JAMES THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1832.

opened from the said landing to the aforementioned county
road, they or a majority of them, shall lay out a quantity of
land for a public landing-place on the said Upper Hunting
Creek, at or near the aforementioned place, not exceeding
one half acre, and open a road from said landing to the
aforementioned county road, in such manner as they or a
majority of them may think most conducive to the public

CHAP. 150.

benefit; and the said commissioners, or a majority of them,
are hereby required to return a plot of said landing place
and road to the clerk of Caroline county, there to be record-
ed, together with an estimate of the damages sustained by
any person or persons whose land may be taken, laid out,
and appropriated as aforesaid.

Return plat
Damages.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That if the said commis-
sioners, or a majority of them, shall be of opinion that the
public convenience does require that a landing should be
established at or near the aforementioned place, and a road
located and opened as aforesaid, they shall report in writ-
ing to the levy court of Caroline county, and if the levy

Report to levy

court

the said court is hereby empowered and directed to assess
and levy the amount of such damages as shall be ascertain-
ed by the commissioners aforesaid, which sum of money
shall be levied, collected, and paid over, as other county
charges are levied, collected, and paid over.

Levy directed.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That if the commissioners
aforesaid, or a majority of them, shall be of opinion that
the public convenience does not require that a landing
place should be established at the aforementioned place,
and a road located and opened, they shall report such
opinion in writing to the levy court aforesaid, and each of

In cave road and

landing is not re-

quired

the commissioners hereby appointed, shall have an allow-
ance of one dollar and fifty cents for each and every day's
attendance in discharge of the duties herein required, to
be levied, collected, and paid over, as other county charges
are levied, collected, and paid over.

Compensation.

Sec. 4.And be it enacted, That if any person, through
whose land said road may pass, or whose land may be con-
demned for the landing aforesaid, shall conceive him, her,
or themselves aggrieved, either by the assessment of da-
mages, or by the location and condemnation as aforesaid,

Acertain damages

at shall and may be lawful for such person or persons to
appeal from the decision of said commissioners, or the
said levy court, to the judges of Caroline County Court,
who arc hereby authorised and em, powered to empannel a
jury, and by a feigned issue or issues to be framed for

Appeal provided