JAMES THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1832.

ceiving from the commissioners an account on oath of the
said expenses, including an allowance of two dollars per
day to the commissioners for their services, to levy the same
in proportion before stated, on the assessable property of
said counties, to be collected as other county charges now

CHAP. 234

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the commissioners, or a
majority of them, shall value and ascertain the damages
that may be sustained by any person or persons, through

Ascertain dama-

ges

whose land the said road may be made to pass, taking
into consideration the advantages and disadvantages, if
any, and the damages so ascertained shall be levied and
assessed as other county charges in said counties are, and
shall be paid by the county, wherein such damages may be
sustained.

How rated

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners,
before they proceed to act, shall take an oath or affirmation
before some justice of the peace, that they will, without
favor, partiality, or prejudice, assess the damages sustain-
ed by the persons through whose land the said road may

Commissioners'

oath

CHAPTER 234.

An act empowering tlie Frederick County Court,sitting as a
Coutt of Equity, to decree and order tlie sale of certain
real estate.

Passed Mar. 14, 1833

Section 1. Be it enacted by tlie General Assembly of
Maryland, That the Frederick County Court, sitting as a
Court of Equity, are hereby authorised and empowered to

Authority to de-

cree sale

decree and order a sale of the real estate of John Saylor,
late of said county, deceased, under the proceedings al-
ready filed in said court, in number twelve hundred and

Estate of John

Saylor

sixty-two, on the equity docket of Frederick county court;
Provided, said court are satisfied it will be for the benefit

Proviso.

and advantages of all the parties concerned; And provided,
that the minors interested under the devise of said John
Saylor, in the said real estate, be made parties defendant in
the said cause on said equity docket.

Further proviso

Sec. 2, And be it enacted, That if said court shall de-
cree a sale as aforesaid, the Court shall provide, by such
order as to notice to creditors and otherwise, as it may

Notice required