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BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the levy court of Washington coun
ty are hereby authorised and empowered to appoint
three commissioners, to straighten, open and amend
the road leading from Boonsboroug to Funk's-town,
if in their opinion the same be necessary and condu-
cive to the public convenience of the inhabitants of
said county; which commissioners, when so appoint-
ed, or a majority of them, shall be empowered to
straighten, open and amend said road, having due re-
gard, as far as is practicable, in the whole course of
said road, to shorten the distance so as to do as
little injury to private property as will comport with
public convenience; Provided, They do not lay the
same through the yard, garden or orchard of any per-
son or persons, without his, her or their consent, nor
more than thirty feet in width. And when said com-
missioners, or any two of them shall have so laid out,
straightened and amended said road, they shall exe-
cute, sign and seal a plain plot of the same, and return
it to the justices of the levy court of said county, who
shall cause the same to be recorded among the land
records of said county; and the said commissioners,
or any two of them shall have fall power to contract
and bargain with any person or persons, over whose
lands said road may pass, or adjudge the damages
any person may sustain by said road, and make return,
of all contracts by them made, for land or damages
adjudged by them by reason of opening, straightening
and amending said road, to the levy court of said
county; and on receiving the said plot of the road so
laid out, and a return of said contract or contracts, or
for damages adjudged, the justices of said levy court
shall forthwith proceed to levy on the assessable pro-
perty of said county, the necessary sum of money for
defraying the expense attending the opening, straight-
ening and amending of said road; and the said justic-
es of the levy court shall appoint a supervisor or su-
pervisors for said road, in the same manner, and un-
der the same regulations as other supervisors are ap-
pointed in said county.
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Levy court au--
thorised to ap-
point commis-
sioners to lay
out said road.
Its width They
shall return a
plot to the levy
court Their
powers, &c Ex-
penses shall be
levied on the
county. Levy
court shall ap-
point supervi-
sors.
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