ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

sion of the [the] general assembly of eighteen
hundred and seventy-four, chapter f our hundred
and forty-one, entitled 'An act to repeal an act
passed at the January session of the General As-
sembly of Maryland of eighteen hundred and
seventy, chapter ninety-nine', entitled 'An act

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to lay off streets in Baltimore county adjoining
Baltimore city, and to repeal certain acts incon-
sistent therewith;' and also to repeal an act
passed at the January session of eighteen hun-
dred and seventy-two, chapter seventy-eight, en-
titled 'An act a supplement to an act,' entitled
'An act to lay off streets in Baltimore county
adjoining Baltimore city, and to repeal certain
acts inconsistent therewith, passed by the Gen-
eral Assembly of Maryland at the January ses-
sion of eighteen hundred and seventy, chapter
ninety-nine ;' and also to repeal an act passed at
the January session of eighteen hundred and
seventy-two, chapter three hundred and eighty-
seven, entitled 'An act to repeal section four of
an act passed by the General Assembly of Mary-
land at its January session of eighteen hundred
and seventy, chapter ninety-nine, entitled 'An
act to lay off streets in Baltimore county adjoin-
ing Baltimore city, and to repeal certain acts
inconsistent therewith, and so forth,' " be amend-
ed and re-enacted to read as follows :
SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That whenever any
assessment for benefit for condemning, opening,
grading and constructing any street, avenue or

Amended and
re-enacted.

alley, or part thereof, or a thoroughfare, exceeds
the amount of damages awarded, the assessment
for benefits may be credited with such amount of
damages, and the difference shall be the amount
due and collectable for benefits, and such credit
shall be recognized and taken as a full settle-
ment, discharge and payment for all such dam-
ages; and any lands for which damages may
have been awarded may be entered upon and
taken possession of ; and any building or im-
provements of any kind, for which damages may
have been awarded may be taken possession of
for the purpose of opening, grading and con-
structing such street, avenues or alleys, or part
thereof, or thoroughfare ; but if the amount of
damages awarded in any case shall exceed the

Benefits to be-
credited.