370 LAWS OF MARYLAND. CH. 261

51. In case of the property or interest of any minor
not having a guardian being affected by the draining of any
swamp or low grounds, as hereinbefore provided, the Or-
phans' Court of the county shall appoint a guardian to
protect the interest of such a minor.

52. The county commissioners or Circuit Court for the
county in which proceedings may be pending, at any time
before a final decision is made, may upon application of
any party thereto, grant leave, in their discretion, to said
parties to amend the petition, or any part of the proceed-
ings thereunder that may be defective or informal so as to
bring the merits of the case before said county commis-
sioners or jury of the Circuit Court for trial, and may
award costs in their discretion, according to the right of
the matter.

53. Any person who may be injured by the making of
any ditch or drain laid out as aforesaid, or who may be
assessed for any part of the costs thereof, may apply to
the county commissioners at any time before the confirma-
tion of the report for an order of review, and the county
commissioners may, in their discretion, grant such order
and appoint other drainage viewers to perform the same
duty as under the original Board of Drainage Viewers.

54. Any person feeling himself aggrieved by any de-
termination of the county commissioners, or by any pro-
ceedings had under this sub-title relating to drains, may
appeal to the Circuit Court of the County in which such
determination was made or proceedings were had, and
shall be entitled to trial by jury, at the election of either
party; provided such appeal shall be taken within thirty
days from the date such determination was made or such
proceedings were had and the judgment rendered there-
upon shall be final between the parties thereto.

55. At the date set for the hearing, the viewers and the
engineers being present, any person interested in the mat-
ter may appear in person or by council and make known
his objection to any part of the report. It shall be the
duty of the county commissioners to carefully consider
such objections, and if possible at the time the viewers,
may make such changes in the report as are necessary to
render substantial and equal justice to all persons con-
cerned. The county commissioners may, in their discre-
tion, reject the report, refer it back to the drainage view-
ers for amendment or reconsideration in view of the objec-
tions presented, or they may confirm the report as they