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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That when there shall

not be sufficient money in the county treasury set

apart as a general road and bridge fund to meet the

Authorized

requirements of the county at large, the County

to borrow.

Commissioners are hereby authorized to borrow upon

the credit of the county a sum not exceeding twenty

thousand dollars therefor, and -shall pay the same,

together with the interest thereon, out of the gen-

eral road and bridge fund, and said fund shall be

used for no other purposes.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That when ever twenty

or more taxable inhabitants of Baltimore county

shall desire the opening of any new road, or the

alteration or closing of any old road or part of any

Make ap-
plication i n
writing.

old road, they may make application in writing to
the County Commissioners, setting forth as near
as may be the length and location of the road

so petitioned for, and the County Commissioners

shall give notice in one or more newspapers pub-

lished in Baltimore county for two successive weeks,

that application has been made and examination

granted, to take place on the premises at a stated

time not less than ten days from the date of the last

publication of said notice, and a copy of such notice

shall be left with each person through or along

whose property the road petitioned for will pass, or

be publicly posted on said property at least ten days

before the examination takes place; upon such appli-

cation being made, the County Commissioners shall

issue an order to one disinterested taxpayer, to be

designated by the petioners, and to two of the Road

Commissioners of the district or districts through

which the road is to be laid out, altered or closed,

To meet on

directing them to meet upon the premises at the time

premises.

appointed in said notice, and after making examina-

tion to determine if the public convenience requires

the granting of said application ; and if the exam-

iners so appointed, or a majority of them, shall de-

termine that the public convenience requires the

granting of such application, they shall employ a
competent surveyor, who shall, under their direction,

survey said road and make a plat of the land.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the Board of

Examiners shall then return to the County Commis-

Return plat.

sioners the plat aforesaid, together with a report