ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 871

CHAPTER 392.

AN ACT to authorize, empower and direct the County Commis-
sioners of Montgomery County to take over either by deeds
of acceptance, dedication, designation, condemnation or other-
wise any street, lane, road, alley, thorough-fare or traveled
highway in Montgomery County as a part of the county road
system of said county in any subdivision of land heretofore

or hereafter created or any such street, highway, road, lane,
alley, or thorough-fare outside of any subdivision in said
county whenever the County Commissioners in their discre-

tion shall desire and determine that public necessity requires
the dedication, acceptance or condemnation of same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the County Commissioners of Montgomery County
are hereby authorized, empowered and directed that whenever
in the opinion of the County Commissioners of said county
public necessity requires any street, lane, road, alley, thorough-
fare, used or traveled way either in a subdivision of land created
heretofore or hereafter the said County Commissioners shall by
appropriate action take over any such street, lane, road, alley,
thoroughfare, used or traveled way and the same shall become
a part of the county road system of said county and shall be
maintained at the expense of said county after the date of its
acceptance, dedication or condemnation. That there shall be
no exception in the matter of acceptance, condemnation or dedi-
cation even though said street, lane, road, alley, thoroughfare,
used or traveled way shall not connect any existing county or
state road, yet if the County Commissioners determine that
public necessity requires the use of same the same may be made
a part of said county road system in such manner and form as
the County Commissioners in their resolution may prescribe.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That in the event that
the County Commissioners may determine to take over any
street, lane, road, alley, thoroughfare, used or traveled way said
County Commissioners shall cause a plat and survey to be made
of same by the County Surveyor and said plat shall be recorded
among the land records of Montgomery County and said plat
shall specifically set forth the location, width and length of said
roadway. That upon the petition of any taxpayers to the Coun-
ty Commissioners to take over such street, lane, road, alley,
thoroughfare, used or traveled way it shall be the duty of the
County Commissioners to appoint examiners as provided for