1282 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

from to any such property over, through and by which the said
street or alley, drain or watercourse is to be opened, closed,
extended, widened, graded, or improved or any property ad-
jacent thereto, or any other property injured or benefited by
said street, alley, drain, square or water course; they shall give
at least ten days' notice in one or more newspapers published
in Caroline County and also by written or printed notice mailed
to the last known post office address of the owner or owners of
said property, of their purpose to lay out, open, extend, close up,
widen, straighten, grade or improve the street or alley, square,
drain or watercourse so directed to be laid out, opened, extended,
closed up, widened, straightened, graded, or improved and of
the day, hour and place of meeting for the said purpose; and
they shall meet at the time and place mentioned in said notice
given by them, and proceed to exercise the power and perform
the duties assigned to and required of them, and [ ]
whether any and what amount in value of damages will be cause
thereby for which the owner or occupant of any right or inter-
est in any ground or improvement ought to be compensated over
and above the amount in value of benefit which will thereby
accrue to such owner or occupant thereof, and ascertain what
amount in value of benefit will thereby accrue to any lot or
parcel of land by or through which the same may pass or im-
provements be made, or any other property, or to the owner
or occupant thereof, which the said lot or parcel of land, or the
owner or occupant thereof ought to pay. They shall locate
boundaries and prepare an explanatory map giving description
of the street or alley opened, closed, extended, widened, straight-
ened or improved, with each separate lot or parcel of land
deemed to have sustained damages or received benefits, and they
shall within twenty days return to the Commissioners of Hills-
borough such map together with the amount of damages awarded
to such owner or occupants and the amount of benefits assessed
to any lot or parcel of ground, or the owner thereof, together
with a certificate of their qualifications, which may be ratified,
or rejected or altered and amended, in whole or in part, by
said Commissioners of Hillsborough; provided that the Com-
missioners of Hillsborough shall give at least ten days' notice
by publication in one of the newspapers published in said
County and at least ten days' notice mailed to the last known
post office address of the owner or owners of said property so
interested, of the time set for final action on the return of said
assessors, and said Commissioners of Hillsborough shall act on
said return within twenty days, after the expiration of said