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Dec. Ses. 1816.
Damages to be
assessed.
Jury to be sum-
moned when
parties interes-
ted consider
themselves
aggrieved.
Commissioners
to take an
oath.
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pense and that the said road, when so laid out and completed
shall be recorded among the land records of said county, and
thereafter deemed and taken to be a public road, and shall be
kept in repair as other public roads in the said county are direct-
ed to be.
2. And be it enacted, That the commissioners aforesaid, or a
majority of them, shall value and ascertain the damages that may
be sustained by any person or persons through whose lands the
said road may pass, by opening of the same, and the damages so
ascertained, or in the event of their being ascertained by jury
shall be levied and assessed as other county charges are, and
shall be paid over to the person or persons entitled to the same.
3. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons through
whose land the said road may pass, or his or their guardian or
trustees, conceive himself, herself or themselves, aggrieved by
such valuation or assessment of damages by said commissioners
it shall and may be lawful for a justice of the peace of said coun-
ty, on his or their application, to issue his warrant, under his
hand and seal, directed to the constable of the hundred, com-
manding him to summon twelve disinterested men, qualified by
law to serve as jurors in the county court, to meet upon the pre-
mises upon a certain day, of which ten days notice shall be giv-
en to the party or parties interested; and that the said jurors,
when so met, and having each first taken an oath before some
justice of the peace for said county, that he will without favour,
affection, prejudice or partiality, assess the damages sustained by
the person or persons at whose request such inquisition shall be
taken by reason of opening the aforesaid road through his, her
or their lands, shall thereupon proceed to assess and value the
damages accordingly, taking into consideration the advantages
and disadvantages, if any, and such inquisition or valuation
shall be final and conclusive; but should the jury award the same
or a less sum for damages than the commissioners had previous-
ly done, then and in that case the person or persons at whose in-
stance it was held, shall pay all the legal costs and charges of
said inquisition, but if on the contrary they should award a larger
sum, then the costs of such inquisition shall be paid by the coun-
ty.
4. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners before they
proceed to act, shall take an oath before some justice of the peace,
that they will, without favour, partiality or prejudice, assess the
damages sustained by the person through whose land the said
road may pass, by reason of opening the same.
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Passed Jan. 3
Preamble.
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CHAPTER 39.
A Further Supplement to an act, entitled, An act to es-
tablish a Bank and Incorporate a Company, under the
name of The Elkton Bank of Maryland.
Whereas by an act of the general assembly of Maryland,
passed at their last session, the stockholders of the Elkton Bank
of Maryland were authorised and empowered to hold their annual
election of directors for said bank, on the fourth Monday in May
last, and on the fourth Monday in May in each and every year
thereafter; but the day being misconceived, and the election held
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