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missioners may think benefited thereby, in such pro-
portions as they the commissioners shall think correct
and proper; and the said commissioners are hereby
authorised and empowered to cause the amounts of
such expenses to be collected of and from such per-
son and persons on whom the same may be assessed,
by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of such
person or persons, but no sale shall be made unless
ten days previous notice thereof be given; and if no
goods or chattels can be found, then on a warrant be-
fore a justice of the peace, if the amount does not ex-
ceed the sum of fifty dollars, or it the amount exceeds
that sum, then by an action of debt or attachment in
Baltimore county court.
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Relative to
grading, level-
ing, &c and
the removal of
nuisance. Clerk
may superin-
tend them.
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9 AND BE IT ENACTED, That on application
being made to the commissioners in manner specified
in the seventh section of this act, for the purpose of
grading, paving, repairing or leveling any street,
square, lane or alley, or to remove nuisances or ob-
structions therefrom, it shall and may be lawful for
their clerk, under their direction, to superintend the
same; and the expenses incurred by them or him to
levy and assess on the property benefited, and the
same to collect in manner and form provided by the
eighth section of this act.
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Persons aggriev-
ed may apply
to commission-
ers — they shall
appoint persons
to confer with
others, and as-
sess damages.
Persons ap-
pointed shall
take au oath.
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10. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if any person or
persons shall think himself, herself or themselves in-
jured or likely to be injured, in any of their improve-
ments, by any grade established by the said commis-
sioners, it shall and may be lawful for them, at any time
within ten days thereafter, to hand in writing, their
objections, to the commissioners, who shall forthwith
appoint two persons, owners of real or lease-hold pro-
perty, and not interested, to meet and confer with
two other persons with like qualifications, to be ap-
pointed within ten days, by the person or persons
complaining, to adjudge the damages if any, and as-
sess the same on the property benefited by such
grade; taking into consideration the public good, the
advantage and disadvantage from any such grade,
to the parties therein concerned; and in case the
aforesaid persons cannot agree, they are authorised to
make choice of a fifth person with like qualification,
whose decision, or that of a majority of them, shall be
made within ten days after their appointment, and
shall be final and conclusive; but before they act.
they shall take the following oath or affirmation: " I
do solemnly swear or affirm, (as the case may be)
that I will faithfully and honestly try and determine
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