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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 400.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments

section eighteen of chapter four hundred und

sixty-eight of the acts of January session of eigh-

teen hundred and seventy-eight, referring to the

town of Laurel, Prince George's county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That section eighteen of chapter

Repealed and

four hundred and seventy-eight, referring to the

re enacted.

town of Laurel, Prince George's county, be and the

same is hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read

as follows :

SECTION 18. And be it enacted, That the com-

missioners may pass ordinances forbidding any

person or persons from carrying fire-arms or other

concealed weapons, and other ordinances not con-

Powers of

trary to law, as they may deem beneficial to the

commissioners

town; may open and close streets, straighten, widen

and improve the same; make causeways, establish

the width and grade of sidewalks, and pave and set

out shade trees thereon, and all damages done,

suffered or incurred by opening, closing, straight-

ening and widening of said streets, lanes or alleys,

and any benefits or advantage accruing to any person

or persons by such opening, closing, straightening

How deter-

or widening of such streets or alleys, shall be deter-

mined.

mined and assessed by three disinterested persons,

residents of said town, to be appointed by said

commissioners, who shall, within twenty days after

notification of their appointment, take an oath before

a justice of the peace within said town that they will

faithfully, fairly and without partiality or prejudice,

value and assess the loss and damage to be suffered and

incurred by, and the benefits to accrue by any person

or persons interested in the property over which the

streets or alley is to be opened, closed, straightened

or widened, or injured or benefited by said opening,

straightening or widening; and they shall give at

Notice to be
given.

least ten days' notice by notices posted in not less

than three public places within said town of the

time and place of meeting for the purpose of exe-

cuting their commission, and they shall, within ten

days after such valuation or assessment, return the