EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 869

and seals, with the certificate of their qualification as herein-
before provided, to the Commissioners of the town, which said
valuation and assessment shall be ratified or rejected by them
as in their judgment may seem proper; and if any person shall
feel aggrieved by the determination of the commissioners in
ratifying or rejecting the amount of compensation awarded,
loss, benefits and advantages accruing or in any manner relat-
ing 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;
provided that the person taking the appeal shall within ten
days thereafter cause to be delivered to 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 exercise 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; provided, further, that all such damage shall in. all
cases be paid to the respective parties or their guardians, agents
or attorneys, or their personal representatives, before any such
highway, roads, streets, lanes or alleys shall be opened, wid-
ened, straightened, changed or closed, or any subway shall be
constructed as hereinbefore provided. None of the proceed-,
ings herein shall be held to be invalid because of neglect of
compliance with matters of forms; provided it shall appear
that the substantial requirements herein are essentially com-
plied 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 the purpose of draining that are now
possessed by the County Commissioners or Supervisors of
Roads for said county.

116E. The Town Commissioners of La Plata are hereby
empowered to borrow money for the purpose of public im-
provements in said town, in such sums as they may deem
proper in their discretion, not to exceed in the aggregate the
sum of fifteen thousand dollars, including such sum or sums
as may now be due and owing by said town Commissioners,
such sum or sums of money to be payable at such times as the