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1892.] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 1461
which the said road is intended to run, for the right-
of-way over the land required for the opening or altering
of said road, if he, she or they be competent to con-
tract; and in case the said County Commissioners
shall so contract, they shall cause said survey and plat
to be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for said county, which said survey and plat
shall be referred to in, and shall be a part of said deed
or deeds ; ard the lands so conveyed shall be and be-
come thenceforth the property of the county, in the
same manner and to the same extent as the lands of
other county roads, and no further, subject to the
public's right-of-way over the same; and the said
County Commissioners shall also cause such survey
and plat to be filed and recorded in their own office,
with their other proceedings in connection with such
public road.
"95 C. It shall be lawful for the said County Com
missioners of said county to contract for land for
drains for county roads or other public use or uses,
which said land shall be the property of said
county, subject to said use or uses ; and the said
County Commissioners are authorized, when the county
roads cannot be conveniently drained by drains along
the said county roads, to make the same upon the
property outside the limits there of; and they shall
contract for the lands that may be required for that
purpose, as before provided; or they may proceed to
condemn the lands that may be neceesary for the
purpose under the provisions of section two hundred
and forty-eight to two hundred ami fifty three, both
inclusive, of Article twenty-three, of the Code of
Public General Laws, title "Corporations."
"95 D. Whenever the County Commissioners, after
having determined that the public convenience re
quires the opening, altering or closing of a public
road, and after having determined upon the location
which in their opinion will best promote the public
convenience, shall fail for any cause to contract with
the owner or owners of the lands necessary for such
road, or if such owner or owners is or arenon compos
mentis or under age, they shall appoint three persons
as examiners, who shall be freeholders in the county
and not interested in or holding lands through which.
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