328 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 217

feel aggrieved by the determination of the said Commissioners
in ratifying or rejecting said award or return, or in the
amount of compensation awarded, benefits assessed or in any
manner relating to the same, he may appeal within sixty
days after said ratification to the Circuit Court for Caroline
County, and either party shall be entitled to a trial by a
jury, and the judgment of said court shall be final among
the parties of such appeal; provided, that the person taking
such appeal shall, within ten days, apply to said Commis-
sioners for the same in writing, and in twenty days thereafter
cause to be delivered to the clerk of the Circuit Court afore-
said a copy of said award filed with said Commissioners,
together with a copy of the order of the said Commissioners
ratifying or rejecting the same, and all other papers relating
thereto, and the said corporation shall be liable for and ten-
der any damages thus assessed and determined to the persons
entitled, or if rejected, hold the same to his credit and for his
use; and the said Commissioners shall have full power to
to assess and levy, either generally on the whole assessable
property of said town, or specially on the property of persons
so assessed to be benefited thereby, the whole or any part of
the amount of damages and expenses that they shall ascer-
tain will be included in locating, opening, extending, widen-
ing, straightening, laying or closing up the whole or any part
of any street, lane, alley, sewer or drain, in said town, and
to collect the same in the manner hereinbefore provided for
the collection of the general tax levy.

Said Commissioners may, at their option, use the powers
and modes of condemnation provided by other laws of the
State for the taking of private property for eminent domain.

297. The Commissioners of Greensboro shall have the
power to pass ordinances and make by-laws providing for
the rates, rents and charges for the use and service of sewer-
age, drainage and water supply systems, which rates, rents
and charges are hereby declared to be and made liens upon
property used or served by such sewerage, drainage or water
supply systems until paid, and the same shall he collectible
as other municipal taxes are now collectible in the town of
Greensboro, as prescribed by law.

298. The expenses and costs of paving repairing or other-
wise improving the sidewalks in said town, incurred by the
said Commissioners under the ordinances, may be charged
and recovered by them, in the name of the corporation, from
the owner of the property fronting thereon, in proportion
to the amount expended in the immediate front on said prop-
erty, by suit or action at law against the owner thereof, as