876 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

may be practicable, for the widening, opening, grading and con-
struction of such street or avenue, or any portion thereof.

392. Whenever the owners of a majority of front feet of
ground bounding and fronting on any street, avenue or alley,
or part thereof, which may be condemned, opened, graded and
constructed under the provisions of this sub-title of this Article,
or which may have been heretofore condemned, opened, graded
and constructed according to law, may desire to have the same
macadamized, graveled, shelled, paved or curbed, they may
make application to the County Commissioners in writ-
ing, setting forth what portion of said street, avenue
or alley they want macadamized, graveled, shelled pav-
ed or curbed, and they may designate in said application the
nature and character of the material that they want used for that
purpose; and when the application is presented to the
County Commissioners, they shall appoint one examiner
or three examiners, in the manner hereinafter provided
for, whose duty it shall be to have such street, avenue
or alley, or portion thereof applied for, macadamized, graveled,
shelled, paved or curbed, in accordance with said application
and the provisions of this sub-title of this Article; and before
any examiner or examiners shall proceed to act in the prem-
ises, the examiner or examiners shall take an oath or affirma-
tion before some justice of the peace of the State of Maryland,
in and for Baltimore County, that he or they will well and
truly tax and assess the benefits for macadamizing, graveling,
shelling, paving or curbing, fairly and equitably npon the
grounds bounding and fronting on such street, avenue or al-
ley, or portion thereof, applied for, and will act in all respects
without prejudice or partiality in said matter; after taking
such oath or affirmation, the examiner or examiners shall give
at least ten days' notice in one or more newspapers published
in Baltimore County, and one newspaper of geaeral circula-
tion published in Baltimore City, that said application has
been made; and after giving such notice the examiner or exam-
iners shall make an estimate of the probable amount of work
to be done and of the probable cost of same, and an estimate
of the probable cost and expenses of the proceedings in the
matter, including the per diem of the examiner or examiners,
and make a statement of the gross amount thereof, and shall
cause to be made a plat of said street, avenue or alley, or part
thereof, upon which the work is to be done, and of the ground
bounding and fronting on the same; and after said statement