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the neighborhood, said County Commissioners shall cause the
same to be abated as hereinafter provided.

132G. If upon such investigation it is ascertained that the
nuisance complained of originated on lands adjoining or near
to such road, street,, alley or other highway, said County Com-
missioners may notify the owner or owners, occupier or occu-
piers of such lands, or the person or persons in charge or control
thereof, to abate the source or sources of such nuisance, and if
the same be not abated within the time prescribed in such
notice, the person so notified shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof be subjected to a fine of
not less than five nor more than fifty dollars for each offense.
Each day such nuisance shall be continued after the expira-
tion of the period prescribed by said notice shall constitute i
separate offense within the meaning of this section.

132H. If, upon such investigation, the origin of such nuisance
is found to be uncertain, or such nuisance is found to have been
contributed to by a large number of persons, or is the result
of inadequate drainage or sewerage facilities at or near the
point in question, and in any event is such to endanger health
in the neighborhood thereof, and said County Commissioners
shall determine it to be necessary in order to effectually and
permanently abate such nuisance, to grade, pave of drain such
road, street, avenue, alley or highway of any kind, whether a
county highway or not, they shall cause an estimate to be made
of the cost of such improvement, including the cost of adver-
tising herein provided for and all other incidental expenses,
and of the extent to which, if any, owners of land in the neigh-
borhood of such proposed improvement will be benefited or
damaged thereby, including in such estimate of benefits and
assessment against the county at large or district road fund
of not more than one-half the proposed cost of such improve-
ment in proper cases, copies of such statement, together with a
notice of the day and hour on which objection to such proposed
plan of improvements and estimates will be heard, shall be
served on all persons named in such statements at least five
days in advance of the date for such hearing or if for any
reason personal service of such statement and notice can
not be conveniently made on all of such persons, said Commis-
sioners shall cause statement to be advertised at least once in
not less than two weekly newspapers of general circulation
published in Baltimore county, which publication shall be
made at least five days before the date fixed for such hearing,
and shall be deemed conclusive evidence of the receipt of such
notice. If upon the date set for such hearing there be no objec-
tion to such proposed plan or estimates, said Commissioners