1887.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 258.

of said landing place and road to the clerk of Saint
Mary's county, there to be recorded, together with an
estimate of the damages sustained by any person or
persons whose land may be taken, laid out and appro-
priated as aforesaid.

Report to Levy
court.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That if the said commis-
sioners, or a majority of them, shall be of opinion
that the public convenience does require that a land-
ing should be established at or near the aforementioned
place, and a road located find opened as aforesaid, they
shall report, in writing, to the levy court of Saint

If approved, le-
vy directed.

Mary's county, and if the levy court, or a majority of
them, shall approve of such opinion, the court is here-
by empowered and directed to assess and levy the
amount of such damages as shall be ascertained by
the commissioners aforesaid: which sum of money
shall be levied, collected and paid over as other coun-
ty charges are levied, collected and paid over.

If not required.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if the commission-
ers aforesaid, or a majority of them, shall be of opinion
that the public convenience does not require that a
landing place should be established at. the aforemen-
tioned place, and a road located and opened, they shall
report such opinion, in writing, to the levy court afore-
said: and each of the commissioners hereby appoint-

Compensation.

ed, shall have an allowance of two dollars per day for
each and every day's attendance in discharge of the
duties herein required, to be levied, collected and paid
over as other county charges are levied, collected and
paid over.

Case of vacancy.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if any of the com-
missioners hereinbefore appointed, should, by death,
removal, refusal, or in any manner become incompe-
tent to act, then, and in such event, the levy court of
said county are hereby authorised and empowered to
fill such vacancy or vacancies; and all acts made and
done by such commissioners so appointed, shall be as
valid and effectual, to all intents and purposes, as the
acts would be of those appointed in the first section of
this act. and shall receive the same compensation as
is provided for in the third section of this act; provi-

Notice required.

ded always, that it shall be the duty of the said com-
missioners, before they execute said commission, to