1066 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

least two weeks. At such hearing all persons affected by the
construction of the proposed system may appear and be heard
upon the question as to whether the public health, welfare and
convenience requires the establishment of the proposed system.
The said Commission shall thereupon decide whether or not
the public health and convenience require the construction and
maintenance of the proposed system, and if they decide that
the proposed system is necessary for the public health and
convenience they shall appoint three capable and upright citi-
zens of Montgomery County, not residing in the district or area
to be served by the proposed system and not owning property
therein, to be known as Sewerage and Drainage Examiners^
who shall investigate and determine the probable cost of con-
structing and establishing such systems and the amount to-
which each property owner or other person residing in said
district or area is benefited or damaged thereby, and they shall
return such estimate or probable cost, damage and benefit to
the said Commission. The said Commission shall thereupon
assess the cost of constructing and establishing the proposed
system upon the persons who are interested in proportion to
the amount to which they are damaged or benefited thereby.
The said Commission shall then cause notice to be given to all
persons assessed of the amount of assessments respectively so
made on them by said Commission, by publication once a week
for a period of two consecutive weeks in the newspapers pub-
lished in Montgomery County. Such notices shall state the
date upon which objections to said assessments of benefits and
damages will be heard, such date to be not less than twenty
days from the date of the return of the examiners, and copies
of said advertisements shall be served upon the persons inter-
ested. If they cannot be found or of the taxpayers residing
without the County, notices shall be mailed to them at their
last known address as shown by the tax books, and the property
conspicuously posted by the sheriff of said County, who shall
thereupon return to said Commission the time and manner of
such service, for which services and return he shall be allowed
the fee paid for service and return of writ of summons.

If any person or body corporate shall feel injured by such
award or assessment, they shall have the right to appeal for
such reward or assessment, in the manner and to the extent
set forth in Section 463, Chapter 790 of the Acts of 1912, title
"Montgomery County."