WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1833.

pass the legal title to the lands lying in this State, of
which the said James Lawson Clayton, died, seized,
or was entitled to.

CHAPTER 226.

CHAP. 226.

An act to vest certain powers in the Corporation of the
City of Baltimore, in relation to Streets.

Passed Mar. 23,
1839.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the Mayor and City Council of Bal-
timore shall have full power and authority to provide
for laying out, opening, extending, widening, straight-
ening, or closing up, in whole, or in part, any street,
square, lane, or alley, within the bounds of said city,
which, in their opinion, the public welfare or conveni-

Authority conferred
to proceed to lay
out, open, &c.

ence may require; to provide for ascertaining whether
any, and what amount in value, of damage will be
caused thereby, and what amount of benefit will there-
by accrue to the owner or possessor of any ground or
improvements within, or adjacent to said city, for
which such owner, or possessor, ought to be compen-
sated, or ought to pay a compensation, and to provide

For ascertaining
damages and ben-

efits.

for assessing and levying either generally, on the whole
assessable property within said city, or specially on
the property of persons benefited, the whole, or any
part of the amount of damages and expenses which they
shall ascertain will be incurred in locating, opening,
extending, widening, straightening, or closing up the
whole, or any part of any street, square, lane or alley

For assessing and
levying amount.

in said city; to provide for granting appeals to Balti-
more City Court, from the decisions of any commis-
sioners, or other persons appointed in virtue of any
ordinance, to ascertain the damage which will be
caused, or the benefit which will accrue to the owners,
or possessors, of ground or improvements by locating,
opening, extending, widening, straightening or closing
up, in whole, or in part, any street, square, lane, or

For granting ap-

peals.

alley, within said city, and for securing to every such
owner and possessor the right, on application within
a reasonable time, to have decided, by a jury trial,
whether any damage has been caused, or any benefit
has accrued to them, and to what amount; to provide

Jury trial,