CHARLES COUNTY. 767

to any person by the same, or any one of them, as the case may
be; the said commissioners shall within ten days after notifi-
cation of their appointment take an oath before a justice of the
peace of the 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 to any
person interested in the property over which the highways,
roads or streets, alleys or lanes are to be opened, closed,
straightened, widened or changed, or such subways to be cut or
constructed; and they shall give at least ten days' notice by
notice posted at the Court House door of the time and place of
meeting for the purpose of executing their commission; they
shall within ten days after such valuation and assessment re-
port the same in writing under their hands and seals, with the
certificate of their qualification as hereinbefore provided, to
the Commissioners of the town, which said valuation and as-
sessment shall be ratified or rejected by them as in their judg-
ment may seem proper; and if any person shall feel aggrieved
by the determination of the commissioners in ratifying or re-
jecting or the amount of compensation awarded, less benefits
and advantages accruing or in any manner relating to the
same, he may appeal within thirty days after said ratification
or rejection to the Circuit Court for Charles County; either
party may be entitled to a trial by jury, and the judgment of
said Court shall be final among the parties; providing, that the
person taking the appeal shall within ten days thereafter cause
to be delivered to the Clerk of the Circuit Court the award
filed by said commissioners, together with a copy of the order
of said commissioners ratifying or rejecting the same, and all
other papers relating thereto. And the said commissioners
may enact all ordinances necessary from time to time to exer-
cise the powers granted in this section, and may exercise all
such other and incidental powers and acts as may be necessary
for the exercise of the powers herein conferred upon them; pro-
vided, further, that all such damages shall in all cases be paid
to the respective parties or their guardians, agents or attorneys,
or their personal representatives, before any such highways.
roads, streets, lanes or alleys shall be opened, widened, straight-
ened, changed or closed, or any subway shall be constructed as
hereinbefore provided. None of the proceedings herein shall,
be held to be invalid because of neglect of compliance with
matters of form; provided it shall appear that the substantial
requirements herein are essentially complied with and that no
injustice has been done to any of the parties because of non-
compliance with such matters of form; and provided, further,
that the said commissioners shall have the same powers as to
cutting across streets or highways and into adjacent lands for