LEVIN WINDER, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

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under the same shall be evidence to support such ac-
tion or actions, instituted as aforesaid.

1812,

5. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in case any
suit shall be instituted as aforesaid, for the recovery
of any sum or sums of money in virtue of this act,
if the person or persons instituting the same shall
file a short note expressing the ground of such action,
at least twenty days before the setting of the court,
and cause a copy thereof to be served on the defend-
ant, or left at his place of abode, the parties shall pro-
ceed to trial at the court to which the writ shall be
returnable, and no imparlance or appeal shall be al-
lowed. "

Persons in-

stituting suits
shall file short
notes, and
cause copies
to be served
on defendants.

6. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the street a-
foresaid, shall not be extended or opened through the
property of any individual injured thereby, until the
damages, by them sustained and assessed as afore-
said, shall be first paid or secured to be paid to their
satisfaction, together with legal interest thereon, from
the time at which payment is limited to be made.

Street shall
not be opened
until damages
are paid or se-
cured to be
paid.

7. AND BE IT ENACTED, That, in case the
obstructions in the said street are not removed within
twenty days after the money charged and assessed as
aforesaid is paid, or tendered or secured to be paid as
aforesaid, the city commissioners aforesaid are hereby
authorised and directed to remove the same without
delay, and to charge the expenses of such removal. in
equal proportions among the several persons benefited
by opening and extending the aforesaid street, ac-
cording to the benefit; which they may have been esti-

Removal of
obstructions.

mated to have received, agreeably to the assessment
and valuation aforesaid: Provided always, That no-
thing herein contained shall be construed to author-
ise the jury aforesaid to assess any money or monies
for the purposes of this act, on any person or persons
whatever, excepting those holding property on said
Green and Exeter-streets.

CHAPTER 35.

Proviso.

An act to alter and repeal such parts of the Consti-
tution and form of Government of this state, as re-
late to the division of Allegany county into election
districts.

Passed Dec.
4, 1812.

WHEREAS, It has been represented to this Gen-
eral Assembly, that great inconvenience has been ex-
perienced for the want of two additional districts in Al-
legany county: for remedy whereof,

Preamble.

SEC. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the General As-
sembly of Maryland, That all that part of the con-

A certain part
of the consti-