EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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missioners, and the latter shall examine personally the
property to be taken and assessed. The parties owning any
property taken may remove any improvements thereon. The
verdict of the commissioners shall be signed by each com-
missioner and delivered to the Mayor or person acting in
his stead, and contain a correct description of each lot or
parcel of private property to be taken and the value thereof.
(d) The Mayor or person acting in his stead shall, after

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rendition of the verdict, report the same to the Council, and _:
if the same be not confirmed within sixty (60) days from
such report, the proceedings and verdict shall be void. If
the verdict and proceedings be confirmed by the Council
within sixty (60) days, an appropriation shall be made to
pay such sum as has been assessed against the town, (e)
The town shall not be entitled to the possession of any lots
or parcel of property taken until payment of the compensa-
tion therefor be made or paid into the Circuit Court of
Montgomery county for the person entitled, in case such
person be absent, unable or unwilling to receive the same, or
the title to the property to be taken shall be in question.
(f) In case the town or any person affected by such proceed-
ing feel aggrieved by the verdict of the commissioners,
appeal may be taken within twenty days of the approval of
said verdict to the Circuit Court of Montgomery county.

Report to be
made to
council

The party appealing shall perfect his appeal by filing with
the town clerk a written notice of his intention so to do
within twenty days, and thereupon the clerk shall, within
twenty days from said notice, file a complete transcript of
the proceedings with the clerk of the Circuit Court, and said
cause, unless the appeal be dismissed, shall be tried de novo
in said Court at the next jury term of said Court after said
transcript is filed, in all respects as other trials had in said
Court. The verdict of the jury shall conform in all respects
to the requirements of this section, and shall have the same
force and effect as the verdict of said commissioners.

29. Whenever any work of any nature is to be performed,
the estimated cost of which exceeds two hundred ($200) dol-

Appeal may be
taken.

lars, which estimate shall be entered on the minutes of the
Council, notice of two weeks shall be given by posting in
some conspicuous places in the town, and publication at least
twice during that period in some newspaper of general cir-
culation in the town, that bids will be received for said work.

Bids received
for work.