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Chapter 201.
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AN ACT to authorize the Commissioners of Ches-
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tertown to open, widen or extend streets within
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the limits of said town.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
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bly of Maryland, That the Commissioners of Ches-
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tertown are hereby authorized, whenever in their
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Extend or
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judgment the public convenience requires it, to
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widen.
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extend or widen any of the streets or alleys within
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the limits of said town, and to open such new streets
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as they may deem necessary.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful
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for said commissioners to contract and agree with
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Contract and
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the owner or owners of property, through or over
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agree.
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which a street is to be extended, widened or opened,
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for the amount of damages and advantages accruing
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to such owner, and to provide for the payment of the
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same.
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That whenever the
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said commissioners and owner of any such property
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cannot so agree, then said commissioners shall select
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some disinterested citizen of Kent county, and such
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owner shall select one disinterested citizen of Kent
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county, who, if they cannot agree, shall call in a
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third citizen of Kent county, and they shall visit
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Disagreement
—bow settled.
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the property to be effected by the proposed street,
and assess the damages and advantages which may
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accrue to such property or the owner thereof, and
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they shall make their award in writing to said com-
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missioners and to such owner, and either party .may
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appeal from such award to the Circuit Court of
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Kent county, provided the opposite party be notified
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thereof within thirty days from the date of the
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award.
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