MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 953

county and improvements that have been made in each dis-
trict in the twelve months ending December 31st of the pre-
vious year; the amount and kind of material used in each road,
with a detailed statement of its cost, and the amount and cost
of labor on each road; and shall further make a statement of
the plans which he has. submitted for bridge and road improve-
ment in each district. The report shall contain a concise state-
ment of the amount of money expended in each district for all
road work, making proper allowance where a road divides two
districts, which concise statement shall be published by the
said County Commissioners in two county papers twice dur-
ing the month of February in each year.

177j. Whenever the owners of property binding upon any
public road or street may desire to have the same improved to
an extent beyond that contemplated by the said County Com-
missioners, then if the owners of two-thirds of the lineal feet
of property binding on such road or street shall petition the
said Commissioners for such improvement and deposit with the
Commissioners a sufficient sum of money, the same to be deter-
mined by the said Commissioners, to cover the cost of necessary
surveys and other necessary expenses of preliminary examina-
tion, it shall be the duty of the said Commissioners to appoint
three examiners, one to be selected by the petitioners, one to be
a member of the said County Commissioners, and the other the
Road Superintendent of the county, to examine into and report
upon the need for such improvement and the cost thereof; and
if the Commissioners shall determine, after such report there-
on, that such improvement should be made, they shall deter-
mine the amount to be appropriated from the road moneys of
the county or district for such improvement, if any, and what
proportion of the cost shall be paid by the petitioners and
others interested in the work, and shall have the power to
determine what individuals would be damaged and what indi-
viduals would be benefited. thereby, and the amount of such
individual damage and benefit, and to allow and assess the
same; provided, the amount of individual damage and individ-
ual benefit shall not be finally fixed until notice shall be given
to the persons to be affected, and to have the opportunity to be
heard, such persons to have the right to appeal from the final
decision of the said County Commissioners to the Circuit Court
for the county; and such assessment or award shall be consid-
ered a tax and lien upon the property, real and personal, of
the person or corporation assessed to the same extent and as
fully as State and county taxes, and subject to the same limita-
tions as to time, if not paid within thirty days of the final order
of ratification of such award or return, and may be collected
by the Treasurer of the county by an action of debt or in the