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days from the ratification of said award and report ;
and the award, if for benefits, shall be considered a
tax and lien upon the property assessed, and shall
be paid to the County Commissioners, or to the treas-
urer of said county, upon the order of said commis-
sioners, within sixty days from the time the award and report are finally ratified and confirmed as afore-
said; if not then paid, shall be collected as other taxes
are collected ; provided thirty days' notice is given to	Must give-
the own er or owners of the property taken for such road,	notice.
or to him, her or its agent or attorney, or left upon
the premises in case the owner is unknown ; and said
sum shall be applied for the purpose of paying dam-	How applied.
ages and for the construction of said road ; provided
that no work shall be done on any road so ratified
and confirmed until all the assessments for the con-
struction of said road shall have been paid. It shall
be the duty of the County Commissioners to notify
the Road Commissioners of the district or districts
in which said road is located, that all of the afore-
said assessments have been paid ; the commissioners
of said district or districts shall then advertise for	Advertise for
sealed proposals for the construction of said road,	proposals.
according to specifications furnished by the Road
Commissioners, and the contract shall be awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder, who shall give bond
to the County Commissioners in double the amount
of the contract price for the faithful performance of
the contract ; and the County Commissioners shall
not pay in full for making such road until the Road
Commissioners of the district or districts where
located shall have approved the work done and re-
ported such approval in writing to the County Com-
missioners.
SEC. 18. And be it enacted, Whenever any person
or persons shall desire to improve any road to an ex-	Manner of
tent beyond that contemplated by the board of Road	improving.
Commissioners of the district where located, they
may make application to the County Commissioners
by petition, setting forth the location of the road to
be improved, the extent and character of improve-
ment, and probable cost thereof, and the said com-
missioners shall thereupon order the Road Commis-
sioners of the district or districts to meet upon the
premises and examine the location and purposes set