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signed by them, or a majority of them, stating that
they have judged said road, or the alteration or clos-
ing of said road, to be for the benefit and conve-
nience of the public, and their reasons therefor ; and
if they determine that the application of the peti-
tioners should not be granted, they, or a majority of
them, shall return to the County Commissioners a
report declaring such opinion, and their reasons therefor ; and every new road opened shall be desig-	Designate name.
nated by the County Commissioners by some name
or number, and indexed in such name or number.
SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That whenever any
road shall be located and surveyed as a public road,
the Board of Examiners shall make an estimate of	Make esti-
the cost of said road, and shall assess the damages	mate
and benefits of the same upon the individuals inter-
ested, and the district or districts respectively in
such proportion as they may deem just and proper,
and shall furnish to the County Commissioners a re-
port of such assessment ; and if any person or body
corporate, or district, shall feel aggrieved by the
award, report, return or proceedings of said Board
of Examiners, he, or it shall, within thirty days af-
ter said report is filed in the office of said Board of
County Commissioners, file his, or its objection, in
writing, and said County Commissioners shall, after
five days notice to each side interested, or as soon there-
after as practicable, proceed to consider the award,
return, report, plat and proceedings of said examiners
and all the proceedings in said case ; and the said
County Commissioners may ratify and confirm, reject,	Ratify and
reverse, alter, amend or correct award, return, report,	confirm.
plat and proceedings in said case, or may, in their
discretion, send back to said examiners the award,
return, report, plat and proceedings for alteration,
correction or amendment ; and any person interested
in said proceedings may appeal from the final order
of ratification or rejection of the said County Com-
missioners of said county to the Circuit Court thereof,
provided said appeal is taken within thirty days from
the passage of said final order of ratification or re-
jection, and, provided further, that the cost of the
record in case of appeal shall be paid or tendered to	May appeal.
the Clerk of the County Commissioner within thirty
days from date of said appeal; and in case the costs
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