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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 re-
lating 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.

SEC. 32. And be it further enacted, That the said Com-
missioners may enact all ordinances necessary from time to
time to exercise the powers granted in Section 31 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, widened, straightened, changed or closed, or any sub-
way shall be constructed as hereinbefore provided. None of
the proceedings herein shall be held to be invalid because of
neglect of compliance with matters, of form; provided it shall
appear that the substantial requirements herein are essentially
complied 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 Road
Commissioners for said county.

SEC. 33. And be it further enacted, That the Town Com-
missioners are hereby empowered to borrow money for the
purpose of public improvements in said town, in such sums as
they may deem proper in their discretion, not to exceed in the
aggregate the sum of ten thousand dollars, such sum or sums
of money to be payable at such times as the said Commisioners
may agree upon with the lenders subject to the limitation here-
inafter set forth, and to issue therefor bonds in sums of not
less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dol-