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FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
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sage of this act to expend upon the improvement of the
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taxes.
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territory added by this act, all the taxes collected out of
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the property in new territory hereby annexed to the said
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town.
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SEC. 96. The commissioners of Crisfield shall have full
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power to provide for laying out, opening, extending, widen-
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Streets
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ing, straightening or closing up, in whole or in part, any
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street, square, lane or alley within the bounds of said
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town, which in their opinion the public welfare may require ;
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to provide for ascertaining whether any and what amount
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in value of damage will be caused thereby, and what amount
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of benefit will thereby accrue to the owner or possessor of
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any ground or improvements within or adjacent to said
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town, for which said owner, or possessor ought to be com-
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pensated or ought to pay a compensation ; and to provide
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for assessing and levying either generally on the whole
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assessable property of said town, or specially on the property
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of the persons benefitted. the whole or any part of the
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amount of damage and expenses which they shall ascertain
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will be incurred in locating, opening, extending, widening,
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straightening or closing up the whole or any part of any
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street, square, lane or alley in said town ; to provide for
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granting appeals to the Circuit Court for Somerset County,
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from the decision of any commissioners of streets, or othei
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persons appointed by the commissioners of Crisfield, to
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ascertain the damage which will be caused, or the benefit
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which will accrue to the owner or possessor of grounds or
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improvements by locating, opening, extending, widening,
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straightening or closing up in whole or in part any street,
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lane, square or alley within said town ; and for securing to
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every such owner or possessor the right, on application
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within a reasonable time, to have decided by a jury trial,
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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
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collecting and paying over the amount of compensation to
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each entitled ; and to enact and pass all ordinances from
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time to time which shall be deemed necessary and proper,
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to exercise the powers and effect the objects above specified.
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And the said commissioners of Crisfield shall have power
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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
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the provisions of this section, or of any ordinance passed
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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
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shall give notice in a newspaper published in said town, at
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