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	or alley within the bounds of said city, which in
	their opinion the public welfaire or convenience 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 city, for
	which such owner or possessor ought to be compen-
	sated, or ought to pay a compensation, and to pro- vide for assessing and levying, either generally on the whole assessable property of said city, or specially	Compensat'n.
	on the property of persons benefited, the whole or
	any part of the amount of damages and expenses
	which they shall ascertain will be incurred in locat-
	ing, opening, extending, widening, straightening or closing up the whole or any part of any street, square,
	lane or alley in said city, to provide for granting ap- i peals to the Baltimore City Court from the decis-	Appeals.
	sions of any commissioners or other persons ap-
	pointed in virtue of any ordinance to ascertain the
	damage which will be caused or the benefit which
	will accrue to the owners or possessors of ground or
	improvements, by locating, opening, extending,
	widening, straightening or closing up in whole or
	in part, any street, square, lane or alley within said
	city, and for securing to every such owner and pos-
	sessor 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 accrued
	to them, and to what amount to provide for collect-	What amount
	ing and paying over the amount of compensation	to provide.
	adjudged to each person entitled, or investing it in
	stock of the said corporation, bearing an intei'est of
	five per centum per annum, for the use of any such
	persons who because of their infancy, absence from
	the city, or any other cause, may be prevented from
	receiving it, before any street, square, lane or alley,
	in whole or in part, shall be so opened, extended,
	widened, straightened or closed up, and to enact and
	pass all ordinances from time to time which shall	Pass all or-
	fee deemed necessary and proper to exercise the	dinances.
	powers and effect the objects above specified.
	SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That all acts done or
	proceedings had or begun before the passage of this present act for the condemnation of land or ground	Proceedings had.