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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That after giving such

Commission

notice as they may deem necessary, the said coinmis-

era shall sur-

. sioners, or a majority of them, shall survey the said

vey.

creek from its mouth up said creek to the heads of

its several branches, or so far as they may deem

necessary, and cause a plat and accurate delineation

Harbor of

thereof to be made, and shall establish a harbor or

building line

building line on both sides of said creek and its

branches, and shall cause the same to be accurately

defined and laid down on the said plat, and particu-

larly described in the explanations to be annexed to

their plat, and said plat and explanations, with a full

report of their proceedings, certified under the hands

of the commissioners, shall, as soon as it can con-

veniently be done, be made to the Circuit Court for

Dorchester county.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the said commis-

sioners in performing the duties assigned to them

under this act, shall have constantly in view the

Adjust the
lines.

probable future as well as the present needs of com-

merce at Cambridge, and so adjust the lines of

improvement as to secure and preserve the most

commodious channel and harbor possible under the

circumstances.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the report of said

Report of

commissioners shall lie in the said court subject to

commission-
ers shall lie
in court.

objections by any holder of property along the said
creek and its branches, until the second day of the

term of said court succeeding the term to which

said report may be made ; and if no objection, there-

to be made, or if made shall be overruled, the said

court shall pass an order notifying and confirming

the report, and directing the same, together with the

plat and other proceedings of the commissioners, to be

recorded by the clerk of said court, among the land

record books of said county, and the said court shall

have jurisdiction and authority to hear and deter-

mine all objections to the said report and proceed-

ings, and may amend or remand the same to the

said commissioners for amendment, and the same

when amended shall be ratified and confirmed, and

Binding on all

recorded as aforesaid, and be binding on all persons

persons.

whomsoever, and the said commissioners shall be

and they are hereby authorized to employ counsel