide for laying out, opening, extending, widen-

Streets

ing, straightening or closing up, in whole or in part, any

street, square, lane or alley within the bounds of said

town, which in their opinion the public welfare may require ;

to provide for ascertaining whether any and what amount

in value of damage will be caused thereby, and what amount

of benefit will thereby accrue to the owner or possessor of

any ground or improvements within or adjacent to said

town, for which said owner, or possessor ought to be com-

pensated or ought to pay a compensation ; and to provide

for assessing and levying either generally on the whole

assessable property of said town, or specially on the property

of the persons benefitted. the whole or any part of the

amount of damage and expenses which they shall ascertain

will be incurred in locating, opening, extending, widening,

straightening or closing up the whole or any part of any

street, square, lane or alley in said town ; to provide for

granting appeals to the Circuit Court for Somerset County,

from the decision of any commissioners of streets, or othei

persons appointed by the commissioners of Crisfield, to

ascertain the damage which will be caused, or the benefit

which will accrue to the owner or possessor of grounds or

improvements by locating, opening, extending, widening,

straightening or closing up in whole or in part any street,

lane, square or alley within said town ; and for securing to

every such owner or possessor the right, on application

within a reasonable time, to have decided by a jury trial,

whether any damage has been caused or any benefit has

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accrued to them, and to what amount ; and to provide for

collecting and paying over the amount of compensation to

each entitled ; and to enact and pass all ordinances from

time to time which shall be deemed necessary and proper,

to exercise the powers and effect the objects above specified.

And the said commissioners of Crisfield shall have power

from time to time, and as often as they shall see fit, to

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appoint three suitable and proper persons as commissioners

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of streets, to perform the duties devolving upon them undei

the provisions of this section, or of any ordinance passed

in pursuance thereof; but before said commissioners of

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streets shall proceed to the performance of any duties

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assigned to them by the commissioners of Crisfield, they

shall give notice in a newspaper published in said town, at